Tosin Adarabioyo of Fulham during the Premier League match at Villa Park, Birmingham. Picture date: 4th April 2021. Picture credit should read: Darren Staples/Sportimage PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUK SPI-0986-0061
Tottenham are willing to offload Hojbjerg in exchange for a “special” new signing for Ange.
Tottenham Hotspur may need to turn to the January transfer window to find solutions after recent Premier League losses highlighted their lack of squad depth. The Lilywhites showed how brilliant they can be under Ange Postecoglou in the early stages of the season, but a 4-1 loss to Chelsea spelled the beginning of the end.
Cristian Romero’s newest injury means that those in North London are particularly short at the heart of their defense, which could result in them landing one specific star. According to reports, the Lilywhites are also willing to make a sacrifice in order for the sale to go through.
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Postecoglou recently spoke about Spurs’ need for a centre-back in January, saying: “When you think about it. we let Davinson Sanchez go after the window closed. We kind of knew we were taking a bit of a risk; we couldn’t get the extra centre-back that we were trying to get in, and for the early part of the year that was fine. But once we lost Micky [van de Ven], and Eric Dier’s had some issues as well, we don’t have another centre-back.
“Young Ash Phillips had just joined the club, so it’s fair to say that we can’t run the risk of that happening again, so that’s obviously a priority for us in January. But again, we’ve got to get the right person. It’s not just about bringing another body in, it’s about getting the right one in and hopefully that’ll happen.”
Having said that, Tottenham Hotspur News reports that the club is willing to include Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in a January swap deal for Fulham center-back Tosin Adarabioyo. The center defender has only six months left on his Craven Cottage deal, but he might leave sooner if Fulham accept Spurs’ possible offer of Hojbjerg plus cash.
“Special” Adarabioyo might provide much-needed depth to the Spurs’ defense.
With Romero and Van de Ven gone, Spurs are down to one veteran centre-back in Ben Davies, who has spent the majority of his career as a left-back. While Spurs’ deal for Radu Dragusin is moving along, they could still use another alternative, making Adarabioyo an equally vital target this month.
Fulham boss Marco Silva is certainly a fan of his central defender, saying: “He is a key player for us. He is one of the leaders in our dressing room and we need these guys to step in in the right moments and he did it. We missed him a lot, we missed him because he didn’t play the first three months of the season. Tosin is a special player for us, I can’t hide that situation.
“The way he can defend the box but also on the ball he is a special player for me, the way I want to play, the way he can build (from the back). For three months we missed him but he has just played the last four or five games and he is getting better and better. A great performance from him against Everton and to be able to take the last decision to be deciding the game he deserves all the credit.”
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