Tottenham are heading towards four more summer signings with a Barcelona star now concentrating on moving to the club ahead of a rival offer and is set to sign another new boy, Micky van de Ven, in north London.
Ange Postecoglou has been tasked with the difficult task of reviving Tottenham’s fortunes this summer after a disappointing 2022/23 campaign in which the club finished eighth. But if he wants to progress, the Australian will have to combine his team carefully, while thinking. on how to update the goals left by the probable departure of Harry Kane.
So far this summer, Postecoglou has signed five signings to date. Permanent deals were reached for Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski, while James Maddison bought as part of a £40 million deal with Leicester. Spurs also added Israeli winger Manor Soloman to their squad on a loose transfer.
However, like any smart coach, Postecoglou needs to build his Tottenham team from the back. And he did not hesitate to mercilessly update the club’s icon Hugo Lloris in goal. To that end, the £17 million spent on Guglielmo Vicario will prove to be an inspiring affair.
The former Celtic manager, however, is also betting on his defence. Davinson Sanchez and Eric Dier were known as weak links and will most likely be replaced.
And the first step to strengthen it is already underway with the agreement closed by Micky van de Ven. According to Tuttomercato, Tottenham have signed a gigantic six-year contract for the Wolfsburg star, who is now “one step away” from closing a swap contract.
The 22-year-old now expects the two clubs to reach an agreement, probably on the order of 40 to 45 million euros.
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However, Van de Ven will be the latest defender to move to Spurs this summer. Indeed, Thursday’s Euro Paper Talk also revealed that Tottenham are planning a €45 million new technique for Edmond Tapsoba.
And with Bayer Leverkusen now in a position to sell the Burkina Faso centre-back, optimism is developing about the option of striking a deal to bring him to the club as an elite defensive upgrade.
However, prior to those two signings, Spurs made immediate progress regarding the transfer of Clement Lenglet.
The French defender spent the 2022/23 season on loan at Spurs Barcelona, with Daniel Levy on a permanent transfer fee of €15 million.
And while the deal was expected to go through, delayed interest from the Saudi Al-Nassr team seemed to have ruined Tottenham’s chances.
However, despite being presented with a much more lucrative package, Sport reports that Lenglet is “absolutely prioritising” a move to Spurs over the Middle East.
The report states that the deal for Lenglet is expected to close in the coming days and that the final main points will be resolved when the two sides meet in a friendly on Tuesday.
These three signings will contribute to the rejuvenation of Tottenham’s defence and provide Postecoglou with a solid foundation on which to build.
And it seems that the Australian could not prevent it either, since a fourth incorporation (and the number nine of the summer) is also getting closer. It was after Fabrizio Romano revealed that an agreement had also been reached to bring in the Argentine striker. Alejo Veliz.
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