Tottenham: Levy planning “surprise” Spurs move for £200k-per-week defender
The Lilywhites failed to sign a second centre-back over the summer.
Tottenham Hotspur and chairman Daniel Levy by extension are apparently plotting a “surprise” defender move.
Who have Tottenham signed 2023?
Levy brought in goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, young centre-back Ashley Phillips, defender Micky van de Ven, midfielder James Maddison, winger Manor Solomon, striker Alejo Veliz and forward Brennan Johnson over the 2023 summer transfer window.
Going the other way, ex-superstar striker Harry Kane, Sergio Reguilon, Joe Rodon, Djed Spence, Harry Winks, Alfie Devine, Troy Parrott, Dane Scarlett, Davinson Sanchez and Tanguy Ndombele all moved elsewhere either on loan or permanently.
The north Londoners have orchestrated a rebuild for Ange Postecoglou so far as the Australian gets his side off to an absolutely phenomenal start to this Premier League season.
Ex-superstar striker Harry Kane, Sergio Reguilon, Joe Rodon, Djed Spence, Harry Winks, Alfie Devine, Troy Parrott, Dane Scarlett, Davinson Sanchez, and Tanguy Ndombele all made the opposite transfer, either on a temporary loan or a permanent move.
As Ange Postecoglou leads his team to an incredible start in the Premier League this season, the north Londoners have so far organized a rebuild for him.
Indeed, reports suggested at the time that Spurs had their eyes on another defender after van de Ven and were plotting a deadline day swoop for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly.
However, a move failed to materialise, with the Englishman apparently still very much on their agenda for the winter window.
Harry Maguire of Manchester United was another defender who has been linked with a move to north London; a new development has emerged regarding Tottenham’s interest in the 30-year-old.
Maguire, who has had recent form issues, is still very much on Levy and Spurs’ shopping list for January.
According to a Spanish newspaper, the defender’s departure from Old Trafford is “imminent” and Tottenham might make a “surprise” move for him. He earns £200,000 per week, the report claims.
The “next target” for them appears to be Maguire, with N17 becoming a “possible destination”.
ow good is Harry Maguire?
The England international has endured a torrid time of late, but has been praised in the past by Erik ten Hag for his “dominating” style of play.
“I’m really happy with the progress that Harry is making in this moment,” ten Hag said in March.
“He’s more dominant and dictating, he’s taking more initiative on the training pitch and I think also in the Real Betis game, he showed leadership, especially in those aspects of initiative and dictating of the game.”
Harry Redknapp is also a big fan of Maguire’s, having called the former Leicester City and Hull City star a “proper defender”.
It appears he may not have much of a future at United with Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez ahead of him in the pecking order. Spurs could well offer him a way out.
