Spurs’ big decisions ahead of summer window with which players to keep and sell to get them back towards European contention

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Tottenham’s season has unravelled—and with big changes looming, the focus now turns to which players the club must keep amid growing uncertainty. We spoke to James Trembath of LondonWorld with speculation mounting that Ange Postecoglou could step away from his role this summer.

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00:00Now, whilst Tottenham's season has been abysmal by their standards,

00:07there are changes looming.

00:10The focus now turns to which players the club must keep amid growing uncertainty.

00:15While Spurs started brightly, the campaign faded very fast

00:19and cracks in the squad became impossible to ignore.

00:23Now, with Postacoglu's future in serious doubt,

00:25the club faces a critical period of transition.

00:29Amid the turbulence, retaining core young talents like Mickie van der Verne,

00:32Destiny, Adoghie and Papi Matar Saar will be vital.

00:36Whether it's a new manager or a fresh direction, Spurs need a stable foundation

00:41and keeping hold of their brightest assets is the first step toward a reset.

00:46We spoke to James Trembath of London World with speculation mounting

00:50that Ange Postacoglu could step away from his role this summer.

00:54And, James, let's just look ahead to Spurs' summer.

01:00Now, obviously, we've mentioned there are still a few players who do have to keep it

01:06in terms of the squad going into next season, you know, manager, if changes or not.

01:13Who are the players you feel that Spurs have to keep, that Spurs, you know,

01:17have to really nail down?

01:18You know, we've mentioned a number of times that the younger players have been the shining light

01:22of such an abysmal season.

01:25The likes of those that are the key sort of players to take Spurs forward next season

01:30and obviously, you know, the likes of James Madison, Heung-Min Son.

01:33Where does their future stand in terms of, you know, seeing this Spurs rebuild across,

01:38you know, what has to be said, a massive summer in terms of Tottenham Hotspur?

01:42Yeah, it's a huge summer and I think that's, again, part of the reason why I think we should

01:47announce Ange's departure now, because we need to start planning.

01:50You know, we can't keep hold of him until the Europa League final.

01:53Should we win that?

01:54We could be in an Eric Ten Hagman United situation when they won the Cup last year.

01:58They decided to keep Ten Hag on and then they got rid of him halfway through this season

02:02and it ends up being another disaster for United.

02:04So, I really don't want that to be the case for Spurs.

02:06So, you're right, huge summer.

02:08We need to get on with the planning.

02:09I think in terms of who we want to keep, we obviously, you know,

02:12we want to start building the team around that core of the youth, you know,

02:15the likes of Archie Gray, who, you know, he's had a rough ride this season, I must admit.

02:19He's come in and filled in at centre-back when we've needed him.

02:23He's played right back.

02:25But now there's nothing riding on the league.

02:26He still can't get a game in midfield.

02:28So, you know, we really should be playing and that would also bore Ange a bit of time

02:32and put a bit of credit in the bank, in my opinion.

02:34So, we build it around Archie Gray.

02:36Lucas Bergwell has probably been the breakout star of the season.

02:38He's been absolutely tremendous since he's come in.

02:41Looks are real, real talent and what a steal for eight and a half million.

02:44So, they're, you know, two players we must keep and build around.

02:48Mikey Moore, who need to, you know, obviously a very, very talented young midfielder,

02:51albeit he's a young player.

02:54Mickey van der Ven is another one we need to keep hold of.

02:56Dian Kulicewski.

02:57You know, Destin Udogi, we've been linked with Manchester City.

03:01But again, when he's fit and he's firing, you know, we've seen the power and the pace

03:05and the performance against Frankfurt was, you know, absolutely off the scale.

03:09He was magnificent that night, probably the standout player.

03:11So, there's a real core and nucleus of that youth.

03:15You probably add Jed Spence to that as well.

03:17He's not put a foot wrong.

03:18You could argue Jed Spence, despite not kicking a ball till late September for Spurs

03:23in that League Cup tie at Coventry.

03:25He's probably been Spurs' best player this season.

03:27Very, very consistent.

03:29A little bit unfortunate, probably, to miss out and be on the bench

03:32for those two Europa League quarterfinal ties as well.

03:35And then, you know, we're looking at players who've got question marks over them,

03:39you know, the likes of Romero.

03:41He's done an interview this week, hasn't he?

03:43And, you know, almost laid it out that he wants to leave Spurs in the summer,

03:46albeit not quite saying that directly.

03:49Benton Kerr's contract is another one that's rumbling on.

03:52You've got the likes of Son.

03:54He's 33, or he will be.

03:56Come next season, you know, do we keep Son?

03:59Do we hang on to him for another season?

04:00Do we let him go to weigh in with that striker situation?

04:04I mean, Solanke's been fantastic this year.

04:06I mean, Charleston's done OK as well, to be fair, but he's never available.

04:10He's sort of made a glass a little bit, isn't he, in terms of the fitness there.

04:13So, we need to be looking at the centre-forward position.

04:16Wouldn't mind Liam De Lappe, if I'm totally honest, from Ipswich.

04:19I think he looks a real player and he could really, really add to that core nucleus

04:23of sort of that young, hungry group of players.

04:26And then, Odebe, showing flashes now again.

04:28I'd keep hold of him and try and build around him.

04:31And Matthias Tell, you know, will we take the option on him?

04:35Seems to be some noise around saying, you know, some say we will, some say we won't.

04:40Might well depend who the manager is.

04:41So, lots of big decisions I had this summer.

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