Tottenham have brought in plenty of experience and leaders in the summer transfer window so far and one has been tipped to become captain
Andy Robertson could become Tottenham captain if Cristian Romero leaves the club, believes his former Scotland skipper Charlie Mulgrew.
Spurs identified a lack of leadership within the north London outfit and have moved to rectify it this summer with the experienced Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka all quickly brought in on free transfers along with a £52million transfer for Brighton centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke.
After an impressive display in the opening victory against Haiti, Robertson and his Scotland side look to be heading out of the World Cup barring a miracle after defeats to Morocco and Brazil. The 32-year-old came off at half-time in the latter match with ice on an ankle injury.
Robertson will arrive at Spurs this summer after nine years at Liverpool in which he won everything possible with two Premier League titles, the Champions League, an FA Cup triumph and two League Cups to his name.
Mulgrew believes that if Tottenham captain Romero were to depart as expected this summer then Scotland skipper Robertson could step in as the man with the armband.
"He'll definitely add to Spurs. They'll be happy to have somebody like Andy Robertson. He's in his 30s now, but nowadays that's still young, he's still got a lot of years in him. Could he go in as the captain there? Why not? I mean, I don't know the dynamics of that changing room and who the leaders are, but Andy's proved he can captain teams or be a vice-captain. He can be that leader. Without knowing the dynamics in there, I think that he can do it. Why not?"
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The former Celtic and Blackburn centre-back was surprised Liverpool let his former international team-mate go but believes it is Roberto De Zerbi's gain.
"He’s not just a great player, he's a leader and somebody that's almost been like a vice-captain or definitely in one of the leadership groups in there alongside Van Dijk. So, yeah, I'm surprised they let him go. It was a strange one for me. Every time he stepped in, and we talk about good teammates and being able to handle having less game time, I think Andy would be one of them. He proved it, he came on and he made big contributions in games for Liverpool, so I'm surprised that they've let him go," he said.
"He could definitely still add to that squad but he's moved on to another big club and I'm sure he'll prove his worth there. I would imagine Spurs, and he's going to add to that squad. A change of scenery, a change of life for him, goes to London. I'm sure Andy Robertson will be excited about that as well.
"The prospect, once he's got his head around leaving Liverpool, then I think it's a great move for him to go to a team like Spurs who will be aiming for the top five, you would imagine, next year."