The January transfer window may have closed for business eight days ago but planning for the future does not stop at Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs were active in the winter market after confirming deals for Antonin Kinsky, Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel.
Kinsky signed on a permanent deal until 2031 after moving from Slavia Prague, with Danso's move also becoming permanent in the summer after initially signing on loan. Tel also made the move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on loan but Ange Postecoglou's comments do seem to suggest that the Frenchman is here for the long haul rather than just staying for a matter of months.
In terms of the Tottenham squad, a handful of players will be out of contract come the end of the season. As part of the planning for the 2025/26 season and beyond, Postecoglou, Johan Lange and the club will have to decide very soon whether to offer the players in question fresh terms or allow them to depart come the end of June.
football.london takes a look at the six players who Tottenham must makes decisions on over the next five months:
Mathys Tel
Tel's loan deal ends in June but Tottenham do have a £45.8million option in their agreement with Bayern Munich to make the move permanent. Speaking a matter of days after Spurs finalised a deal for the highly-rated Frenchman, Postecoglou said: "He'll be a Tottenham player, mate. He'll be a Tottenham player. I think he'll show everyone he's going to be a Tottenham player in the next six months. I didn't bring him here for six months."
Despite suffering two defeats in his first two games, the 19-year-old, who scored at Aston Villa last weekend, is happy with his start to life in the capital. Perhaps a very easy decision for Tottenham to make in the summer.
Timo Werner
Timo Werner looks set to add to Postecoglou's attacking options very soon after spending the past month out of action with a hamstring injury. The German has struggled to make a real impact for Spurs since returning to the club on a season-long loan deal and he can now no longer play for the team in the Europa League after being cut from the 25-man squad.
With a host of options ahead of him in the pecking order, a summer return to RB Leipzig looks on the cards rather than Tottenham opting to sign him permanently.
Sergio Reguilon
Sergio Reguilon would have departed Tottenham on a permanent basis in January in an ideal world due to his contract status. However, due to the amount of injuries Spurs have been dealt over the course of the season, the north London club couldn't afford to part with the Spaniard as they had to ensure they had sufficient cover in defence.
A summer exit will come to fruition and Reguilon should have plenty of options as he will be available on a free transfer.
Ben Davies
Ben Davies' Tottenham contract expires in the summer but it would appear that he will be remaining at the club for the 2025/26 campaign. football.london reported in November that Spurs have decided to take up a one-year extension on the Welshman's contract, although Spurs have not officially announced the extra year on Davies' contract just yet.
Maybe not a player in Tottenham's first XI when everyone is available, the experienced defender has performed so well when called upon by Postecoglou and he most definitely deserves to stay as a valued member of the squad beyond this campaign.
Fraser Forster
Fraser Forster's time at Tottenham could soon be coming to an end. The 36-year-old, who has served Tottenham well since joining in the summer of 2022, is out of contract in the summer and has dropped down the pecking order following the arrival of Kinsky.
Not only has the young Czech ace moved ahead of the veteran goalkeeper, Brandon Austin has also done likewise after some good showings for Tottenham in January. As he turns 37 in March and with highly-rated goalkeepers Josh Keeley and Luca Gunter also to consider, it probably is the perfect time for both parties to go their separate ways.
Alfie Whiteman
The time is probably also right for boyhood fan Alfie Whiteman to move on to pastures new. Whiteman currently has Guglielmo Vicario, Kinsky, Austin and Forster ahead of him in the pecking order, thus meaning he has very little chance of adding to his solitary Spurs appearance.
As the academy graduate has very little first-team experience to his name despite turning 26 back in October, a Tottenham exit will give him the chance to become an established first-choice goalkeeper elsewhere.
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