Ange Postecoglou has revealed signing a brand new centre-back is Tottenham’s precedence for the January switch window.
Spurs acquired off to an outstanding begin to the season, profitable eight of their first 10 Premier League video games to high the desk, however a run of 5 video games with out a victory coincided with accidents to quite a few key gamers.
Postecoglou noticed his facet get again on monitor with a rampant 4-1 win over Newcastle United final Sunday – a facet additionally ravaged by accidents – however he stays in need of our bodies with Micky van de Ven, James Maddison and Rodrigo Bentancur sidelined.
“When you consider it, we let Davinson Sanchez go after the window closed,” Postecoglou instructed Sky Sports activities. “We form of knew we had been taking a little bit of a danger; we could not get the additional centre-back that we had been attempting to get in, and for the early a part of the yr that was high-quality.
“However as soon as we misplaced Micky [van de Ven], and Eric Dier’s had some points as nicely, we do not have one other centre-back.
“Younger Ash Phillips had simply joined the membership, so it is truthful to say that we won’t run the chance of that taking place once more, in order that’s clearly a precedence for us in January.
“However once more, we have got to get the appropriate individual. It is not nearly bringing one other physique in, it is about getting the appropriate one in and hopefully that’ll occur.”
90min just lately revealed Everton’s Ben Godfrey is excessive up on Spurs’ switch radar, with curiosity additionally being proven in teammate Jarrad Branthwaite, whereas Union Saint-Gilloise’s Koki Machida is one other participant to have caught the attention of the membership’s scouting workforce.
On the profile of participant he would possibly look to signal, Postecoglou mentioned when requested whether or not he’d goal children who can develop: “Yeah, as a result of that is what we’re attempting to construct for the time being.
“Even Vic [Guglielmo Vicario], he is solely 26 for a goalkeeper and the one one we have form of signed who is not in that bracket however I nonetheless assume he is acquired the very best in entrance of him is Madders [James Maddison], however all the remainder are all younger.
“Guys like Pape Sarr, Future [Udogie], Pedro [Porro] and [Dejan] Kulusevski – who each [Porro and Kulusevski] turned everlasting [in the summer] – they’re all of their early 20s, so we’re within the first part of constructing one thing.
“I feel while you’ve acquired younger guys and also you begin constructing one thing and so they develop collectively, I feel it provides you extra likelihood of getting sustained success down the street.”
