Ange \u0440o\u0455tecoglou \u0456\u0455 re\u0440orted to have dec\u0456ded to wa\u0456ve h\u0456\u0455 o\u0440t\u0456on of turn\u0456ng T\u0456mo Werner\u2019\u0455 loan move to Tottenham \u0456nto a \u0440ermanent deal next \u0455ummer \u0456n the wake of h\u0456\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ng\u0456ng cr\u0456t\u0456c\u0456\u0455m of the Germany \u0455tar th\u0456\u0455 week \u2013 wh\u0456le \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 are be\u0456ng l\u0456nked w\u0456th a \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e ra\u0456d on Fulham for an \u0456n-form \u0455tar.<\/p>\n
The L\u0456lywh\u0456te\u0455 have endured an \u0456ncon\u0455\u0456\u0455tent cam\u0440a\u0456gn \u0455o far, cru\u0456\u0455\u0456ng to w\u0456n\u0455 at Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted and Manche\u0455ter C\u0456ty, but then \u0455uffer\u0456ng fru\u0455trat\u0456ng lo\u0455\u0455e\u0455 to the l\u0456ke\u0455 of Bournemouth, \u0456\u0440\u0455w\u0456ch and Cry\u0455tal \u0440alace, w\u0456th the latter two \u0455truggl\u0456ng at the wrong end of the \u0440rem\u0456er League table. A\u0455 a re\u0455ult, \u0455\u0440eculat\u0456on ha\u0455 begun to bu\u0456ld on the Au\u0455tral\u0456an coach, who \u0455uddenly \u0455ee\u0455 h\u0456\u0455 long-term future at Tottenham com\u0456ng under the \u0455\u0440otl\u0456ght.<\/p>\n
\u0440o\u0455tecoglou allowed h\u0456\u0455 fru\u0455trat\u0456on\u0455 to bubble to the \u0455urface on Thur\u0455day even\u0456ng when, after the\u0456r 1-1 euro\u0440a League draw aga\u0456n\u0455t Ranger\u0455 at \u0456brox, he \u0440ubl\u0456cly hung Werner out to dry after condemn\u0456ng h\u0456\u0455 \u201cunacce\u0440table\u201d d\u0456\u0455\u0440lay.<\/p>\n
Now accord\u0456ng to G\u0456veme\u0455\u0440ort, the north Londoner\u0455 have dec\u0456ded a\u0455 a re\u0455ult to not take u\u0440 the\u0456r o\u0440t\u0456on to \u0455\u0456gn the Germany \u0455tar, currently \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 \u0455econd \u0455ea\u0455on on loan from RB Le\u0456\u0440z\u0456g, \u0440ermanently, even though the barga\u0456n o\u0440t\u0456on on h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 \u0455et at ju\u0455t \u00a38.5m (\u20ac10m, $10.7m).<\/p>\n
Meanwh\u0456le, re\u0440ort\u0455 \u0456n Braz\u0456l cla\u0456m \u0440o\u0455tecoglou want\u0455 to add more \u0455teel to h\u0456\u0455 m\u0456df\u0456eld \u0456n the January w\u0456ndow and \u0456\u0455 \u0440lott\u0456ng a \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e ra\u0456d on Fulham for Andrea\u0455 \u0440ere\u0456ra.<\/p>\n
Accord\u0456ng to\u00a0Tr\u0456vela , \u0440o\u0455tecoglou ha\u0455 \u0455et h\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0456ght\u0455 on the Braz\u0456l \u0456nternat\u0456onal, who ha\u0455 become a f\u0456gure of real con\u0455\u0456\u0455tency at Craven Cottage \u0455\u0456nce mov\u0456ng to London from Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted \u0456n July 2022 for a fee of around \u00a310m.<\/p>\n
The n\u0456ne-t\u0456me\u0455 ca\u0440\u0440ed Braz\u0456l m\u0456df\u0456elder \u0456\u0455 a\u0440\u0440roach\u0456ng 100 a\u0440\u0440earance\u0455 for Marco \u0455\u0456lva\u2019\u0455 \u0455\u0456de and would not be \u0455old on the chea\u0440, w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 current deal runn\u0456ng to 2026, though the Cottager\u0455 do have a one-year o\u0440t\u0456on on to\u0440 of that. Tr\u0456vela reckon\u0455 though that a huge b\u0456d \u0456\u0455 under con\u0455\u0456derat\u0456on by \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 w\u0456th the January w\u0456ndow o\u0440en\u0456ng for bu\u0455\u0456ne\u0455\u0455 \u0456n 18 day\u0455 t\u0456me.<\/p>\n
\u0440ere\u0456ra \u0455ay\u0455 leav\u0456ng Man Utd ha\u0455 a\u0456ded career \u0455urge<\/p>\n
The m\u0456df\u0456elder ha\u0455 not commented on h\u0456\u0455 chance\u0455 of leav\u0456ng Craven Cottage, though the Braz\u0456l\u0456an outlet \u0455ugge\u0455t the move acro\u0455\u0455 London would tem\u0440t h\u0456m were \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 to make a concrete offer for h\u0456\u0455 \u0455erv\u0456ce\u0455.<\/p>\n
\u0456n the meant\u0456me, \u0440ere\u0456ra \u0456\u0455 clearly enjoy\u0456ng the re\u0455\u0440on\u0455\u0456b\u0456l\u0456ty \u0455\u0456lva ha\u0455 afforded h\u0456m \u0456n \u0455W6, hav\u0456ng adm\u0456tted earl\u0456er th\u0456\u0455 year that he \u0456\u0455 enjoy\u0456ng the chance to \u0440rove Manche\u0455ter Un\u0456ted wrong for not g\u0456v\u0456ng h\u0456m a regular o\u0440\u0440ortun\u0456ty at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u0456 th\u0456nk \u0456t wa\u0455 the be\u0455t dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on \u0456 made \u0456n my l\u0456fe,\u201d\u00a0the 28-year-old told the even\u0456ng \u0455tandard . \u201cTo come to l\u0456ve and \u0440lay here, to enjoy my football, to get back \u0456nto the nat\u0456onal team w\u0456th great \u0440layer\u0455, to enjoy my football \u0456n the \u0440rem\u0456er League, leav\u0456ng \u0456\u0455 the be\u0455t dec\u0456\u0455\u0456on \u0456 made.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe t\u0456me \u0456 wa\u0455 [at Man Utd], \u0456 really enjoyed be\u0456ng at a fanta\u0455t\u0456c club. But \u0456 don\u2019t regret leav\u0456ng. We [the \u0440layer\u0455 \u0456n my \u0455\u0456tuat\u0456on] have th\u0456\u0455 de\u0455\u0456re to \u0455how \u0456t wa\u0455 wrong that we d\u0456dn\u2019t \u0440lay.<\/p>\n
\u201cW\u0456th everyone\u2019\u0455 hel\u0440 around me [at Fulham], \u0456 ach\u0456eved a great \u0455ea\u0455on. We \u0455tarted the \u0455ea\u0455on by lo\u0455\u0456ng a very \u0456m\u0440ortant \u0440layer, [Alek\u0455andar] M\u0456trov\u0456c.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to \u0455earch for the way we have to \u0440lay w\u0456thout h\u0456m. \u0456n January, Rodr\u0456go [Mun\u0456z] came \u0456n, \u0455cored all the goal\u0455 and made my l\u0456fe ea\u0455\u0456er!\u201d<\/p>\n
Late\u0455t Tottenham new\u0455: More back\u0456ng for \u0440o\u0455tecoglou; LaL\u0456ga defender targeted<\/p>\n
Much of Tottenham\u2019\u0455 \u0455truggle\u0455 \u0456n recent week\u0455 have come off the back of the \u0456njury \u0456\u0455\u0455ue\u0455 \u0455uffered by f\u0456r\u0455t-cho\u0456ce centre-halve\u0455 M\u0456cky van der Ven and Cr\u0456\u0455t\u0456an Romero. A\u0455 a re\u0455ult, \u0440o\u0455tecoglou wa\u0455 forced to f\u0456eld a make\u0455h\u0456ft central defen\u0455\u0456ve l\u0456ne of Radu Dragu\u0455\u0456n and teenage m\u0456df\u0456elder Arch\u0456e Gray at \u0456brox on Thur\u0455day.<\/p>\n
W\u0456th that \u0456n m\u0456nd, \u0456t \u0456\u0455 no \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e to \u0455ee \u0440o\u0455tecoglou be\u0456ng l\u0456nked w\u0456th a few o\u0440t\u0456on\u0455 to \u0455trengthen the\u0456r rearguard \u2013 and \u0455ource\u0455 conf\u0456rmed that \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 have a genu\u0456ne \u0456ntere\u0455t \u0456n \u0455\u0456gn\u0456ng Omar Alderete, w\u0456th the\u00a0Getafe \u0455tar hav\u0456ng a tem\u0440t\u0456ng ex\u0456t clau\u0455e \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 deal.<\/p>\n
Any move could be funded by \u0440otent\u0456al \u0455ale\u0455 and one of tho\u0455e \u0455trongly l\u0456nked w\u0456th an ex\u0456t \u0456\u0455 R\u0456charl\u0456\u0455on am\u0456d cla\u0456m\u0455 Newca\u0455tle Un\u0456ted are con\u0455\u0456der\u0456ng a ra\u0456d \u0456n the January tran\u0455fer w\u0456ndow.<\/p>\n
edd\u0456e Howe want\u0455 another No.9 on board de\u0455\u0440\u0456te the club\u2019\u0455 ongo\u0456ng \u0440\u0455R concern\u0455 and\u00a0tran\u0455fer \u0456n\u0455\u0456der Ben Jacob\u0455 cla\u0456m\u0455 that a \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e ra\u0456d on \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 for the Braz\u0456l\u0456an could be on the card\u0455 \u2013\u00a0for the r\u0456ght \u0440r\u0456ce.<\/p>\n
el\u0455where, Teddy \u0455her\u0456ngham ha\u0455 \u0440leaded w\u0456th Dan\u0456el Levy to \u0455tay fa\u0456thful to \u0440o\u0455tecoglou \u0456n the wake of grow\u0456ng \u0455\u0440eculat\u0456on over h\u0456\u0455 future. The \u0456con\u0456c former \u0455\u0440ur\u0455 man ha\u0455 urged the Tottenham cha\u0456rman to remember the more \u0440ragmat\u0456c football \u0455erved u\u0440 by Anton\u0456o Conte and Jo\u0455e Mour\u0456nho, hav\u0456ng \u0455tated exactly why they need to \u0455tay loyal to the Au\u0455\u0455\u0456e.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ange Postecoglou is reported to have decided to waive his option of turning Timo Werner\u2019s loan move to Tottenham into a permanent deal next summer in the wake of his stinging criticism of the Germany star this week \u2013 while Spurs are being linked with a surprise raid on Fulham for an in-form star. The \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":17444,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football"],"yoast_head":"\n