At least five Tottenham stars could see their long-term futures impacted by some major transfer decisions already made by the club. Ange Postecoglou has endured a challenging last few months in north London but the displays of some younger players, both at Spurs and elsewhere, offers a brighter future.
Lucas Bergvall is one of those currently shining and he has recently become a regular starter for Postecoglou. Joining Tottenham, and snubbing Barcelona in the process, from Djurgardens in Sweden during the January transfer window for just £8.5million, he has arguably become the club's best performing midfielder in just two months.
That is quite damning for both Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur with both senior players struggling for consistency this season. Despite both being all-action central midfielders, Postecoglou has been forced to deploy them in deeper positions which has often seen them caught out of position.
If improvements aren't made, the duo could easily be on the chopping block especially with Archie Gray and Bergvall both able to cover. There is also the Johnny Cardoso factor with Spurs having the chance to sign him for just £21million from Real Betis, a specific clause agreed in Giovani Lo Celso's permanent move back to Spain.
Others further up the pitch could be at risk sooner rather than later especially with Wilson Odobert returning from injury at a high level. While Mathys Tel has struggled since his loan to Bayern Munich, the buy-option in that deal is said to be just £45.7million and that could be well money spent on a player with his talent.
If that is activated, it could spell the end of Brennan Johnson's time at the club especially with how much better Tel looked off the right in the defeat to Fulham. Yang Min-Hyeok could also be set for a big future at the club after arriving for just £3.6m from Gangwon FC in the K-League.
Mason Melia is another talent for the future now contracted to the Lilywhites with £1.6million spent to sign him from St Pats in Ireland. Those three aforementioned attackers being at Spurs may well result in Richarlison being sold.
Injury issues for the Brazilian have been prominent over the last few seasons and therefore Spurs could soon opt to part ways. At the opposite end of the pitch, the arrival of Luka Vuskovic has been long-awaited with a £12million deal to sign him agreed back in the summer of 2023.
Multiple loans have followed since then with the wonderkid making a huge impact wherever he has gone. With Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven quite clearly as the first-choice options, and Kevin Danso to be signed on a permanent basis for a fee in the region of £21million, Radu Dragusin faces an uncertain future.
The Romania international is currently out with a serious knee injury but the long-term future in his position appears in place and that could see him look to move elsewhere
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