Ange Postecoglou will be looking for new candidates to join Tottenham's leadership group to continue to steer the squad forward.
The Australian selected the current crop of captains and senior figures, the first three coming when he joined the club as he appointed Son Heung-min as captain and Cristian Romero and James Maddison as vice-captains to the long-serving South Korean star. Then last summer the Tottenham boss added goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario to make it a leadership group of four senior players.
"I included him in the leadership [group] this year because I have just seen his growth," Postecoglou explained when he made the decision. "He is one of those guys who is really positive. He comes in every day wanting to work; he comes in on his days off wanting to work."
"He is a great example for everyone and a great human being as well. I thought he could add something to our leadership group."
Postecoglou also said this season: "As soon as I had a conversation with him, I knew he was the right bloke for us. Beyond being an outstanding goalkeeper, he is an outstanding human being. If you bring a person like that into your dressing room, it’s going to give you more than just a goalkeeper. He is the kind of guy who is going to have an influence over everything we do. He is going to have an influence over what I do and that’s how I keep learning — by bringing these kinds of players in."
With all of that in mind, it's time to look at the other candidates who could join the leadership group next season.
Dejan Kulusevski
The Swede captained Tottenham in the home game against Newcastle in January and this has been a season when his leadership has grown both for club and country as he's taken on the armband for Sweden as well.
Postecoglou has constantly praised Kulusevski for the way the 24-year-old stepped up and tried to drag the team on during the period when they were overplayed and jaded through the lack of numbers. Adding the midfielder, who speaks honestly and with high ambition, to the leadership group could be a key move this summer.
Dominic Solanke
Another player who stepped up when numbers were low, Postecoglou mentioned that Solanke had quickly settled within the club and was looked to by most as one of the senior players.
The £65million striker has missed recent weeks with a knee injury, but before that he was the focal point for Spurs and the players looked to him to hold up the ball, score and assist up front. While not a direct replacement, Solanke has taken on a lot of the responsibilities that Harry Kane used to have.
The England captain was part of the Tottenham leadership group before his departure for Bayern Munich and perhaps Solanke could also follow him joining the senior group of leaders.
Rodrigo Bentancur
This certainly did not look like an option earlier in the season with Bentancur's disciplinary issues causing problems, not least the comments about Son that got him into hot water with the FA, as well as his international suspension following the events at the Copa America.
However, the Uruguayan has knuckled down this campaign and is getting back to his pre-cruciate ligament injury levels. The three-time Serie A winner has also been a guiding figure for the team's younger players and has been seen on numerous occasions speaking passionately to teenagers like Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall during and after games.
The club are expected to begin new contract talks with Bentancur and perhaps more of a senior role will be part of the discussions.
Kevin Danso
In the Austrian international, Spurs brought in a strong character in the winter transfer window and his presence has already been felt around the club.
Danso fits into the mould of a classic Postecoglou player in that he's had to fight his way back up from being knocked down the football ladder and he's got the character that comes with that.
There's an unusual dynamic at Tottenham in Ben Davies being captain of Wales most of the time but the 31-year-old has never been included in the leadership group at any point during his near 11 years at the club. That leaves a space for another defender to step into that leadership void and Danso has the profile to do so.
Archie Gray
Bear with us here. We know Archie Gray is only 18-years-old and this is more one for the future, but it might not be too many seasons before we see the teenager wear the armband. He's got the ability and maturity to be a Declan Rice of sorts for Tottenham in the years ahead.
It's also worth noting that a couple of years back, despite being very young, Oliver Skipp was brought into the leadership group at Spurs with a view to being a voice for the younger players and also in order to fast track his own leadership capabilities.
Skipp is now at Leicester but the logic could work for another player and if anything is going to be given a similar role in the current leadership group, it's Gray.
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