View: Tottenham can improve with wantaway Fulham ace Tosin Adarabioyo amid Fabrizio Romano update
New Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has a lot of work to do this summer in order to get his squad ready for the new campaign.
The former Celtic boss has a lengthy to-do list in North London, and he needs to get his recruitment right in the coming months to hit the ground running immediately next season.
It won’t be easy, but the manager could get one deal over the line in the coming weeks in the form of Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo.
As per Fabrizio Romano, the centre-back is being monitored by Tottenham, with the 25-year-old having already decided to leave the Cottagers.
“Tosin Adarabioyo is one of the options monitored by Tottenham as new centre-back as he has decided to leave Fulham,” Romano wrote on Twitter.
Tottenham are in desperate need of defensive reinforcements, with only Leeds United, Southampton, Bournemouth, Leicester City and Nottingham Forest conceding more league goals than Spurs (63) last season, as per the official Premier League website.
It’s really not good enough for a club aiming to challenge for silverware, with new faces definitely needed at the back.
And Adarabioyo could be one of those new faces, with the centre-back enjoying a strong season with Fulham, where he made 29 appearances in all competitions.
As per SofaScore, the 25-year-old averaged 5.5 clearances per game, 1.2 tackles per game and 1 interception per game.
Moreover, the defender finished the Premier League campaign with a 69% aerial duel success rate, and a 71% dribble success rate.
And, as per WhoScored, Adarabioyo boasted a passing accuracy of 82.4% from his 25 Premier League matches.
The defender, who spent the majority of his youth career at Manchester City, now has two Premier League campaigns under his belt with the Cottagers, with that experience certain to be a huge asset for Postecoglou if he does take a chance on the centre-back.
In other Tottenham news, the North London outfit have been handed an ideal opportunity to sign a £51m Harry Kane replacement after the latest transfer news.