Given that some well-known players’ contracts expire this summer, Tottenham may be able to score some incredible transfer deals in 2024. With the summer acquisition of Manor Solomon and the permanent recruitment of big players like James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Brennan Johnson, and Guglielmo Vicario for little under £150 million, Ange Postecoglou has already ventured into the free agency market.
A lot of players have already been linked to a winter swap due to injuries hurting the squad, so the Lilywhites also appear to be in for a busy January. Now that van de Ven and Cristian Romero are out for Spurs, the team is considering Jean-Clair Todibo and Radu Dragusin as defensive options.
Conor Gallagher of Chelsea also seems to be of interest to Spurs, however as far as football.london is aware, no formal negotiations are taking place at this time. Funds may be limited in the summer as Postecoglou looks to bolster his squad for the second half of the 2023–2024 season. For this reason, keeping an eye on the free agent market could be very valuable. Four players, whose contracts expire this summer, would be considered excellent additions.
Lloyd Kelly
Lloyd Kelly of Bournemouth has been pursued by Tottenham for several transfer windows, and they may now sign him for free. The 25-year-old has had a difficult time playing consistently under new boss Andoni Iraola, and he has also missed a significant portion of the 2023–24 season due to injury.
Kelly won’t likely be signed by Spurs this month, despite the fact they still need to recruit a new defender. Nevertheless, his contract expires in five months, and Spurs may sign him for free, saving them the rumoured £30 million cost of Bournemouth.
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While Spurs still need to add a defender, Kelly is unlikely to sign with them this month. However, Spurs may sign him for nothing as his contract expires in five months, save them the reported £30 million cost of Bournemouth.
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Donley experienced the same thing during the previous Brighton game; after Lewis Dunk’s vicious tackle, he was stripped again and about to enter the game before Dejan Kulusevski stood up and was cleared to play. While it was undoubtedly a disappointing moment for Donley, who is trying to gain more playing time in the first team, it did show that Postecoglou is considering him heavily when considering an aggressive substitution.
Throughout the season, he will have more opportunities; who knows, the head coach might even decide to rearrange his team for Friday’s FA Cup third round match against Burnley. But now there will be an additional
