More transfer news, and this one’s a bit exciting! While most of the Tottenham Hotspur rumors this month have been about attacking players, Gianluca DiMarzio is now reporting that Spurs are currently working on a loan deal for AC Milan and former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori.
Tomori has been used somewhat sparingly at Milan this season after being at the heart of central defense for four seasons, and lurking around a few Milan message boards, the reason he’s not playing much now is apparently that Tomori fell out with then-manager Paulo Fonseca and subsequently fell down the pecking order.
Tomori profiles as a ball-playing central defender, which is actually a pretty good fit for Ange Postecoglou’s tactics. With Radu Dragusin injured for who knows how long, bringing in a body for the back line makes a ton of sense, especially on loan. Ange Postecoglou also mentioned that the club is looking at defenders in the waning days of the window due to Dragusin’s injury.
DiMarzio says that Spurs have leaped ahead of Aston Villa, the other interested club, for Tomori and that the player would like a return to the Premier League. It’s not much, but it’s something, and DiMarzio usually isn’t wrong with regards to the major Italian clubs.
I know he’s former Chelsea and that would make him the first blue scum player to move to Spurs since William Gallas, but at this point we need bodies, and if he’s not a perfect fit for Postecoglou, he at least looks like a central defender who a) can do a job and b) is uninjured.