Tottenham Expert warns Daniel Levy to ‘act quickly’ in January after Cristian Romero injury update
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John Wenham has warned Tottenham to “act quickly” in the January transfer market with Cristian Romero’s recent injury adding to Ange Postecoglou’s troubles.
Romero is set to spend four to five weeks on the treatment table after picking up a hamstring injury in the 2-1 win against Everton (23 December), which leaves Postecoglou without both of his first-choice central defenders, as Micky van de Ven continues to recover from a hamstring injury of his own.
Add to that injuries to midfielders James Maddison and Rodrigo Bentancur, as well as Son Heung-min, Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma’s international exploits in January, Spurs’ squad is suddenly looking incredibly thin.
Luckily for Postecoglou, January is the month when players can be brought to the club, and Wenham has warned Tottenham to avoid their old habits and move swiftly in the window.
Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, Wenham said: “The transfer window opens in three days, and we need to be ready.
“We don’t have time to be trying to save money here or trying to force a player into a deal there, we don’t have time for all this nonsense from the past, we just need to act quickly and Daniel Levy needs to get some deals across the line.
“Postecoglou has proven that he’s the man to back, the club make millions in all their external partnerships, so they just need to get on with it and if Postecoglou wants somebody, make it happen.”
“We need a defender in the door by the time we travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United on 14 January, there are no excuses.
“We need to be looking to beat Manchester United and kill their chances of UEFA Champions League Football next season.”
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