As Tottenham Hotspur gear up for a second season beneath Ange Postecoglou, the switch rumours have already began, together with relating to a defender who’s but to undergo the style of defeat within the present marketing campaign.
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These in North London will hope that their job is made simpler relating to recruitment with Champions League soccer to supply. Nonetheless, with 10 video games to go, that is presently within the stability, with Spurs fifth within the Premier League and three factors behind Aston Villa, albeit with one recreation in hand on the Midlands aspect. That stated, the challenge that Postecoglou is presently establishing ought to show to be greater than sufficient to get Spurs’ summer time enterprise underway.
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Already, they have been linked with a serious transfer for Ivan Toney, who has hardly made it a secret that his future maybe lies away from Brentford. In the meantime, Bologna ahead Joshua Zirkzee has additionally been linked with a transfer to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer time. If these two rumours point out something, it’s Spurs’ need to lastly substitute Harry Kane, who packed his baggage and left for Bayern Munich final summer time – starring much more ever since.
It isn’t a striker stealing the headlines in latest days, nevertheless. As an alternative, it is Jonathan Tah. In accordance with Bild in Germany, through 90Min, Tottenham officers have contacted Bayer Leverkusen over a possible deal for Tah this summer time. Spurs have ‘knocked’ on Leverkusen’s door alongside Chelsea, with Manchester United additionally within the central defender.
Tah’s present Leverkusen contract is about to run out in the summertime of 2025, which means that the Bundesliga aspect might have simply two extra alternatives to make some revenue for the German worldwide earlier than he presumably leaves as a free agent. The most important likelihood to try this appears to be like prone to be this summer time, with Spurs making their first transfer to safe his signature forward of subsequent season.
“Sturdy” Tah may very well be the defensive chief that Spurs lack
As sturdy as Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero have been when paired collectively this season, alongside new signing Radu Dragusin, neither arguably has the management capabilities of Tah. Van de Ven continues to be solely 22 years of age and Romero is just too erratic at instances throughout the Spurs backlines. That leaves a niche in Postecoglou’s defence which may very well be crammed by Tah.
On the right track to grow to be dominant Bundesliga champions with Bayer Leverkusen not solely unbeaten within the league however all competitions this season, regardless of the very fact we’re now in March, Spurs may very well be signing Tah on the good time. There’s even an argument that he’d slot straight into Postecoglou’s aspect.
|
Stats (through FBref) |
Jonathan Tah |
Micky van de Ven |
Cristian Romero |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Progressive Carries |
91 |
69 |
126 |
|
Blocks |
23 |
12 |
30 |
|
Interceptions |
12 |
13 |
34 |
|
Aerial Duels Gained |
45 |
24 |
53 |
It is a rise that former Germany supervisor Joachim Low noticed coming from the very begin of Tah’s worldwide profession, saying after his first call-up through the Bundesliga’s official debut:
“He is a younger participant with a variety of potential. He is bodily sturdy and really fast. Every little thing is feasible.”
Now, amongst these potentialities is seemingly a transfer to Spurs, the place Tah might take his management and trigger Postecoglou fairly the choice headache inside his backline.
