It looks as if Spurs are making a determined effort to rid themselves of a characteristic not usually associated with a Jose Mourinho side, leaking goals. Italian outlet Tuttomercato says that an alternative to Thomas Meunier of PSG has emerged, in Timothy Castagne.
Tim ticks boxes for Daniel Levy. The Belgian defender is out of contract in 2021 and as a result, ought to be affordable, plus the 24-year-old will already have a working relationship with Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen.
Castagne is currently with Serie A outfit Atlanta and featured throughout their Champions League campaign which to them to the knockout stages.
Spurs, like everyone else, are presented with a more complex window than usual. It’s therefore vital that Daniel Levy doesn’t use the opportunity to curl up in a ball and declare it all too complicated. The game is returning and Tottenham is in no position to limp from one ‘Chairman’s message’ to another, Jose Mourinho needs… oh forget it.