Tottenham Hotspur have proven to their supporters worldwide that Ange Postecoglou’s side can attract top talent in the transfer window despite their much-discussed struggles this season.
Antonin Kinsky described Tottenham as a top club upon signing for them last month while Danso admitted Spurs’ knock is one-of-a-kind for any player.
While Tel needed convincing to join Tottenham from Postecoglou, the fact that he eventually agreed to make the move to North London suggests the Lilywhites continue to command respect within the game.
Ultimately, Spurs fans will be delighted to witness Tottenham showing ambition in the transfer market — as it would have been a shock if the 14th-placed side in the Premier League were quiet in the transfer window and completely wrote off their season.
A club of the Lilywhites’ standing in English football cannot afford to accept mediocrity and their actions in the winter transfer window have spoken louder than their words.
Tottenham had an eight-man defender shortlist in the transfer window
The fact that recently, Ange Postecoglou admitted no new signings were “imminent” and then Tottenham decided to bring in both Danso and Tel is an indicator of the work they were doing in the background.
Postecoglou is not close to being sacked and as a result, it was only right that Daniel Levy backed him to the hilt in the transfer market. So much so that Tottenham were targeting eight defenders before deadline day, as revealed by Spurs insider Paul O’Keefe.
O’Keefe told Last Word on Spurs’ YouTube channel: “As far as I understand, they went for around eight centre-backs during this window. So, they certainly wanted the centre-back position filled even though earlier in the window, they said they might not do it.”
“I think that was just a bit of a blag to be honest. But yeah, as I was told tonight, as many as eight centre-backs were looked at for this particular window which is pretty crazy.”
With Cristian Romero still injured and Radu Dragusin suffering an ACL injury, it was wise that one of Tottenham’s biggest priorities was signing defenders. Tottenham agreed a deal to sign Luca Furnell-Gill from Liverpool — who is just 18 and perhaps a young talent for the future.
Tottenham plan to try and sign Marc Guehi in the summer
Interestingly, sources have told TBR Football that Tottenham will try signing Marc Guehi in the summer of 2025.
The England international’s name must certainly have been on Spurs’ eight-man defender shortlist, with Tottenham bidding £70 million to sign Guehi — which was rejected by Crystal Palace.
However, Chelsea will try re-signing Guehi this summer as well and whether the Lilywhites can beat them to the 24-year-old’s signature could be a possible transfer tug-of-war waiting to occur.
As things stand, Tottenham’s only available centre-backs are Micky van de Ven, Danso and Ben Davies, with Archie Gray also capable of playing in defence.
If Spurs intend to go big for Guehi this summer, they must firstly climb up the league table and show the Crystal Palace skipper that he could be set to become a part of a project that is on the rise.
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