Johan Lange may have one less fire to put out at Tottenham Hotspur this summer, given Manchester City’s latest round of transfer talks.
Tottenham Hotspur are already set for a chaotic summer as they prepare for Champions League football and the possibility of the need for a new manager.
Lange is currently the man who will be leading a lot of the transfers at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer and he can expect to be very busy.
There was a fear that the sporting director may have needed to replace one of the team’s key players. However, that is unlikely to be the case anymore, given the latest news coming from the former Premier League champions.
Tottenham’s chances of keeping Destiny Udogie have been boosted
Tottenham’s chances of keeping Destiny Udogie have just received a major boost as Manchester City are now looking elsewhere in the left-back department.
Man City are close to signing Rayan Ait-Nouri in a deal worth around £45 million from Wolverhampton Wanderers, TBR Football has revealed.
Udogie was a target for City this summer with Pep Guardiola’s side eager to bring in a new left-sided defender.
The Italian has really impressed during his two years in North London and has become one of the best left-backs in the Premier League.
The defender played a key role in helping Tottenham end their 17-year wait for silverware with several top performances throughout their Europa League campaign.
Udogie’s performance against Frankfurt was a standout and therefore losing him to City would have been a major blow for the Lilywhites. But that no longer appears to be a concern with the ex-Premier League winners looking at another target.
Destiny Udogie could be perfect under Thomas Frank at Tottenham
Tottenham have held talks with Thomas Frank about replacing Ange Postecoglou, and Udogie could be the perfect left-back for the Dane.
Frank at Brentford has worked wonders with Keane Lewis-Potter and Rico Henry as his left-back options, and upgrading to Udogie could be quite an exciting prospect.
Lewis-Potter has predominantly been the first-choice option for the 51-year-old, and the former Hull City winger featured in quite an attacking full-back role last season.
Under Postecoglou, Udogie has been forced to do a lot of inverting, but the Italian defender has often been at his best when he can fly down the left flank.
Hugging the touchline is how Frank usually wants his left-back to be playing and as mentioned, this could be of great benefit to Udogie.