Tottenham Hotspur they expressed an interest in signing a new central defender who they could get for a relatively cheap fee, with the manager Ange Postecoglou making moves to bolster his disjointed backline.
Tottenham without van de Ven, Romero and Davies until the end of January
Spurs will have to cope without their first-choice centre-back trio of Micky van de Ven, Cristiano Romero and Ben Davies for an extended period of time as they face a host of upcoming games in January.
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Postecoglou has only a few days between each game to prepare this month as the Lilywhites prepare for a Carabao Cup semi-final double leg against Liverpool, Tamworth in the FA Cup, a north London derby away to Arsenal, Everton at home, Hoffenheim in the Europa League Leicester City and Elfsborg .
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Tottenham’s next five matches in the Premier League |
Date |
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Arsenal (away) |
January 15 |
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Everton (away) |
January 19 |
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Leicester City (home) |
January 26 |
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Brentford (away) |
February 2 |
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Man United (home) |
February 16 |
The games are coming thick and fast for Spurs and they will have to play most of them without van de Ven, Romero and Davies, with Postecoglou confirming that the three senior defenders will not be back until the end of January.
“Yes, at this stage, Richy and Mikey will be the next two out,” he said Postecoglou on Tottenham news before their clash with Newcastle.
“Hopefully next week at some point, then Ben, Micky van de Van and Romero, all kind of at the same time, so at the end of January, they should all be back.”
While Tottenham are closing in on a deal for Slavia Prague goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, their lack of defensive options has prompted many reports that Spurs could look to bring in another centre-half before the end of this month, with many interesting names being linked.
RC Lens starlet Abdukodir Khusanov, Leeds United star Pascal Struijk, Feyenoord regular David Hancko, PSG’s Milan Skriniar, Getafe’s Omar Alderete, Inter Milan sensation Yann Bisseck and Borussia Mönchengladbach regular Ko Itakura are all centre-backs reportedly on Tottenham’s radaras technical director Johan Lange looking to bolster Postecoglou’s backline.
Itakura could be available at a cut price for Spurs in Januarysince his contract expires in the summer of 2026, the Japanese international could be an attractive option.
Tottenham could sign Udinese defender Kristensen for just £14m
However, he is not their only prudent target, as Udinese colossus Thomas Kristensen is believed to be attracting serious interest from N17.
That’s what Messaggero Veneto claims, as reported by Sport Witness who claims it Tottenham is considering a January move for Kristensenand his club are willing to let him leave this month for just £14 million.
The 6-foot-6 Denmark Under-21 international was one of Udinese’s most successful players by average match rating throughout 2023/24, according to WhoScoredand his age shows that he has room to improve even more.
Once van de Ven and Romero return, he would also have to contend with a small role, so Spurs won’t want to waste money on too much of a big-name defender in an attempt not to upset the apple cart. However, they face competition from Leicester City to secure a job for the Dane.
