Postecoglou admits Spurs are already planning ahead for January transfer window

Ange Postecoglou acknowledges that Tottenham Hotspur may have added another midfielder to their squad this summer if Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray had not hit the ground running since arriving in the summer.

Tottenham have been busy this summer

Although Spurs have been big spenders this summer and have made wholesale changes to their squad, not all supporters are impressed with the business done by the club.

Some feel that the club have shown a lack of ambition by not going for big-name signings, particularly looking at some of the big moves that their rivals have made in the dying stages of the window.

However, Postecoglou insisted that the entire squad rebuild cannot be completed in one window and that it is a case of constantly evolving the side.

When asked if the club already have an idea of what they are going to do in January, the Spurs boss told Football.London: “You always do [plan ahead to January]. These things are a cycle. A lot of it is flawed because you just don’t know.

“We weren’t sure whether Lucas Bergvall would come straight into the first team or if we had to send him out on loan because he’s an 18-year-old player who has just played in the Swedish league, but we saw in the first couple of weeks of training that this guy will be an interesting player.

“How he develops, how Archie develops, how Wilson Odobert develops, all these kinds of things are factored into it. We know there are still some areas where I look at squad management where we can improve. Again, it’s got to be the right person – the right player, right person.

“Johan and his team now have already started the process of looking at guys who maybe fit that profile of what we’re looking for and if they’re available in January like Radu was this year and we picked up Lucas last January, then we’ll move on it.

“It’s a constant process and it has to be that way. I’ve never done knee-jerk or a ‘hail Mary’ approach to things. Sometimes it’s necessary, I get that and it works, but I am much more comfortable when things are done through a process.”

Tottenham are already looking ahead to January

Several reports have reported that Tottenham decided to shelve their plans to sign a new midfielder due to the impact on Gray and Bergvall (The Athletic).

Postecoglou confessed that he has been delighted with the way the youngsters have taken to Tottenham’s system and understood what is expected of them.

When asked if he has been surprised by the duo’s readiness for the highest level, the Australian said: “I’m not surprised [in how ready they are] as you keep an open mind. You just don’t know. Lucas had been playing in Sweden. Archie played a full season in the Championship. I’ve been really impressed with both guys, more the way they have handled things and their maturity.

“They are 18, but it’s the way they have fitted in with the whole group, their ability to take in information and training at a certain level as the training is intense. The capacity to do that, from a physical capacity, has been really good. It didn’t change anything materially in what I wanted to accomplish during this transfer window.

“We may have gone a bit stronger in a different area if both of those guys didn’t work out, but it wouldn’t have been a major shift from what we have already done. Our main focus this window was around the front third, to make sure we bolstered that and I think we have got some good outcomes. Those two guys just further reinforce the areas we were okay in any way.”

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The one thing that is clear is that Ange prefers working with younger talents over experienced stars as young players are more malleable and can be moulded into specific roles. Time will tell if this approach is one that can prove successful when one’s rivals are spending big on proven superstars.

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