Whilst it might currently be slightly unclear if Ange Postecoglou will be in charge at Tottenham Hotspur beyond the season, the club will still be planning their future squad building regardless.
Postecoglou might need to win the Europa League to give the necessary confidence that he is still the right man to lead Tottenham forward.
Fortunately, along Spurs’ run beyond the last-16 stage in the competition, Postecoglou should start to recover some of his key personnel.
Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven remain the most crucial absences, and both are thought to be building up their fitness behind the scenes right now.
That being said, the arrivals of Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel in January have already helped the situation.
And perhaps Tel’s arrival in particular could point to a big change on the horizon in N17.
Tottenham will consider selling Son Heung-min in the summer
According to Give Me Sport, Tottenham are now considering the departure of their captain Son Heung-min in the summer.
The report says that there’s an ‘openness to Son leaving’, even if the 32-year-old has been such a loyal servant in north London.
Of course, it’s never going to be as simple as that – Son is on high wages and Spurs would probably still want to recoup at least the £22m they paid for the forward all the way back in 2015.
Therefore, it is reported that Son’s departure will depend on the level of interest in the South Korean.
There is said to be ‘genuine interest’ from Saudi Arabia in Son, but it remains to be seen if that is a move that would interest the forward.
And in addition to Son, Spurs are also said to be considering exits for Richarlison and Timo Werner, which perhaps isn’t as much of a surprise.
Mathys Tel could be Son Heung-min’s long-term replacement
Of course, it’s now very poignant that Postecoglou called Son ‘outstanding’ only a week or so ago.
Son hasn’t been at his best this season, partly due to the amount of minutes he’s had to play at 32-years-old.
But he’s still a vital figure around the club, an experienced campaigner who deserves to win a trophy before he departs N17.
That being said, Jermain Defoe was shocked by Son recently, a forward who is struggling to show the same tenacity that he once did in a Tottenham shirt.
And perhaps if Tel does sign permanently from Bayern Munich, he might be intended as Son’s long-term replacement on the left.