Report: Tottenham may recall defender from his loan spell early in January
According to a new report, Tottenham Hotspur may end Japhet Tanganga’s loan spell at Augsburg in January, as the player is still not being considered for the starting lineup at the Bundesliga club despite regaining his fitness of late.
A product of the Tottenham academy, Japhet Tanganga rose through the ranks and made something of a breakthrough under former manager, Jose Mourinho.
However, his career has stalled since then, and the young defender found himself on the peripheries of Antonio Conte’s squad last season.
Clearly, Ange Postecoglou saw no real use for Tanganga this year, either, and the decision was made to send him out on loan to German side, Augsburg for the year.
A frustrating start to his time in Germany saw Tanganga out injured for an extended period of time. He is back fit now, though, but was still left out of the Augsburg squad at the weekend.
Spurs hold the key to Tanganga loan deal
Now, a report from Kicker has suggested Spurs may look to conclude that arrangement early, as part of the deal allows the North London club to terminate the loan during the season.
The problem is, Augsburg have switched from playing five at the back, to four. That means that, with six centre-halves in their squad, they have a surplus in that position.
Tanganga is thought to be training well, but “hasn’t been an option” for the Bundesliga outfit as of yet. It’s not “quite possible” that Spurs will “reconsider” and bring Tanganga back to London.
Whether that is to arrange a new loan move, or to keep him for themselves, remains to be seen. Injury to Micky van de Ven, and doubts over the future of Eric Dier, could pave a path for Tanganga to return to the Spurs first team.
Spurs Web Opinion
There’s no point having a player out on loan if they’re not going to play football. Tanganga may as well be on our bench rather than doing nothing in Germany. We need every player we can get right now!
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