Ange Postecoglou has already admitted Tottenham Hotspur may look to sign another centre-back in the summer.
There is still an awful lot to play for in north London before the end of the season, but plans may already be in place for the summer.
And this comes after Ange Postecoglou has already brought in a number of centre-backs since his appointment.
Tottenham’s summer plans
The Lilywhites have put themselves in a great position to land a spot in next season’s Champions League.
Their victory last weekend against Aston Villa sent out a real statement to Unai Emery’s men as their main rivals for a top four finish.
And Spurs did so having been forced to make a change at the back following the injury sustained by Micky van de Ven.
Postecoglou looked to his January signing in Radu Dragusin and got a solid performance out of the Romanian
Speaking on Friday at Hotspur Way, the 58-year-old admitted he will likely be looking for more centre-backs in the summer. He said: “If you’re saying ‘is it an area we can strengthen?’, yes it’s an area we will probably look at.”
“With all these things it’s about trying to strengthen the group as much as anything else. If you think about when I first arrived, we had maybe six or seven centre-backs at the club. So it’s not just numbers. It’s more about the ability of those players to play the football we want and to fit in to what we’re trying to build here.”
Centre-back being targeted
It is a position in which Spurs have already bolstered since Postecoglou’s arrival with Dragusin, Van de Ven and Ashley Phillips.
The latter of those, Phillips, is spending the remainder of the season out on loan with Plymouth Argyle where he is seriously impressing their fans.
However, Spurs have also sold a number of players in that position with the likes of Eric Dier and Davinson Sanchez both parting ways under the Australian’s watch.
More departures are likely to follow this summer with Japhet Tanganga and Joe Rodon currently out on loan as they aren’t in Postecoglou’s plans.
Spurs may even be able to turn a profit on Rodon with the Welshman enjoying his spell with Leeds United.
The Spurs News has already been told the Lilywhites have potential free agents Lloyd Kelly and Tosin Adarabioyo on their summer radar.
Whether it is a free transfer or more money needing to be spent, it seems centre-back is still seen as an area for improvement to Postecoglou.
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