Tottenham eyeing English winger and have transfer war chest but striker haunted by World Cup miss more realistic target
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Sponsored by. SPURS are facing a big window to give Ange Postecoglou the help he needs after so many of his first team have been laid low with injury. His defence has been decimated with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario out until late February with a fractured ankle.
While centre-backs Cristiano Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies are not scheduled to return until the end of this month. But they have had issues in attacking positions too with Richarlison missing for most of the season, while youngsters Wilson Odobert and Mikey Moore have also been absent.
The first need has been addressed: they have brought in a new goalkeeper. And not just a back-up, but someone who is ready to challenge Vicario for a starting spot right now, in the form of Czech rising star Antonin Kinsky. The 21-year-old joined from Slavia Prague for £12.5million plus add-ons and signed a six-and-a-half-year deal.
He went straight into the side for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg at home to Liverpool and was hugely impressive as he kept a clean sheet on his debut. But Spurs are looking at more signings this month, whether that be on loan or permanent.
Centre-back and up top are two key areas, and in a perfect world they would like a wideman too. Destiny Udogie’s long-term hamstring issue means they are short at left-back as well. Young South Korean winger Yang Min-hyeok, 18, was signed in the summer but has only just arrived at the club, though his focus right now is on adapting to his new environment.