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Tottenham must be active in the market at the beginning of the year, even if January may not be the busiest of transfer windows. The Lilywhites made some significant adjustments in the summer after Ange Postecoglou took over as head coach, but there is still plenty that has to be done to improve the team if they want to compete for the top prizes.

Tottenham is now leading the Premier League after eight games of the season, and it is hoped that they will still be in the top three come January.Winter signings are going to be extremely important, especially with a few players currently out for the foreseeable future and three of the team scheduled to travel abroad for a while in January to play international football.

Johan Lange’s appointment as technical director, effective November 1, was confirmed last week, and the Dane will be seeking to make an early impression for his new club in the transfer market. What precisely must he accomplish in January? Below, football.london examines three positions that he must handle for Postecoglou.

New centre-back

Tottenham’s first transfer objective in the January market has to be on defense. Spurs needed to bolster their backline in the summer and signed teenager Ashley Phillips and Micky van de Ven, but they were unable to recruit a third center-back before the deadline.With Cristian Romero and Van de Ven forging an outstanding connection, Tottenham has performed as well as they have this year.

If any of the Lilywhites sustains an injury and is forced to spend a significant amount of time on the sidelines, things may get difficult for the family. Tottenham’s lack of alternatives at the center of defense following Davinson Sanchez’s departure for Galatasaray at the beginning of September must be addressed before the new year.

Spurs must choose whether to pursue deals for Tosin Adarabioyo of Fulham and Lloyd Kelly of Bournemouth again or to go elsewhere after being linked with offers for the Premier League defenders in the summer. Tottenham has made it a top priority in January, and it would be good to sign a new center-back as soon as the market reopens.

New midfielder

By the beginning of 2024, Tottenham will undoubtedly need to expand its midfield. Spurs now have a strong midfield, but owing to Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma’s participation in the Africa Cup of Nations, they will be out for a while.

However, Rodrigo Bentancur is gradually regaining health and may be an important player for Tottenham by the time Sarr and Bissouma leave for their respective wars. This is good news for them. Due to Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s lack of first-team action this season, Spurs will probably make a decision about him in January.

The Dane was expected to depart in the summer amid links with Atletico Madrid and Manchester United but a potential exit never came to fruition. If indeed he is to move on for a new challenge elsewhere, Spurs will need to bring in a replacement for him. Even if Hojbjerg stays, Tottenham really need to add a further midfield option regardless as they cannot afford to leave themselves too short when Bissouma and Sarr are representing Mali and Senegal respectively. An attacker will also be required in January following the injuries to Ivan Perisic and Manor Solomon. Whereas the Croat may have already played his final Tottenham game after sustaining a complex ACL injury in non-contact training in September,

Solomon faces a layoff of around three to four months due to a knee injury. Spurs have been boosted by the return to fitness of Bryan Gil, thus giving the Spaniard the perfect opportunity to make his case to Postecoglou. Regardless of whether the winger takes his chance or not, Tottenham must bolster their attacking options even further in wake of Perisic’s injury and also because of Son Heung-min’s participation in the AFC Asian Cup. A versatile forward would certainly prove beneficial to Postecoglou as he would then have an extra option who can play out wide and also through the middle if required.

 

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