Tottenham to make last-minute move to sign new centre-back

Tottenham They have already signed Archie Gray and Dominic Solanke, spending over £100m in this window to strengthen the squad.

After that, they have been busy selling some of their stars to balance the books. Oliver Skipp has joined Leicester City, while Emerson Royal has been sold to AC Milan.

Now, according to the report of Insider information about footballTottenham are 'working' to sign a new centre-back before Friday's deadline after prioritising the addition of a defender to their ranks this week.

The report further claims that Spurs are also interested in signing a new midfielder, with Ange Postecoglou reportedly targeting two new faces, but the exact names of his targets have not been mentioned in the article.

Tottenham Hotspur started last season with a very weak defensive department and Postecoglou was forced to use Emerson and Ben Davies in central defence at one point due to the absences of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven through injury.

Tottenham look to make last-minute signing of new centre-back

The Lilywhites ultimately decided to sign Radu Dragusin in January to add depth to the centre-back position. Therefore, Postecoglou currently has three senior options and the Australian manager could bring in another.

Since Tottenham are in the Europa League This season, they will have to play more games and will require adequate depth in each position, so it is no surprise to hear that they are also considering another midfielder.

It looks set to be a busy few days in North London and it will be interesting to see who Tottenham ultimately sign before the end of this window to bolster their squad.

Meanwhile, Postecoglou's side have enjoyed a promising start to this season. Despite putting in impressive performances against Leicester City in the opening game, Premier League In this match they had to settle for one point due to the lack of effectiveness of the attacker.

However, after that, they destroyed Everton Last weekend, at home, the team won 4-0. Son Heung-Min scored a brace, while Yves Bissouma and Romero scored the other two.

Now, the North London club will travel to St James' Park to face Newcastle United Tottenham have conceded 10 goals on their last two trips to Tyneside this weekend and will be hoping to improve that tally in this game.