Tottenham starting XI to start new season based on transfer rumours, including new holding midfielder
A look at what Tottenham’s starting XI could look like to start the season based on transfer rumours and the deals already done.
Tottenham are now beginning pre-season, and their first under Thomas Frank, no less. The new Spurs boss will want to get his methods across over the coming weeks as he and his side prepare for the start of the new season.
In the meantime, Spurs are clicking into gear when it comes to recruits, and more incomings are likely to arrive. Here we take a look at what Tottenham’s starting XI could look like to start the season based on transfer rumours and the deals already done.
GK - Gugliemo Vicario
Vicario is going to be Tottenham’s starting goalkeeper next season, and crucially with a better number two behind him in Antonin Kinsky.
LB - Destiny Udogie
Udogie will likely be the starting left-back, though Djed Spence will be competing for a start on both sides of full-back.
CB - Cristian Romero
Romero now looks very likely to stay with Tottenham beyond the summer despite talk of interest from Spain. The Argentine is clearly one of Tottenham’s best two centre-backs, and he will be a starter.
CB - Micky Van de Ven
Van de Ven could do with a season where he stays fully fit for much of the campaign, but whether he does or not, he will be the starter when fit.
RB - Pedro Porro
Porro is the likely starter on the right, and he did finish the season well. Frank might want better competition at one of these full-back positions, but with Spence principally a right-back, the extra depth is likely to come on the left.
CDM - Joao Palhinha
Spurs need a better option here amid some disappointing stretches between Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr last season. Former Fulham man Joao Palhinha has struggled for game time at Bayern Munich and could be a genuine option, according to recent reports. Palhinha would surely be the starter if he does sign.
CM - James Maddison
Given the type of players Frank seems to be after, it seems Tottenham are likely to play a single pivot with two more attacking midfielders. Maddison will fill one of those attacking roles.
CM - Morgan Gibbs-White
It has turned into a transfer saga, but Tottenham look likely to get Nottingham Forest attacking midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White when all is said and done. If he signs for £60million, Gibbs-White will surely be an instant starter.
LW - Heung-min Son
Son needs to rediscover his best form to remain a starter in what could be his final year at the club. Richarlison - if he stays - will compete for a starting spot, as will Dejan Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert.
RW - Mohammed Kudus
Having signed for big money this month, Kudus is likely to be a starter out wide, but many of the names listed above will also be competing with Kudus for a starting spot.
CF - Dominic Solanke
Solanke is the obvious starter up top as things stand, but Son and Brennan Johnson are also options here. Tottenham could well sign another striker, but it’s unlikely it will be a starter who get the nod over Solanke, at least in the short-term.
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