(Reuters) – According to manager Ange Postecoglou, Tottenham Hotspur are not expected to make any more signings during the January transfer window. This announcement comes ahead of their Premier League match against Brentford on Wednesday. Tottenham, currently in fifth place, recently brought in forward Timo Werner on loan from RB Leipzig and signed defender Radu Dragusin from Genoa in an effort to break back into the top four.
“Unlikely, I’d say. I don’t see any incomings,” Postecoglou told reporters in London.
However, the team will be welcoming back midfielder Pape Matar Sarr, who had started 16 league games this season before leaving for national duty with Senegal at the African Cup of Nations, where they were knocked out in the second round. “He should be back tomorrow at some stage. Disappointed for him. Senegal kind of had a real ambition to win the competition… He should be fine for Saturday,” Postecoglou said.
Postecoglou also praised Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney, who scored 19 minutes into his comeback earlier this month from an eight-month ban for betting offences. “As soon as he comes into that team he gives them a different look,” he said. “So much of (Brentford’s) attacking threat revolves around him.”
Tottenham are currently trailing fourth-placed Aston Villa by three points and were knocked out of the FA Cup after a fifth-round loss to Manchester City on Saturday. “I think the other night gives us a sense of where we are at a little bit with regards to our destination. But in terms of our starting point I really believe we have made progress… the results are slowly inching our way as well,” he said. “If we continue to make progress… there’s belief in us that we can bridge that gap at some point.”
Postecoglou also commented on Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp’s decision to leave the club at the end of the season, calling it a “shock to everyone.” He also expressed interest in how long Klopp’s sabbatical will be, noting his own thoughts on the topic. “I’ve got a sense it just drags us back in, but I hope he does have the break that I think he deserves,” he added.
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing By Hugh Lawson)
