The Tottenham Hotspur board have full confidence in their manager Antonio Conte, and they will back him by spending money in January. The Italian coach has complained on several occasions about the depth and strength of his squad.
Tottenham Hotspur have suffered two consecutive defeats to Manchester United and Newcastle after getting off to a good start. The coach pointed out the problem of his team compared to the title contenders. He spoke: “You see title contenders in these periods when you play every three days because you need to have depth in your squad. A strong and high quality template. We just started our process.”
He also hinted that he missed his favorite targets during the summer window. Conte wanted to secure an attacking player, a midfielder and a defender to add to his squad. According to the Times, the Tottenham board is preparing to release additional funds to the 53-year-old in this winter window.
The Spurs added seven new players this summer but wanted to do more business to challenge at the highest level.
Tottenham Hotspur’s January plans
Reports suggest Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sell more of their fringe players like Bryan Gil and Japhet Tanganga. But no move happened for them in the end. They will try to unload them again this winter.
It is believed that the name of Djed Spence will also be included with the previous two names. Having arrived from Middlesbrough, Spence has not started a game for the north London club.
After signing Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus this January, Conte wants to bring in Locatelli or Weston McKennie from his former club. Rumors have it that Conte is a huge fan of the US international.
Reports suggest the top priority is to extend Kane’s contract. The England captain’s contract is due to expire in 2024, and many elite European clubs will try to take advantage of this opportunity. Kane is the main man in Tottenham Hotspur’s attack. Conte has built his team around his star man. Kane’s departure will be a disaster for the Spurs.
Dejan Kulusevski is also on loan and Spurs need his move to be permanent. After coming to Spurs, he has become an integral part of the squad. Tottenham have always struggled without him in the starting eleven.
Kulusevski was injured during his international duty and has yet to recover. The Spurs’ game has also deteriorated in his absence. As they lost the Newcastle and Manchester games.
This summer’s arrival, Clement Lenglet, has impressed London fans with his brilliant performance. If his movement will become permanent he is still in the air.
But the Tottenham Hotspur board will have to back Conte to compete at the highest level and retain a Champions League spot.
