Postecoglou in dreamland as £50m attacker chooses Tottenham over Chelsea; bid ‘expected’

Tottenham are expected to bid for a readymade attacker who’ll be their de facto replacement for Harry Kane, and the Premier League ace favours joining Spurs over Chelsea, per reports.

Kane wasted no time making his mark at Bayern Munich after both scoring and assisting on his Bundesliga debut against Werder Bremen.

However, with new boss Ange Postecoglou bringing an exciting brand of football back to Tottenham, it’s far from doom and gloom without Kane in north London.

Richarlison has thus far been tasked with leading the line in a post-Kane team. The Brazilian is yet to register a goal or assist so far this season, though his tireless running does open avenues for those around him to thrive.

Many expected Tottenham to sign a direct replacement for Kane in the form of a new centre-forward. However, according to Postecoglou, Spurs might have other ideas.

As quoted by Football London, Postecoglou hinted a like-for-like replacement isn’t necessarily in Tottenham’s thinking.

“Not necessarily,” said the Australian. “I know that’s the obvious place people look at because of recent outgoings but we’d been planning for that for a while.

“There’s still areas we can strengthen in all our lines: defensively, midfield, up front.”

Now, according to reports from the Evening Standard and Daily Mail, the player Spurs are turning to to take Kane’s place in the forward line is Brennan Johnson.

The Nottingham Forest ace, 22, is believed to be valued around the £50m mark and is also admired over at Chelsea.

However, per the Mail, it’s Tottenham who the Wales international would favour if leaving Forest.

Explaining why, the outlet claimed the amount of playing time he’ll receive will be front and centre in Johnson’s mind. Per the report, the versatile frontman will greatly favour joining Spurs over Chelsea as a result.

As such, reported Chelsea plans to loan Andrey Santos to Forest as a sweetener to help lure Johnson the other way look doomed to fail.

What’s more, according to the Evening Standard, Tottenham are primed to open the bidding for Johnson.

They state ‘Tottenham are expected to make a bid’ for the attacker if they can first reduce the size of their squad.

Jonathan David, Gift Orban and Mehdi Taremi have also been linked with Spurs, but it’s a move for Johnson that is seemingly now top of the agenda.

Adding fuel to the fire are comments from Football London’s Alasdair Gold (as quoted by the Standard).

Speaking via his YouTube channel, Gold said of Johnson: “He’s got loads of admirers at Tottenham. He will certainly cost more than Gift Orban and again probably plays more out wide but can play centrally.

“Keep an eye on Brennan Johnson links as well. I know [Fabio] Paratici was a big fan of his as well, obviously still involved in his consultancy role at Spurs.”

Johnson bagged eight goals and three assists during his first crack at the Premier League last season.

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Tottenham will now listen to loan offers for £20m player, he’s lost too much value to sell

Tottenham Hotspur will now listen to loan offers for defender Djed Spence this summer.

A report from Football London has shared more details about Ange Postecoglou’s plans for the rest of the transfer window.

Time is starting to run out for Spurs to get their bloated squad in order before deadline day.

Ange Postecoglou has more than 30 senior players to choose from right now and will have to leave at least five players out of his Premier League squad at this stage.

His squad selections over the past two weekends have started to signal who’s in his plans and who isn’t.

Postecoglou has an abundance of full-backs at his disposal and needs to move on at least one on each side in the next ten days.

On the left, it appears as though Ryan Sessegnon and Sergio Reguilon are surplus to requirements.

Tottenham will also listen to offers for Djed Spence, who has failed to make a real impression on Postecoglou.

It’s the latest setback during a difficult time in North London for the 23-year-old.

Tottenham will listen to loan offers for Spence

The report from Football London states that Spurs are happy to listen to loan offers for Spence as he hasn’t impressed Postecoglou this summer.

They believe he may have to drop back down to the Championship with no Premier League interest in his services.

They go on to say that a loan deal makes the most sense for Tottenham are ‘they are unlikely to get anywhere near the fee they paid’ last summer.

The £20m fee Spurs paid Middlesbrough for Spence is looking more and more questionable.

Antonio Conte never fancied the 23-year-old and barely used him before he went out on loan to Stade Rennais in January.

He played a string of games in France before an injury curtailed his season.

Nottingham Forest was recently suggested as an option for Spence but they’re now about to sign Gonzalo Montiel.

Tottenham would be wise to listen to loan offers for Spence as he’s too far down the pecking order to get a real chance at the club this season.

Positive performances away from the club may help protect his value if they want to sell him in the future.