Defender in January talks to join Tottenham with van de Ven and Romero out

[ad_1] One membership's mainstay worldwide centre-half is allegedly in talks to hitch Tottenham Hotspur when the January switch window opens, with the under-pressure Ange Postecoglou set to be with out star defensive duo Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.

Ange Postecoglou confirms Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero accidents Each Romero and van de Ven made a welcome, albeit transient, return to the beginning eleven in Spurs' 4-3 defeat to Chelsea on Sunday - however now Postecoglou's pivotal centre-backs have returned to the sidelines with new accidents.

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Romero was hauled off in opposition to Chelsea after quarter-hour, whereas van de Ven was taken off nearer to the full-time whistle with tightness in his hamstring. The previous picked up a problem along with his quadriceps, and studies in South America counsel that Romero could possibly be out for six weeks (Gaston Edul).

Postecoglou, in the meantime, refuses to rule out the likelihood that van de Ven has suffered recurrence of the hamstring drawback which saved him sidelined for over a month - with the Dutchman choosing up an harm on the identical aspect (soccer.london).

Tottenham's subsequent 5 Premier League video games

Date

Southampton vs Tottenham

December 15

Tottenham vs Liverpool

December 22

Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham

December 26

Tottenham vs Wolves

December 29

Tottenham vs Newcastle

January 4

Tottenham's supervisor has referred to as their present harm disaster the worst he is ever confronted by a "honest stretch" within the construct as much as Spurs' conflict with Rangers within the Europa League, with van de Ven and Romero becoming a member of Guglielmo Vicario, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert, Ben Davies and Mikey Moore on the therapy desk.

"I by no means assume it is simply dangerous luck. A few of it. I've by no means misplaced a goalkeeper for this time period," mentioned Postecoglou on Tottenham's harm issues.

"A few of the different points that we have had... However a few of it's recurring, significantly this yr by way of guys coming again and re-injuring. It is one thing we're . We're at all times making an attempt to discover whether or not we are able to do issues higher. Final yr was totally different to this yr. Final yr it hit us throughout the board. This yr it is extra guys which can be coming again who're affected. Knock on wooden, we have got a core group who're enjoying rather a lot and are getting by means of it okay. However it's one thing we try to handle."

Postecoglou now solely has one senior centre-back at his disposal in Radu Dragusin, with the January switch window trying an increasing number of necessary for Johan Lange because the technical director is tasked with reinforcing Spurs' choices.

Omar Alderete in talks to hitch Tottenham from Getafe in January In line with D10 in his native Paraguay, mainstay Getafe centre-back Omar Alderete is rising as a possible answer to Tottenham's centre-back woes.

The South American media outlet boldly claims that Alderete is in talks to hitch Tottenham subsequent month, following an amazing yr for the 27-year-old worldwide, the place he has turn out to be an undisputed starter for his membership and impressed for his nation.

Alderete bagged a purpose in opposition to Romero's Argentina of their 2026 World Cup qualifier, and proper now, he is Getafe's best-performing participant by common match ranking per 90 based on WhoScored.

He is additionally made extra clearances per 90 than every other Getafe defender, averaging a stable 4.3, while additionally making extra blocks on common than any of his teammates in that point.

Nonetheless, he is additionally managed a go accuracy of simply 68.9 per cent out from the again, so it's unclear whether or not he is the fashion of defender to assist Spurs transition from defence to assault.