Central defence has been an area of concern for Tottenham Hotspur this season and they are lacking in depth in that department.
According to former club, scout Mick Brown, Tottenham are working to sign a quality defender in January and he is likely to cost a substantial amount of money.
Cristian Romero and Micky Van de Ven have had their share of injury problems this season and Tottenham need another quality central defender in their ranks. They will be hoping to secure a top-four finish and they need to improve the squad during the January window. Their performances have been quite mediocre in recent weeks and they need, to build some consistency if they want to secure Champions League qualification for the next season.
Meanwhile, Romero has been linked with a potential move away from the club as well.
Tottenham working on defensive signing
Brown has revealed to Football Insider that Tottenham are working to sign a central defender and they will have to invest a fair amount of money to get a deal done. It will be interesting to see who they end up with. The report does not mention their list of priorities as far as the targets are concerned. They have been linked with multiple players in recent weeks and it remains to be seen how the situation unfolds.
“Tottenham’s biggest problem is their instability in defence,” he said.
“After these injuries they’ve suffered, I’m told they’re already working on identifying players who they could sign in the transfer window.
“The problem is, there isn’t an excessive amount of available defenders mid-way through the season.
“Spurs want to sign a top-class defender who can step in and make a difference, but that will cost big money in January.
“They are prioritising the signing of a defender, though, because it needs sorting.
“On top of that, if they can sort out their issues at the back, it will help them to make the most of their attacking output going forward.”
Radu Dragusin is currently the only fit central defender at the club and Tottenham need to rectify that situation in January. They need more quality and depth in the side if they want to have a successful second half of the season and finish the campaign strongly.
