Although Kevin Danso arrived at Tottenham Hotspur over the weekend, Daniel Levy is still very keen to sign another centre-back given the injury to Radu Dragusin.
Tottenham were excellent against Brentford on the road on Sunday, a 2-0 win which was underlined by a strong defensive performance.
With Danso not available yet, having only signed on the day of the game, it was Ben Davies who partnered Archie Gray at the back, a partnership fans in N17 would have never envisioned at the start of the season.
But to their credit, Davies and Gray were superb, as were the full-backs alongside them.
However, it’s surely unsustainable for Postecoglou to keep fielding players out of position at centre-back, hence Levy’s desire to find another centre-back before the transfer deadline.
Tottenham sent a late offer for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi
It’s well known by this point that Tottenham want Axel Disasi, even if he isn’t too keen on a move to north London.
But Fabrizio Romano’s update that Spurs submitted a late bid for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi over the past 48 hours is significant.
Tottenham have been interested in Guehi in the past, and judging by Romano’s update it would seem as if the club did attempt a stunning late move for the defender, even if their bid was rejected.
Newcastle United were quoted £75m for Guehi when they tabled their interest in the summer, a centre-back who is now a regular starter for England.
Posting his news on X, Romano wrote: “Tottenham keep trying for Axel Disasi after loan fee agreed with Chelsea as revealed yesterday, no green light yet from player.
“Spurs also made a late bid for Marc Guehi in last 48h as top target but Palace rejected, will now run to summer; out of contract in June 2026.”
Daniel Levy needs to back Ange Postecoglou
Frustrating if not exciting news for Tottenham fans, who will be happy to see that Levy was willing to spend big, but also disappointed that negotiations seemingly ended very quickly.
Of course, if Tottenham were able to land a player of Guehi’s stature, it would be interesting to see how Postecoglou set up his team when all were fit.
It seems unlikely that a centre-back pairing of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven would be disrupted, but at the same time, Guehi wouldn’t join any club to sit on the bench.
In fairness, Spurs’ first-choice duo haven’t been available too often, stressing the need for another signing to come in.
An important 12 hours or so for Tottenham, who need to continue to back Postecoglou, especially after some strong signs against Brentford.