We’re delighted to welcome former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson as our exclusive columnist as each week he’ll be giving his views on the biggest speakme points at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium…

Paul Robinson doesn’t assume Tottenham truely need to signal Santiago Gimenez as a substitute for Harry Kane due to the fact they aren’t in crisis with the way Ange Postecoglou wants them to play

The Mirror reported on 28 October that Spurs had stepped up their activity in the Mexican as they looked to “fill the void” left via the England captain in the summer, and he has long past from electricity to strength at Feyenoord ever due to the fact that amid activity from the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Brighton.

But whilst Kane is scoring freely at Bayern Munich the style again at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium below the new manager has been thriving barring a normal number nine, with the likes of captain Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevsky, Richarlison and Brennan Johnson interchanging in attack.

Sky Sports pundit Robinson isn’t surprised at all that the membership are being linked to Gimenez, who Feyenoord reportedly see as “one of the high-quality younger strikers in the world” according toHITC’s Graeme Bailey (12 January) after 19 Eredivisie goals in 18 video games so some distance this term, however doesn’t suppose Postecoglou will be inserting pressure on Daniel Levy to splash out for the £40million-rated [David Ornstein, 12 January] 22-year-old.

Speaking solely to Tottenham News he said: “Spurs are constantly going to be linked with a number 9 due to the fact that Harry Kane’s long gone due to the fact that’s the way that they used to play.

“But they don’t play that way any more. You seem at the way Ange performs with the the front three in at the back of a striker, the interchanging of the players and the way that they work.

“They don’t necessarily need a figurehead, that quantity nine.

“Have they missed Harry Kane this season? It’s a hypothetical question. If you put Harry Kane in that team, would he rating goals? Of course he would, he’d score goals in any team, however would that device work? Would they play the identical way? We don’t know. We can solely speculate.

“Do they want a wide variety nine? They’re usually going be linked with one.

“I think that with Richarlison and with Son, is Richarlison going to get the goals? He’s starting to play a lot better and starting to seem like he will.

“Does Ange want some other 25-30 goal-a-season man, or is it going to be unfold out like they have been?

“There’s no instantaneous rush now. We’re now not into the New Year and sat mid-table in a crisis thinking, ‘Oh no we’re now not going to rating desires without Harry Kane, we desperately want to go and get a striker’.

“That’s absolutely no longer the case. Is there room in the squad for one if that’s the way he desires to play? Yeah there is, but it’s not the precedence that Ange is going to be looking at.

“He’s now not going to be breaking Daniel Levy’s door down saying, ‘Get me a variety nine! We can’t score goals!’

“Because there’s dreams in that team.”

In different Tottenham news, Spurs have been backed to push for a pair of Premier League defenders this 12 months after signing Radu Dragusin.

The Ibrox club keep on voicing worries over an occurrence in the Old Firm derby

Officers have hit out the Scottish Football Relationship for not yet uncovering the VAR sound from Saturday’s Old Firm loss by Celtic, guaranteeing that the administering body won’t meet until Wednesday to examine the solicitation.

The Ibrox club are miserable about the conditions encompassing a punishment guarantee in the main portion of Officers’ 2-1 loss by Celtic at Parkhead. They need to hear the conversations between VAR administrator Willie Collum and match official Scratch Walsh that prompted the choice not to punish Celtic safeguard Alistair Johnston for a handball offense while under tension from Officers forward Abdallah Sima. Telecaster Sky Sports uncovered on air that there was an offside against Sima that is considered to have supplanted any unfairness from Johnston, with a still picture introduced a few minutes after the occurrence.

Be that as it may, play restarted with what seemed, by all accounts, to be an objective kick from Celtic goalkeeper Joe Hart instead of a free kick for offside and Officers chief Philippe Merciful uncovered he knew nothing about the thinking behind the authorities’ activities. It has prompted Officers giving one more explanation on Sunday, under 24 hours after their most memorable call for VAR sound to be delivered, scrutinizing the “inadmissible” timescale for gathering and it are becoming over “the absence of straightforwardness to say their interests”.

An Officers representative said: “Regardless of rehashed Officers FC demands, the Scottish FA have so far neglected to reveal the VAR sound to permit the club to figure out the cycle around the non-grant of a punishment in the main portion of the previous Old Firm match. Officers authorities stand prepared to meet face to face or practically with the Scottish FA whenever to hear and talk about the sound. Be that as it may, the Scottish FA are declining to both offer the VAR sound and meet until basically Wednesday, five days after the Old Firm match and after the following round of Scottish Prevalence apparatuses. This is plainly unsatisfactory and increases Officers’ interests over the absence of straightforwardness, for which the need is pressing.

“Officers have taken in no punishment was granted as the VAR official, Willie Collum, closed a handball offense had not happened in the main half. While the club and most onlookers are dumbfounded by this ‘proficient’ view, we stay bewildered and worried about the Scottish FA’s inspirations for offering an offside picture to telecasters during the final part, when this was not the first justification for why the punishment was not granted.

“Britain’s Head Association and other driving European Associations work on a ‘nothing to stow away’ premise, where open correspondence and full straightforwardness are accessible to clubs and people in general on quarrelsome VAR brings as quickly as possibly. On an end of the week where Officers as well as individual Scottish FA part clubs have significant inquiries over possibly match-evolving episodes, our administering body would do well to regard that equivalent mantra.”

Celtic Football Club has given a proclamation this midday because of claims made by the Green Detachment through online entertainment

The Green Unit asserts that regardless of being banned from going to matches, they keep on bringing about charges for games they are not allowed to join in.

The discussion emerged after the Green Detachment were denied passage to the new match against St Mirren and were comparatively avoided from acquiring tickets for the impending apparatus against Atletico Madrid.

The gathering composed via web-based entertainment: This week, fans are losing many pounds on movement to Madrid for a game they are restricted from. On top of this, the PLC keeps on taking direct charge installments for matches fans are as of now prohibited from, with still no further correspondence with the fans impacted.

In an explanation exertion, the club has confirmed that those under suspension have not been charged for passes to the Atletico away game. They likewise guaranteed that pay for any matches missed because of the suspension will be tended to at the appointed time.

A Celtic representative said: ” No tickets were given to the gathering for the match in Madrid or installment taken by the Club. For all home matches where tickets are suspended, repayment will be offered and an update will be made to all allies in practically no time.”

The Green Unit has additionally voiced their disappointment about being monetarily distraught, having put resources into movement and convenience for Madrid well ahead of the forced suspension. Albeit the circumstance is not great, it is guessed that a few individuals will in any case make the excursion to Madrid to help the group from the actual city.

There is an obvious feeling of dissatisfaction among the gathering because of the absence of prompt correspondence from the club in regards to pay for the matches they have missed, notwithstanding having paid for these through their season tickets.

It is normal that Celtic will discount the impacted allies. Nonetheless, the present status of undertakings with respect to the suspension is fairly unsure. Celtic is planning for their impending match against Aberdeen on Saturday, with the Green Detachment’s suspension still set up.

The clash between Atletico Madrid and Celtic has been labeled “high risk” due to the precedent set by Feyenoord.

The Metropolitano Arena will be supported by countless security staff

Celtic’s Bosses Association conflict with Atletico Madrid in Spain on Tuesday night has been classed as a ‘high gamble’ game, as per a report.

The pair meet at the Metropolitano Arena after the main round of games in Gathering C finished up about fourteen days prior in Glasgow, as the Loops procured a noteworthy point against Diego Simeone’s charges. Brendan Rodgers and his side are winless in the part and need a triumph as soon as possible to keep alive their thin any expectations of escaping the gathering.

In excess of 3,300 Celtic fans will make the outing to Madrid for the experience, who as per Mundo Deportivo, will be ‘firmly observed’ as a feature of a high sending of safety staff at the Metropolitano Arena. This is because of the difficulty that heightened during and after Atletico’s home Bosses Association coordinate with Feyenoord on October 4, with the previously mentioned report expressing that there ‘were a few captures after the Dutch (fans) stirred up some dust in one of the celebrity Zones of the Metropolitano.’

It implies the public authority designation in Madrid have proclaimed the Celtic conflict a ‘high gamble’ game, with in excess of 1,300 soldiers from the Public Police Corps, Metropolitan Police, Common Security among others to be sent as security to ‘screen the regions encompassing the arena to forestall episodes.’

Celtic target transfer talk heats up.

Andriy Lunin has one more club keen on his marking with Celtic said to be in the blend for his exchange

Genuine Betis have joined a rundown of European sides inspired by Genuine Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. Betis’ flow number one Claudio Bravo, is supposed to resign toward the finish of the momentum season, and Lunin’s involvement with La Liga imply that he is areas of strength for a to supplant Bravo next season.

Lunin was likewise as of late connected with a transition to Chelsea in a potential trade bargain including Kepa Arrizabalaga who is at present borrowed at Madrid. Madrid marked Arrizabalaga borrowed in the late spring after a leg tendon injury in preparing left number one Thibaut Courtois side-lined.

Lunin has just begun two games in La Liga this season, in spite of Courtois’ physical issue. This absence of game time has left the goalkeeper disappointed and has further fuelled hypothesis about his likely takeoff from Madrid soon, with Celtic supposed to think about a bid.

The Everyday Record initially connected Celtic to a move for Lunin last month, with the Ukrainian worldwide being essential for a gathering of goalkeepers viable for the job of Celtic’s main next season, with Joe Hart’s agreement terminating the following summer.

Joe Hart answered inquiries over a report on a potential agreement expansion in a question and answer session on Friday.

Hart said [Celtic FC]: ” Nothing that I’m mindful of. I’ve expressed it previously, I’m avoiding that business. That is for individuals over my head to discuss.

“I’m simply so centered around attempting to give my all for this group, partake in each second, partake in each moment and attempt to give myself to help admirably well.”

At 36 years of age, Hart has a lot of involvement as a footballer yet the previous Britain worldwide’s exhibitions have plunged this season. Hart’s new shipping off against Livingston and his presentation in the Heroes Association against Feyenoord have left space for analysis.

This has persuaded some to think that he could leave Celtic toward the finish of the time, notwithstanding Hart having settled the goalkeeper position in the wake of joining in 2021. His appearance came in light of Vasilis Barkas’ dreary exhibitions in the past season, which added to Celtic completing second in the Scottish Prevalence.

Lunin’s battle for minutes during his five years at Madrid raises questions about a likely marking. The last time he made in excess of seven association appearances was in 2020 while borrowed at Genuine Oviedo in the second division in Spain. Considering that he hasn’t played as a first-group starter for quite a long time, there are worries about whether he is an able trade for Hart