Tottenham Hotspur has been urged to offload Davinson Sanchez during the January transfer window.
The defender has made 12 appearances for Spurs in all competitions this season, with only seven of those as a starter suggesting that he is not on top of the pecking order for Conte.
And with the winter transfer window approaching, Spurs insider John Wenham believes the north London club should look to offload the Colombian.
Speaking to Football Insider, Wenham discussed what Spurs need to do in the January transfer window he said:
“We need to improve the defence. The players I am happy with at the moment are [Eric] Dier, [Cristian] Romero, [Clement] Lenglet, and [Ben] Davies. That is four taken already.
“You then have to look and think about who we could realistically move on and get a decent fee for as well as someone who takes up a foreign player spot.
“That’s Davinson Sanchez or Japhet Tanganga. Tanganga, the whole world apart from me thinks he must be sold but they don’t understand the basic principles of the homegrown regulations. He counts as club trained as well so if Tottenham got an offer for either, I am telling you right now they would accept the offer for Sanchez.
“He is on bigger money and he counts towards one of the foreign player spots. Where do I stand on Sanchez? It is probably time now, he has been here for a number of years, we are playing three at the back now and he hasn’t established himself as one of the starters.
“Maybe he looked better when he first joined because he was playing alongside [Jan] Vertonghen or [Toby] Alderweireld, who were world-class defenders.
“I always thought he was ok while others criticised him. But we are at the point where we need to upgrade the defence and get someone out, he is the one.”
Whether they sell Sanchez in January or not, one thing is for sure and that is that Spurs need to improve their centre-back options if they are to challenge for the top 4. Fabrizio Romano confirmed in his latest update that Spurs are actively looking to sign a new defender in January.
