Ange Postecoglou is confident he will make £25million Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven Tottenam’s fifth signing of the summer transfer window, according to reports. The former Celtic boss is looking to revamp the north Londoners’ backline after an abysmal defensive showing last season.
During the 2023/2024 campaign, Tottenham conceded the sixth most goals in the Premier League behind only Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Bournemouth, Southampton and Leeds, who all either suffered relegation or came close to dropping out of England’s top flight.
But Postecoglou believes Van de Ven will go a long way in helping fix Spurs’ leaky defence. The 22-year-old was among the best young defenders in the Bundesliga last season and would add much-needed depth to the left-sided centre-back role.
According to the Mirror, Van de Ven is keen on the move despite interest in him from elsewhere but is one of two options for Postecoglou in the position.
The other is Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer Leverkusen, however, despite being seen as a more ready made player by the club, he comes with a hefty price tag of £50m. Meanwhile, Van de Ven is available for half the money and so it is thought Postecoglou is more likely to move for the Dutchman.
Providing the deal gets over the line then it would take Tottenham’s total transfer spending to £107.8m. Postecoglou has already snapped up Dejan Kulusevski on a permanent transfer worth £25.6m following an impressive spell on loan from Juventus last season.
While Guglielmo Vicario came in for £17.2million from Empoli to replace long-serving Hugo Lloris. The most expensive signing of the season so far is the capture of James Maddison from Leicester for £40m which took their summer spending close to nine figures.
The fourth signing of the window is expected to be Shakhtar Donetsk winger Soloman Manor who is reportedly undergoing a medical at the club today. Last season he went out on loan to Fulham and made 24 promising appearances for the Cottagers in all competitions.
He is being snapped up on a free transfer thanks to a FIFA ruling which permits Ukraine-based players to suspend their contracts.
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