Spurs targeting new centre-back for Ange Postecoglou
Following manager Ange Postecoglou’s comments back in March, it remains the belief that Spurs are targeting a new centre-back for the Australian when the transfer window reopens on June 14.
The Lilywhites are fairly well stocked in the position, with Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Radu Dragusin, but Postecoglou told the press earlier this year that Tottenham would be after yet another central defender.
“If you’re saying, ‘Is it an area we can strengthen?’, yes it’s an area we will probably look at”, said Postecoglou on signing another centre-half.
“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.
“I think it is an area of the park we will look to strengthen, but I think we’ll look to strengthen all areas of the park come the end of the season. That is planning that’s already underway, and other people are in charge of it at the moment.”
Reputable publications like The Times assert that Postecoglou still wants to add a central defender this summer, citing several links made in the last several weeks alone.Reliable insider Paul O’Keefe recently revealed that Tottenham made an offer to Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo, but the Englishman turned down Spurs’ efforts.
He’s not their only option, though, and with Fabio Paratici’s network of contacts in Italy, they might consider returning to Serie A in search of a solution.In that sense, Spurs have been concentrating on Torino defender Alessandro Buongiorno and Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori.
There will be opportunities near home, particularly at Chelsea, where Trevoh Chalobah is rumored to be for sale.
Tottenham ask Chelsea about signing Chalobah
HITC have an update on the 24-year-old’s future, and it involves Tottenham. They claim Spurs have asked Chelsea about signing Chalobah this summer, who they value at around £30 million, and it is believed Stamford Bridge chiefs are “clear” they want to sell him off for pure profit.
The versatile defender is homegrown, and played a starring role under Mauricio Pochettino during the latter stages of 2023/2024, so he could be a bargain at that price, while Spurs are also still interested in long-term target Conor Gallagher.