Tottenham are 3 signings away from Ange Postecoglou’s dream Premier League squad

Tottenham Hotspur are likely to be busy in the summer transfer window once again. Spurs horrendous luck with injuries this season shows that more strength in depth is required in N17.

The young players brought in last season will have a year’s experience under their belts come next season and that will stand them in good stead. The likes of Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall have perhaps played more than they would have expected, while Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel – if he signs permanently – will also feel the benefit of a year or half year already under Ange Postecoglou.

Kevin Danso arrived at the club in the January transfer window, to bolster their ailing defence, while Antonin Kinsky also arrived as back-up to Guglielmo Vicario. And when everyone is fit and available, the Australian has a strong starting lineup.

Djed Spence has come into the team and become almost undroppable with his performances, with Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie now both at risk of being dropped. Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero remain the first choice centre-backs, but Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin can stake their claim as understudies, as can Gray now too, although his preferred position would be in the midfield.

There, Spurs have Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Bergvall to choose from in a more defensive setup, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski the more attacking choices.

Up front, with Tel now in the side, there’s Son Heung-min, Brennan Johnson, Mikey Moore and Odobert, as well as strikers Richarlison and Dominic Solanke. Timo Werner is likely to return to RB Leipzig at the end of his season-long loan spell.

Richarlison’s injury record makes him a bit of a problem, with Spurs perhaps another striker light of real depth if he were unable to be counted upon or if he were to leave, with plenty of rumours around his future at the club in the past year or so.

Jonathan David would be a free transfer this summer with his contract at Lille coming to an end. Twelve goals and three assists in 21 games make him a potentially perfect new signing, particularly given he will not cost a penny.

At the back, Spence’s emergence gives Postecolgou food for thought, but there remain just three players for two positions and one more full-back would certainly make things more palatable should there be injuries.

Milos Kerkez and Antonee Robinson have both shown they can be Premier League stars at so-called lesser teams and wither would be a good signing for Spurs in the summer, although Kerkez has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool.

The midfield has been a cause of persistent concern when it looked the most well-stocked during this season’s injury nightmare. Bentancur has real quality on his day and is in negotiations over a new deal in N17. Bergvall has been a shining light, while Gray’s ball-playing ability at centre-back have shown he can be the perfect midfield player in Postecoglou’s system too.

Bissouma may not stick around and that may open up a position for a signing. Eighteen-year-old Sverre Nypan has been heavily linked with Arsenal, but fits the bill as a Spurs signing of the future. Morten Hjulmand has been linked with Spurs before and at 25 could slot straight into the first team without any problems.

Dream Spurs squad for 2025/26: Vicario, Kinsky, Austin; Porro, Spence, Van de Ven, Romero, Dragusin, Danso, Udogie, Robinson; Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Gray, Hjulmand, Maddison, Kulusevski; Son, Moore, Johnson, Odobert, Solanke, Tel, David.