by Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Tottenham plan to strengthen their squad with new signings in January.
Spurs are currently 11th in the Premier League table ahead of their Boxing Day clash at in-form Nottingham Forest and have suffered a high number of injuries and suspensions of first-team players in recent weeks.
This forced Postecoglou to trust a small number of available players and denied him the opportunity to rotate his team.
Last season, Spurs also felt the need to strengthen their squad in January and signed centre-back Radu Dragusin from Genoa for £21.5million and Timo Werner on an initial six-month loan from RB Leipzig, who was extended for a full season in the club. summer.
“I think, yes, reinforcement,” Postecoglou said of Tottenham’s January transfer plans ahead of the festive trip to Forest.
“Like I said a while ago, we planned. A lot of that was going to be where we are at that time. [It’s] it is fair to say that we are still a little short in some areas and need to step up our efforts.
“But January is trickier in terms of the type of players you can bring in. For us, ideally – for any club, I suppose – you want to bring in people who are going to make you stronger.
“I think the fact that obviously we are still in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup, that we still have Europe, the FA Cup, that we are in all the competitions, it’s not like our calendar was going to lighten at any time so I think it makes sense.
“We will try to strengthen. Where and what number, we will have to wait and see.
Asked how Tottenham can balance the dual objectives of signing the right players but also signing them early in the window, Postecoglou replied: “It’s the balancing act.
“You don’t want to just panic and bring in someone who you think isn’t going to help our cause in the second half, but I think we’ve already shown that we’re pretty methodical and careful in our work. We will make sure to bring in someone who will help us.
