Ange Postecoglou has recommended the prolonged format of European competitions will make signing gamers within the January switch window harder.
The Spurs boss is eager on bolstering his choices after bemoaning the absence of ten first-team gamers, forcing him to discipline back-up goalkeeper Fraser Forster, out-of-favour defender Djed Spence and right-back Archie Gray as a makeshift centre-back in Sunday’s 6-3 home defeat to Liverpool.
Spurs wish to signal a minimum of one defender subsequent month and Postecoglou has beforehand confirmed their longer-term purpose of bolstering their attacking choices. Sources have distanced Spurs with a reported transfer for Atalanta defender Ben Godfrey.
Postecoglou stated he believes their quick goals may very well be sophisticated by the existence of two extra matchdays in UEFA competitions past Christmas for the primary time.
The Champions League group stage — elevated from six video games to eight — now finishes on Jan. 29 with the Europa League concluding a day later. The subsequent switch window closes on Feb. 3.
Asked whether or not the correct gamers can be accessible to enhance the Tottenham group or simply enhance the squad, Postecoglou replied: “That’s two totally different questions. Improve the group? Maybe a bit difficult.
“But enhance the depth of our squad? I believe there are all the time potentialities on the market. It is a little more difficult this January due to the best way European soccer is set-up. Sometimes in January, you discover perhaps a few golf equipment out of Champions League competition who’re considering: ‘Well, we’re not within the Champions League so perhaps launch a pair from our roster.’
“That would not exist now as a result of all European competitions are nonetheless within the steadiness. That in all probability provides one other layer of issue to it however we’ll endeavour as a result of I believe there’s positively a necessity for us to strengthen. We’ll simply see how profitable we’re in that.”
Destiny Udogie is about to return for Spurs’ Boxing Day conflict at Nottingham Forest after lacking the final two matches with fatigue whereas Rodrigo Bentancur is accessible once more following suspension.
Ben Davies (hamstring) resumed coaching on Christmas Eve and can be assessed forward of the Forest sport.
