‘amazing’ displays – Tottenham transfer target’s season so far after failed move
‘Amazing’ performances, squad absences: Tottenham transfer target’s season thus far following failed move
After a proposed summer transfer to Tottenham Hotspur fell through, Lloyd Kelly had to suffer a stop-start 2023–24 Premier League season.
With October halfway over, the reopening of the transfer window is just around the corner. Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham team has 12 games scheduled before that, and it is hoped that they will still be leading the standings at the turn of the year.
The club might make a critical decision during this transfer window that could have a significant impact on their ultimate league standing by May. Due to the lack of available players and expensive transfer prices during this window, teams won’t be as busy as they are during the summer. Johan Lange and Spurs will undoubtedly need to find a means to increase their player pool.
Due to Davinson Sanchez’s permanent transfer to Galatasaray, there is now a little shortage at center back, hence it is essential to sign another defender to cover for Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven. On the day of the transfer deadline, the Lilywhites tried unsuccessfully to sign Lloyd Kelly from Bournemouth for £20 million, but they could take another look at him as they try to strengthen their defense.
The former England Under-21 international, who is highly respected at the Vitality Stadium, possesses all the traits that Postecoglou seeks in a center-back, and there is a chance that they may spend less money in January on the 25-year-old. The Cherries could have to sell the defender for a quantity of money in January rather than take the chance of losing him for free in the summer as he enters the last year of his deal on the south coast.
How has Kelly performed specifically since a possible deadline-day deal to Tottenham fell through? Kelly’s season has been fairly stop-start thus far because Bournemouth decided to cling onto their player in the summer transfer window.
Kelly has only made two appearances for his club since starting three of the Cherries’ first four games in 2023–24, including Tottenham’s 2-0 victory over Andoni Iraola’s squad at the end of August.The Bristol-born player missed the matchday festivities since Bournemouth left for Brentford one day after the transfer market closed for business.