Kevin Danso may well turn out to be one of the signings of the January transfer window if his Tottenham form continues to go one way. The Austrian has settled into life in north London incredibly quickly and delivered some very impressive showings in his first four Spurs appearances.
Even in those disappointing cup defeats at the hands of Liverpool and Aston Villa, the centre-back was a rare shining light for the north London club a matter of days after his loan move from Lens. His temporary move does become permanent in the summer for £20.9million and that price tag is already looking to be quite the snip going on his displays so far.
His performance in Saturday's 4-1 win at Ipswich Town was perhaps his best one yet in a Tottenham shirt. He was a big figure at the back for Spurs and it was no surprise to see Guglielmo Vicario jump on his back after the game as they celebrated the win.
"I think he enjoys the whacks," said Ange Postecoglou on his player in his post-match press conference. "He's been great for us since he came in. He's really taken to the club, taken to the group of players, taken on the challenge.
"It's not easy when you're coming into a new club, and we're asking him to come in and almost be a senior member. We still had three teenagers out there starting today, and a fourth coming on. It's still a really young team. I think Kevin's been a super addition for us."
At a time when some January signings take a while to settle in, Danso has immediately looked at home at the heart of defence and it is clear to see why Tottenham secured an agreement with Lens for his signature. Previously lacking cover in defence, Danso is more than just an option to rotate in and out as he has all the qualities Postecoglou looks for in his centre-backs.
That is why it is perhaps not such a straightforward decision when it comes to the upcoming returns of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven following their long injury layoffs. Danso has more than made his case for a permanent starting spot and that in turn is going to leave the head coach with quite a selection dilemma on his hands.
After the amount of injuries he has had to put him with this season, it will be one he cherishes. It may even be Danso who is the permanent member of Tottenham's centre-back partnership as Romero and Van de Ven could be drafted in and out to manage their minutes rather than push them too much too soon.
There is the possibility that Wednesday evening's game against Manchester City is the last fixture when Postecoglou does not have Romero and Van de Ven available for selection. Speaking at his pre-match press conference last Friday, Postecoglou revealed that the duo could possibly be back in time for the Europa League round of 16 first leg clash against AZ Alkmaar on Thursday, March 6.
He said: "Then we've got a week before the first Europa game. We've got the weekend off. And again, that's about the time we're hoping that guys like Romero and Micky in particular they should be in and around that sort of mark. And Richie and Dom not too far behind, to be honest.
"And again, with that, we've got sort of two games before the international break. So we're kind of mapping it out and trying to sort of navigate a way where we can have as fit and healthy squad as we have all year for the run-in."
On Romero's recent scan, he added: "Yeah, he's had that and it's going well. He's in a good place. So, like I said, with him and Micky, it's just picking our moment now.
"I'm really keen to get them back and have him back for the rest of the year. We've got a really good sort of period coming up where I think we can manage that where they're back, they've had good weeks of training with us, so that when they do come back in, they're in a good place. So, yeah, he's still going well."
Tottenham's squad is already looking stronger following the return of Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Wilson Odobert and Brennan Johnson to action over the past fortnight. Add Romero, Van de Ven, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke to the mix and they look to be in a really good position to attack the rest of the campaign if everyone stays fit.
Postecoglou already has welcome selection dilemmas in certain areas of the pitch and that is something he will have at centre-back considering Danso's form and the return of Romero and Van de Ven. Many will probably expect the duo to be immediately reinstated to the team but Danso will certainly have something to say about that.
He has proved to be a very good acquisition in his first four games for the club and it is only the start of things to come for him in N17.
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