Following a bungled Dier swap agreement, Romano suggests Spurs could recruit a “rapid” 25-year-old.

The north Londoners had attempting to swap their former participant to sign him.

Fabrizio Romano has shared greater information on Tottenham and their switch plans, with Ange Postecoglou’s facet additionally keen on a “rapid” 25-year-old defender.

Spurs taking part in active January window

The club’s recruitment group have wasted certainly zero time in getting much-needed additions via the door, having sealed offers for attacking midfielder Timo Werner and defender Radu Dragusin.

Much to Postecoglou’s delight, Spurs signed the aforementioned duo in rapid fashion and weeks before January deadline day, with both players making their debuts in the 2-2 draw at Man United remaining weekend.

This comes after the Lilywhites head educate publicly advised his club to get new signings in early doors, with chairman Daniel Levy also shifting a quantity of surplus players this month.

Indeed, Ashley Phillips, Djed Spence, Eric Dier, Sergio Reguilon and Japhet Tanganga have all departed Spurs on loan – while it is believed Ivan Perisic is set to go away Tottenham imminently as well.

It’s been quite the annoying month at N17, with reviews suggesting Spurs are additionally in ongoing talks to sign Club Brugge sensation Antonio Nusa and have a long-standing pastime in Chelsea star Conor Gallagher.

Romano, sharing more information on Spurs’ 2024 plans at the back of the scenes, says they’re additionally in the body for Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly.

Spurs could still signal Kelly

As per the reliable transfer source, speaking to GiveMeSport, Tottenham should still make a move for Kelly this year after nearly completing a 2023 deal for him. Spurs had even attempted a swap deal to signal the Cherries centre-back with Dier going the other way, a move which in the end fell through, however Romano says now not to rule out the Lilywhites going again in for him.

“They are still monitoring his situation,” said the reporter on Kelly’s future.

“It is not only Tottenham, but final summer time Tottenham were quite close to completing the deal. They provided Eric Dier as part of the deal to Bournemouth, but the player didn’t choose to proceed with the negotiations with Bournemouth. Then they tried to signal the participant besides Dier, however Bournemouth stated no, because they had no time to change the participant so they decided to continue with him.

“Now it’s no longer only Tottenham, due to the fact there are other clubs, such as Juventus, which include AC Milan, along with other clubs in Germany and in England. So I think it is an open situation for Kelly, however I think he is going to go away on a free and there are many clubs interested, including Tottenham.”

The Englishman can be a notably underrated asset at the returned when playing at his very best, with contributors of the media like journalist Jamie Weir suggesting just that.

Kelly is also adept at taking part in each centrally and as a full-back, so his addition may want to plug a couple of holes in Postecoglou’s squad.

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