Fabio Paratici has made signing a central defender a priority at Tottenham Hotspur this summer a priority, Football London suggest.
Tottenham have Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez, Japhet Tanganga and Joe Rodon as their current options to play in defence.
However, none of the quintet entirely convinced at Spurs last term.
Jose Mourinho named numerous different defensive pairings, but never truly settled upon a reliable one.
Mourinho is renowned for his ability to make sides solid and tough to beat, but even he couldn’t solve Tottenham’s defensive issues.
And it seems that Paratici believes that new additions will be required to solve the issues at the back.
A good plan
Tottenham’s new sporting director apparently plans to bring in a central defender already, as he gets to work on improving Spurs’ fortunes.
No names are mentioned in the report, but that news is sure to help the Italian win favour with Tottenham fans, who have grown frustrated with their defensive issues.
Tottenham do only have a limited budget to spend, but they have a plan to raise funds for their new centre-back.
Spurs are said to be hoping that the sale of Juan Foyth and the sell-on clause in Marcus Edwards deal should help them raise enough cash to go after a new defender in the coming weeks.
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