Ange Postecoglou feels Tottenham will complete their January transfer business sooner than usual after suffering another physical setback.
Spurs head to Brighton tonight without centre-back Cristian Romero, who has a hamstring strain and will be out for four to five weeks.
Romero joins the likes of Micky van de Ven, Rodrigo Bentancur, and James Maddison on the injured list, while Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr, and captain Son Heung-min will be unavailable due to international commitments at the Africa Cup of Nations and Asian Cup next month.
Tottenham has been active in the winter transfer window, signing Pedro Porro earlier this year and attempting a double swoop for Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski in 2022.
Postecoglou, on the other hand, stated, “Obviously, if we can do business early, it’s great for us.” Not only because of the loss of Romero, but also because there’s a whole month left – why waste it?
“If you can bring them in early, even if they don’t play, you can ease them into training and our style of football because we’re not going to sign someone and expect them to hit the ground running.”
“Whereas if you leave it until the end of January, it could take until the middle to end of February for them to catch up, depending on where they’re coming from, the league they’re coming from, so there’s a lot of moving parts.”
“So, yes, I’d like to do something early in the window, but even saying that puts us at a disadvantage because other clubs know we want to do something early.” You have to play the game; we’ll see what happens, but I’m hoping to bring someone in much sooner than the end of the window.”
Spurs are interested in Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo, but they also have a long list of other centre-back targets.
With Destiny Udogie available for the trip to Brighton after suspension, Tottenham’s habit of having one player back before another joins the treatment table continues.
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