Ange could sign Van de Ven 2.0 as 6 ft 3 colossus wows Spurs scouts
The central defender has been touted with a possible move to England in January.
Tottenham Hotspur need a quick response after the current international break to put any concerns over a drastic slump to bed after successive defeats earlier this month.
Ange Postecoglou’s side were beaten 4-1 by Chelsea – a game in which they were reduced to ten-men – and then lost 2-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers, who scored two goals in stoppage time.
The loss to the Blues was particularly damaging as they lost influential summer signings Micky van de Ven and James Maddison to injuries, alongside the red cards to Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.
Van de Ven had to be withdrawn during the first half after he pulled up with a hamstring strain after an attempt to shepherd the ball back to Guglielmo Vicario.
The Dutch central defender is now expected to be out of action until January, such is the severity of his injury, and Spurs have conceded five goals in the 135 minutes plus stoppage time played since his early exit against Chelsea.
This blow has exposed the lack of depth within the squad and it has now been reported that the club are eyeing up a possible signing to add to their group of centre-backs in January.
Spurs transfer news – Koki Machida
According to 90min reporter Sean Walsh, Union Saint-Gilloise centre-back Koki Machida has emerged as a potential target for Postecoglou at the start of next year.
The journalist has claimed that the left-footed titan has been wowing Spurs scouts when they have been to track his progress, which has led to him being looked at as someone who could come in to bolster their defensive ranks.
In the accompanying article, it is stated that Tottenham and Postecoglou would like to bring in another defender who suits playing an aggressive and high-pressing style, which is something Eric Dier and Ben Davies have looked uncomfortable in.
The outlet has reported that the Premier League side are now eyeing up Machida as they believe that he has the physical qualities to thrive in that system.
However, there is no mention of how much it could cost to snap him up from the Belgian side or whether or not they would face competition from any other clubs.
Postecoglou could now land his next version of van de Ven by securing a swoop to sign Machida from Union ahead of the second half of the season.
