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Players Spurs must keep a hold of during the summer window
National World - LocalTV
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25/04/2025
A look at the most important parts of the summer for Spurs.
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00:00
And James, let's just look ahead to Spurs' summer.
00:04
Now, obviously, we've mentioned there are still a few players
00:08
that they do have to keep it in terms of the squad going into next season,
00:13
you know, manager if changes or not.
00:17
Who are the players you feel that Spurs have to keep,
00:20
that Spurs, you know, have to really nail down?
00:23
You know, we've mentioned a number of times
00:24
that the younger players have been the shining light
00:26
of such an abysmal season.
00:28
Are the likes of those the key sort of players
00:32
to take the Spurs forward next season?
00:34
And obviously, you know, the likes of James Madison,
00:36
Heung-Min Son, where does their future stand
00:38
in terms of, you know, seeing this Spurs rebuild
00:41
across, you know, what has to be said,
00:43
a massive summer in terms of Tottenham Hotspur?
00:47
Yeah, it's a huge summer.
00:49
And I think that's, again, part of the reason
00:51
why I think we should announce Sanchez's departure now,
00:53
because we need to start planning.
00:54
You know, we can't keep hold of him until the Europa League final.
00:57
Should we win that?
00:58
We could be in an Eric Ten Hagman United situation
01:00
when they won the Cup last year.
01:02
They decided to keep Ten Hag on,
01:04
and then they got rid of him halfway through this season,
01:06
and it ends up being another disaster for United.
01:08
So I really don't want that to be the case for Spurs.
01:10
So you're right, huge summer.
01:12
We need to get on with the planning.
01:14
I think in terms of who we want to keep,
01:15
we obviously, you know, we want to start building the team
01:17
around that core of the youth, you know,
01:19
the likes of Archie Gray, who, you know,
01:21
he's had a rough ride this season, I must admit.
01:23
He's come in and filled in at centre-back when we've needed him.
01:26
He's played right back.
01:29
But now there's nothing riding on the league.
01:30
He still can't get a game in midfield.
01:32
So, you know, we really should be playing,
01:34
and that would also bore Andrew a bit of time
01:36
and put a bit of credit in the bank, in my opinion.
01:38
So we build it around Archie Gray.
01:40
Lucas Bergwell's probably been the breakout star of the season.
01:42
He's been absolutely tremendous since he's come in.
01:45
Looks are real, real talent,
01:46
and what a steal for eight and a half million.
01:48
So they're, you know, two players we must keep and build around.
01:52
Mikey Moore, who needs to, you know,
01:53
obviously a very, very talented young midfielder,
01:55
albeit he's a young player.
01:58
Mickey van der Ven is another one we need to keep hold of.
02:00
Dian Kulisiewski, you know, Destin Udoge,
02:04
we've been linked with Manchester City.
02:05
But again, when he's fit and he's firing,
02:08
you know, we've seen the power and the pace
02:09
and the performance against Frankfurt was, you know,
02:12
absolutely off the scale.
02:13
He was magnificent that night,
02:14
probably the standout player.
02:15
So there's a real core and nucleus of that youth.
02:18
You'd probably add Jed Spence to that as well.
02:21
He's not put a foot wrong.
02:22
You could argue Jed Spence,
02:24
despite not kicking a ball till late September for Spurs
02:27
in that League Cup tie at Coventry,
02:28
he's probably been Spurs' best player this season.
02:31
Very, very consistent.
02:33
A little bit unfortunate probably to miss out
02:35
and be on the bench for those two Europa League
02:37
quarterfinal ties as well.
02:39
And then, you know, we're looking at players
02:41
who've got question marks over them,
02:43
you know, the likes of Romero.
02:45
He's done an interview this week, hasn't he?
02:46
And, you know, almost laid it out
02:48
that he wants to leave Spurs in the summer,
02:50
albeit not quite saying that directly.
02:53
Benton Kerr's contract is another one
02:55
that's rumbling on.
02:56
You've got the likes of Son.
02:58
He's 33, or he will be.
03:00
Come next season, you know,
03:02
do we keep Son?
03:03
Do we hang on to him for another season?
03:04
Do we let him go?
03:05
So, there's some big, big questions around.
03:09
I think, you know, there's still a core nucleus
03:12
of top quality players there at Spurs
03:14
and certainly youth in terms of coming up and coming
03:16
that we need to keep hold of and build around.
03:18
And, you know, the much maligned James Madison,
03:20
he gets a lot of criticism from Spurs fans.
03:23
He's very, very divisive among the fan base.
03:25
But, you know, in my opinion,
03:27
we're a better team when he's on the pitch.
03:29
And, you know, you saw it against Forrest again.
03:31
We lack creativity when he's not in the middle of the park.
03:34
So, again, you know, I would be keeping hold of Madison
03:36
and perhaps he just needs another manager,
03:39
a different voice perhaps now to get an arm around him
03:42
and really get the best out of him
03:43
and get him back to that sort of first season form
03:45
before his injury and the form he showed so often at Leicester.
03:49
But in terms of, you know, where we need to improve,
03:52
I do think we need to weigh in with that striker situation.
03:55
I mean, Solanke's been fantastic this year.
03:57
Charleston's done OK as well, to be fair,
03:59
but he's never available.
04:01
He's sort of made a glass a little bit, isn't he,
04:02
in terms of the fitness there.
04:03
So we need to be looking at the centre-forward position.
04:07
Wouldn't mind Liam De Lapp, if I'm totally honest,
04:10
from Ipswich.
04:10
I think he looks a real player
04:11
and he could really add to that core nucleus
04:14
of sort of that young, hungry group of players.
04:16
And then Odebeer showing flashes now again.
04:19
I'd keep hold of him and try and build around him.
04:21
And Matthias Tell, you know, will we take the option on him?
04:26
Seems to be some noise around saying, you know,
04:28
some say we will, some say we won't.
04:31
Might well depend who the manager is.
04:32
So lots of big decisions I have this summer.
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