Tottenham maintain Edmond Tapsoba and Micky van de Ven interest as Ashley Phillips medical set

[mawspurs]

Tottenham’s move for Blackburn teenager Ashley Phillips will not impact their bid to sign a new senior centre-back this summer.

Source: Evening Standard

 

[mawspurs]

Asked if he wants to sign a centre-back before the new season starts, Postecoglou said: “Yeah, I think that’s definitely our intention, absolutely.

“We’ve been working on it for a while and we’ll definitely try to get it done as quickly as possible.

“I don’t think it’s any secret about some of the areas we needed to strengthen. The goalkeeper was one and central defence is another.”

 

[Locotoro]

I'm wondering when our squad trimming is going to start or are we stocking up to enter a second squad in the league

 

[Neon_Knight_]

I'm wondering when our squad trimming is going to start or are we stocking up to enter a second squad in the league

We have already sold Winks, released Moura, sent Lenglet & Danjuma back (neither of them was particularly surplus last season), and Lloris' departure is all but finalised. That's five out. Vicario, Maddison, Solomon, Udogie (always intended to join up with our first team this summer) & Phillips is five in, so no net change to our squad size in theory.

The problem is that Paratici sent most of our deadwood out on loan without an obligation to buy last summer. I'm not shocked that none of the options to buy were taken up and every returning loanee is another player we need to sell (even if Ange wants to keep one, an existing player would need to be sold to make room for them).

I'm not sure how ready Phillips is for the Premier League (very few 18-year-old CBs are), so my assumption is that he'll be taking Tanganga's spot in the first instance. I'm expecting all of Tanganga, Rodon & Sanchez to move on, with Phillips plus a LCB (e.g. VdV / Tapsoba) replacing them, and Dier & Davies remaining but slipping down the pecking order.

 

[Locotoro]

We have already sold Winks, released Moura, sent Lenglet & Danjuma back (neither of them was particularly surplus last season), and Lloris' departure is all but finalised. That's five out. Vicario, Maddison, Solomon, Udogie (always intended to join up with our first team this summer) & Phillips is five in, so no net change to our squad size in theory.

The problem is that Paratici sent most of our deadwood out on loan without an obligation to buy last summer. I'm not shocked that none of the options to buy were taken up and every returning loanee is another player we need to sell (even if Ange wants to keep one, an existing player would need to be sold to make room for them).

I'm not sure how ready Phillips is for the Premier League (very few 18-year-old CBs are), so my assumption is that he'll be taking Tanganga's spot in the first instance. I'm expecting all of Tanganga, Rodon & Sanchez to move on, with Phillips plus a LCB (e.g. VdV / Tapsoba) replacing them, and Dier & Davies remaining but slipping down the pecking order.

I've been reading that Phillips is likely to go back on loan once signed

 

[Japhet]

We have already sold Winks, released Moura, sent Lenglet & Danjuma back (neither of them was particularly surplus last season), and Lloris' departure is all but finalised. That's five out. Vicario, Maddison, Solomon, Udogie (always intended to join up with our first team this summer) & Phillips is five in, so no net change to our squad size in theory.

The problem is that Paratici sent most of our deadwood out on loan without an obligation to buy last summer. I'm not shocked that none of the options to buy were taken up and every returning loanee is another player we need to sell (even if Ange wants to keep one, an existing player would need to be sold to make room for them).

I'm not sure how ready Phillips is for the Premier League (very few 18-year-old CBs are), so my assumption is that he'll be taking Tanganga's spot in the first instance. I'm expecting all of Tanganga, Rodon & Sanchez to move on, with Phillips plus a LCB (e.g. VdV / Tapsoba) replacing them, and Dier & Davies remaining but slipping down the pecking order.

Don't think Phillips will be near the senior squad this season.

 

[Cel]

We have already sold Winks, released Moura, sent Lenglet & Danjuma back (neither of them was particularly surplus last season), and Lloris' departure is all but finalised. That's five out. Vicario, Maddison, Solomon, Udogie (always intended to join up with our first team this summer) & Phillips is five in, so no net change to our squad size in theory.

The problem is that Paratici sent most of our deadwood out on loan without an obligation to buy last summer. I'm not shocked that none of the options to buy were taken up and every returning loanee is another player we need to sell (even if Ange wants to keep one, an existing player would need to be sold to make room for them).

I'm not sure how ready Phillips is for the Premier League (very few 18-year-old CBs are), so my assumption is that he'll be taking Tanganga's spot in the first instance. I'm expecting all of Tanganga, Rodon & Sanchez to move on, with Phillips plus a LCB (e.g. VdV / Tapsoba) replacing them, and Dier & Davies remaining but slipping down the pecking order.

You're missing Rodon, Spence, Reguillon, Ndombele, White & Lo Celso all returning from loan.

EDIT: Ignore me, sorry read that too quick, sorry.