Thomas Frank has made a transfer decision which seems to have upset a fair number of Tottenham Hotspur supporters.
Currently, the North London club’s squad is bloated, and the new Danish head coach needs to consider which players he wants to move on.
Thomas Frank will still want to add new players to the squad, making it even more important that he is ruthless in terms of making certain individuals available for transfer.
But one of the stars he is open to letting leave on loan has caused quite a stir amongst the club’s supporters, who don’t appear to be best pleased.
Tottenham fans don’t want Luka Vuskovic sent on loan
Tottenham Hotspur supporters don’t want Luka Vuskovic sent on loan, with the sense that he’s ready for first-team action now.
Frank has decided to loan out Vuskovic this summer, despite the defender having shown impressive signs during pre-season.
Vuskovic scored and assisted on his debut against Reading, leaving supporters very excited about the young talent they had just acquired.
However, with Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Kevin Danso all ahead of him, Spurs look set to send him out on loan.
The young Croat playing more minutes at another club could be quite beneficial, but given Spurs’ centre-back injury crisis last season, fans are concerned about ending up in the same position.
Following Frank’s decision to send the teenager out on loan, Tottenham fans have taken to X to share their thoughts on the situation.
One fan claimed: “What’s the point in loaning out Vuskovic again? He’s clearly good enough to be a backup to Van de Ven or Romero. Instead, we want to loan him out and have Ben Davies as Van de Ven’s backup again? This club makes no sense.”
“Vuskovic is ready to play a part now! Better than Dragusin, it’s a mistake to let him go out on loan; he’s a star,” claimed another supporter.
There was further confusion from Spurs fans over the decision: “Torn on Vuskovic loan, he’d make an impact now but not necessarily enough minutes to be better for his development, but we also have two injury-prone centre-backs ahead of him, so would he get minutes?”
Finally, another added: “This one doesn’t make sense, he’s ready now and had Romero gone, he’d have been playing. Look at our injuries last season, think he could even play holding midfield, so strange decision unless Frank knows players are coming in.”
Frank had been considering loaning Vuskovic or Kota Takai, and it appears as though the new Japanese defender will be kept around ahead of the former.
Vuskovic, who cost Tottenham £12m, could well secure a top loan move away, having seriously impressed in the Belgian Pro League with Westerlo last campaign.
Tottenham prioritising attacking midfield and central defence signings
Tottenham are currently prioritising the signing of an attacking midfielder and central defender in the final few weeks of the window, reports Football.London.
Following James Maddison’s ‘brutal’ injury against Newcastle, signing a number ten has just become even more important.
Frank’s transfer plans suffered a key blow after Tottenham failed to sign Morgan Gibbs-White, and this has been compounded by Maddison’s injury.
Adding another senior central defender appears to be another pressing issue for the new Spurs boss, and they are likely to look at a player who can cover Van de Ven on the left.
As mentioned, the Lilywhites had real issues with keeping defenders fit last term, so ensuring they are well-stocked in this department will be key.