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Antes do jogo contra a Ponte Preta, válido pela 16ª rodada da Série B, a torcida do Botafogo acompanhou o ônibus do time desde o hotel na Barra da Tijuca, onde a delegação se concentrava, até o estádio Nilton Santos. No vídeo de bastidores da “Botafogo TV”, o goleiro Diego Loureiro comemorou o apoio dos torcedores e destacou que o incentivo é “sempre muito importante”.

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-A sensação foi muito boa. A gente sabe que é um momento delicado por conta da pandemia, mas é sempre muito bom ter a presença da torcida de perto. A gente sentia falta deles dentro de campo, mas sentir o calor deles ali dando apoio, dando incentivo pra gente é sempre muito importante. Esperamos que, de alguma forma, eles estejam sempre nos apoiando e perto da gente passando todo o incentivo deles, isso é extremamente importante para nós antes de um jogo desse – comemorou.

A opinião foi compartilhada pelo atacante Rafael Navarro. No vídeo, o camisa 99 destacou que sente saudades da torcida e lembrou que eles trazem uma “energia positiva”.

– Essa energia positiva que eles trazem pra gente é maravilhosa, sempre bom. A gente está com saudade, sim – sintetizou.

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Os torcedores planejaram uma “Carreta Gloriosa” para que o ônibus do time fosse acompanhado de carro ou de moto sem aglomerações. A ideia foi organizada pelo movimento “Ninguém Ama Como A Gente” e divulgada pelo clube nas redes sociais, com o pedido para evitar aglomerações. No entanto, na saída do elenco do hotel, ainda foi possível ver imagens de alguns torcedores se aglomerando no local.

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O meio-campista Claudinho esbanjou sua emoção ao falar sobre a contagem regressiva para defender Seleção olímpica no duelo com a Espanha, pela final dos Jogos Olímpicos. Em entrevista coletiva na véspera do duelo, que acontecerá neste sábado, às 8h30 (de Brasília), o camisa 20 falou sobre a ansiedade para atuar em Yokohama e recordou sua caminhada.

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– É uma sensação indescritível, que nem mesmo nos meus melhores sonhos podia imaginar. É claro que vim em busca de defender o ouro olímpico, mas não podia imaginar o quanto seria prazeroso chegar até aqui – e frisou:

– Espero que seja um espetáculo bonito de se ver, mas que a gente saia com esse ouro – completou.

O jogador de 24 anos falou sobre a ansiedade que teve no momento no qual André Jardine anunciou a lista de convocados.

– A gente colhe nossos frutos quando a gente se destaca no seu clube, fica nervoso, apreensivo. Quando saiu minha primeira convocação (na reta final dos amistosos preparatórios), fiquei muito feliz de poder ajudar, mostrar meu valor, meu futebol, mostrar que podia ajudar a Seleção nessa Olimpíada. Quando saiu meu nome na lista final fiquei mais feliz por meu nome estar aqui no meio de tantos atletas qualificados – e recordou:

– Há três anos eu tinha esse sonho meio esquecido dentro de mim, pois não estava em um bom momento. Mas, graças a Deus, dei essa volta por cima. Hoje estou em boa fase no RB Bragantino, posso agora representar meu país e vivo esse sonho de estar na Olimpíada – complementou.

A Seleção olímpica encerra sua preparação para a decisão à noite, com uma atividade no Estádio Hodogawa Park Soccer Field. A única dúvida ainda é no setor ofensivo. Matheus Cunha se recupera bem de lesão e voltou a treinar com bola, mas sua presença é incerta.

أفلت قائد ليفربول فيرجيل فان دايك من عقوبة الاتحاد الإنجليزي لكرة القدم بسبب واقعة في مباراة فريقه أمام نيوكاسل بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

والتقى ليفربول ونيوكاسل ليلة الأربعاء ضمن مواجهات البريميرليج، في مباراة انتهت بالتعادل الإيجابي بنتيجة 3-3.

وشهدت مباراة الفريقين، توترًا بين قائد ليفربول فيرجيل فان دايك ونجم نيوكاسل أنتوني جوردون.

واصطدم فان دايك بجوردون في الشوط الأول أثناء تقدم نيوكاسل 1-0، ولكن الحادث لم يُعاقب عليه من قبل الاتحاد الإنجليزي لكرة القدم.

تم فحص الحادث بواسطة تقنية الفيديو المساعد “الفار”، حيث أظهرت اللقطات أن فان دايك دفع جوردون باستخدام كتفه دون أن تكون الكرة في المنطقة.

ورغم أن بعض المحللين اعتبروا أن فان دايك كان محظوظًا بعدم تلقيه بطاقة حمراء، قرر المسؤولون أن الحادث لا يستدعي عقوبة قاسية بحسب ما أفادت صحيفة “إكسبريس” البريطانية.

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ووفقًا لتوجيهات الدوري الإنجليزي، فإن الحوادث التي يتم فحصها بواسطة الفار لا يمكن أن تخضع للمراجعة التأديبية بأثر رجعي من قبل الاتحاد الإنجليزي، وهو ما يعني أن فان دايك لن يتعرض لعقوبة إضافية.

من جهة أخرى، اعترض مدرب نيوكاسل، إيدي هاو، على تعامل الحكام مع بعض الحوادث، بما في ذلك عدم إشهار بطاقة حمراء لفان دايك، ووصف الحادث بالمفاجئ.

كما كان هناك اعتراضات من جانب نيوكاسل على حادثة أخرى في منطقة الجزاء بين كوانساه وألكسندر إيزاك.

كشف حسام حمدي وكيل أعمال وشقيق أحمد حمدي لاعب الزمالك، النقاب عن تطورات علاج اللاعب من إصابته، وموقف الجهاز الفني وزملاءه.

وكان أحمد حمدي قد تعرض لإصابة بقضع في الرباط الصليبي خلال مباراة الزمالك ونهضة بركان في نهائي الكونفدرالية، بعد دقائق من تسجيله هدف فوز الفارس الأبيض بالبطولة.

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وقال حسام حمدي في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “إم بي سي مصر2”: “اللاعب أجرى العميلة يوم 16 يونيو الماضي في ألمانيا، قضى شهرين ونصف في دبي للتأهيل وعاد منذ أسبوع”.

وأضاف: “حالة حمدي هي التي ستحدد موعد عودته للتدريبات ولا يوجد وقت محدد، قطعنا شوطًا كبيرًا جدًا معه، وتتبقى فترة التأهيل خارج الملعب”.

وأردف: “حالته مطمئنة وهو يسير بشكل جيد، هو لديه عزيمة للوصول لشيء جيد في كرة القدم منذ الصغر وحالته النفسية حاليًا جيدة”.

وتابع: “منذ اليوم الأول لـ أحمد حمدي في الزمالك وأشعر أنه ليس غريبًا على النادي، الجماهير تعامله كأنه متواجد في النادي منذ عشرة سنوات، والعلاقة بينه وبين جمهور الزمالك جيدة”.

وأتم: “عقده مع نادي الزمالك لمدة سنتين ونصف، وجميع أفراد الجهاز الفني شرفونا في البيت قبل خضوعه للعملية، ودائمًا اللاعبين على تواصل معه ويساندونه”.

‘New Zealand Cricket and I have talked about this for a long time, looking after the staff and the players we have’

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Feb-2020

New Zealand coach Gary Stead winds up•Getty Images

New Zealand’s returning coach Gary Stead has said that he was “very surprised” by the criticism that had been directed at him when we went on a pre-planned leave, after the team had been blanked 5-0 in the T20I series against India.Stead handed over the reins to bowling coach Shane Jurgensen for the following three-match ODI series and took a five-day break, which sparked outrage in New Zealand. Former captain Jeremy Coney, in particular, was scathing in his criticism of the coach and the timing of his leave. Prior to the T20Is against India, New Zealand had been whitewashed 3-0 across the Tasman Sea in the longest format.ALSO READ: Coney hits out at Stead, NZC defends coach’s leave”I was really surprised,” Stead said ahead of the first Test against India. “I mean New Zealand Cricket and I have talked about this for a long time, looking after the staff and the players we have. So, we did that and I know New Zealand Cricket are doing what we think is right for our us as people, first and foremost, so we did it. I was very surprised.”I guess everyone is entitled to their opinion. I guess what Jeremy Coney says about me doesn’t necessarily have relevance to the way we go about things. So, yeah…”New Zealand cricket had earlier backed Stead’s pre-planned holiday, citing workload issues. In Stead’s absence, New Zealand clinched the ODI series 3-0. After sweeping the ODI series, captain Kane Williamson opted not to read too much into Stead’s leave and reiterated that it was a pre-planned one.Stead said that he now felt refreshed following the break and is plotting an upturn in New Zealand’s Test fortunes after their 3-0 drubbing in Australia.”It was good to spend time with the family,” he said. I know that. Look, I have had four-five days and I’m back to work planning for this Test series now. Again, the distractions don’t need to be there. So, we have to move on and look ahead to the India Test series now. “

The New Zealand batsman rues the team losing the series 5-0 to India but hopes they can do better in the ODIs

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New Zealand lose from a commanding position once again

Ross Taylor had made his T20I debut in December 2006 in Wellington along with the likes of Peter McGlashan, Chaminda Vaas, and Muttiah Muralitharan. Nearly 14 years later, in Mount Maunganui, Taylor became only the second New Zealander, after Suzie Bates, to feature in 100 T20Is. After receiving a special cap from his good mate Martin Guptill, the 35-year old marked the occasion with a half-century, studded by three successive signature hockey-swiped boundaries in a 34-run over off allrounder Shivam Dube. Some of those blows had his family, who were at the Bay Oval, up on their feet.ALSO READ: New Zealand cricket is in the best hands with Williamson – KohliHowever, Taylor himself was at the heart of a dramatic collapse – 6 for 25 – as New Zealand lost another game from a seemingly winning position. He admitted that the defeat indeed soured the landmark and looked back at how T20 cricket has evolved from being a bit hit-and-giggle to a “pretty serious competition”.”It’s still sinking in,” Taylor said at the post-match press conference. “Disappointing with the series [loss] and the way things have gone, but nice to be the first one [NZ men’s cricketer] to get there [100 T20Is]. Hopefully, in time, Guppy and co. will surpass me and will set the benchmark. When I first played Twenty20 cricket, we used to play one game and think it would be a bit of warm-up for the one-dayers whereas it has turned into a pretty serious competition. But, no, it was evolved greatly and it’s a honour and privilege to be the first one for New Zealand.”Ross Taylor hits powerfully through the off side•Getty Images

In 2017, after the T20 World Cup in India, where Taylor had managed just 91 runs in five innings, he had been dropped from the side. The then-coach Mike Hesson explained that the players on the fringe were putting too much pressure on Taylor.Taylor has been largely out of favour in various T20 leagues around the world since the previous T20 World Cup, but is now back in the New Zealand middle order as they search for some stability. While Taylor did hit a brace of fifties against India, he was dismissed in the last over in regulation time before both the Super-Over finishes in Hamilton and Wellington.The trend continued in Mount Maunganui. After New Zealand had lost Guptill and Colin Munro cheaply in pursuit of 164, Taylor and Tim Seifert teed up 99 together off 56 balls. When New Zealand needed 66 off 60 balls, with eight wickets in hand, the game was within their grasp. However, Saini took down both the set batsmen while Jasprit Bumrah yorked Daryl Mitchell and Tim Southee to seal a 5-0 whitewash.”It’s one of those things where we’ve been there to Bangladesh a couple of times and you lose a couple of times… Different players deal with it in different ways and in saying that it’s probably a good thing that this series is over and we move onto a different format,” Taylor said.One of the positives for New Zealand in an otherwise horror series has been Seifert’s form in front of the stumps and also behind it. After struggling to finish the innings in the early half of the series, he moved up the order in the injury-enforced absence of Kane Williamson and struck back-to-back half-centuries.On Sunday, he unveiled a variety of strokes, including the slog-sweep and his favourite scoop over the shoulder. He had also briefly looked good against Bumrah when he took a blameless back-of-a-length ball from middle stump and swatted it away, bisecting wide long-on and deep midwicket in the 12th over of the chase. Taylor was pleased with Seifert’s progress and said that he will have to learn to adapt to batting outside the top three once Williamson returns from injury.Tim Seifert scored a quick half-century•Getty Images

“For him, he has taken his opportunity with Kane not going,” Taylor said of Seifert. “When Kane does come back, him batting at No.4 or wherever he ends up batting, he has got to learn that role and put pressure on the incumbents. I thought he batted well and it would’ve been nice if we had held in a little bit longer, but I’ve played 100 games and there have been what-ifs throughout my career. Not only with the bat, but with the gloves, and the way he patrols the outfield with the angles, he’s getting better and better each day.”Since the innings victory in the Mount Maunganui Test against England last November, New Zealand have been winless in nine matches across formats. Taylor, though, hoped that a switch in format to one-day cricket could switch up New Zealand’s fortunes. Taylor himself has been in stellar form in 50-overs, averaging 63.56 since the 2015 World Cup. Only India captain Virat Kohli has better figures among batsmen with more than 1000 runs in this period.New Zealand will also welcome back allrounders Jimmy Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme for the three-match ODI series, which begins in Hamilton on February 5. Neesham, in particular, has been in excellent domestic form, having won the 20-over Super Smash with Wellington Firebirds and bagged career-best List A figures of 5 for 29 in the Ford Trophy.”Even though it’s a different format, it [losing] still does hurt,” Taylor said. “Winning is a habit…and losing all those tight games. We’re going into a format that’s probably one of strengths and when we do come back to play Twenty20 cricket and Test cricket, those wounds would be addressed. Now, one-day cricket, hopefully Kane’s shoulder is alright, new personnel and some world-class to come back and we look forward to have them back in the squad.”

In recent years, Everton have been successful in developing and investing in youth, with multiple players having an impact on the Toffees' first team.

The club have had to rely on youth at times this campaign, with the club's struggles with FFP and PSR rules making it difficult for the club to be active in the transfer market.

Jarrad Branthwaite has been the main beneficiary this campaign, with the 21-year-old excelling under Sean Dyche – subsequently being linked with a £75m move to Manchester United just four years after his £1m arrival at Goodison Park.

Other talents, such as Tom Davies and Ross Barkley came through Everton's academy before going on to make over 100 appearances for the Toffees, with the latter making the club £15m when he left to join Premier League rivals Chelsea.

However, a few years ago, there was a talent within the club's academy who had huge potential to become Seamus Coleman's heir. Despite this, eight years on from his debut for the Toffees, he's no longer at Goodison, and now playing second-tier football.

Jonjoe Kenny's stats for Everton

Right-back Jonjoe Kenny joined Everton at the age of nine, with the defender rapidly progressing through the ranks before signing his first professional deal back in 2014.

He was loaned out to Wigan Athletic and Oxford United in League One and League Two respectively during 2015 and 2016, before making his Premier League debut as a substitute in the 3-0 victory over Norwich City in May 2016.

However, he would have to wait until the 2017/18 campaign to make his first top-flight start, with Kenny starting in the 5-2 defeat against Arsenal after an injury to first-choice right-back Coleman.

He would go on to make 19 appearances in the Premier League that season, in a campaign which was his pinnacle in a Toffees shirt before dropping down the pecking order.

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He was subsequently loaned to Schalke in the Bundesliga for the 2019/20 season, where he received consistent first-team minutes but failed to do enough to earn a permanent move to Germany.

Kenny would again leave Goodison for consistent minutes, joining Scottish champions Celtic – where he only made 16 appearances over the course of the campaign.

The right-back rejected a new deal with the Toffees in 2022, leaving the club on a free transfer in order to fulfil his potential, with the youngster unable to secure a regular starting place in Everton's first-team.

Jonjoe Kenny's stats since leaving Everton

After leaving his boyhood club in 2022, he would return to Germany, this time signing for Hertha Berlin on a three-year deal. His first season saw him receive the consistent action he sought after, featuring for 2,242 minutes in the Bundesliga during the 2022/23 season.

However, his performances weren't enough to stop the club from dropping into Germany's second tier – with Hertha suffering their first relegation in over a decade.

Their relegation has seen Kenny find some form this campaign, with the former Everton defender chipping in with six goal contributions in his 21 league appearances.

However, it's sad to see the 27-year-old fall so far after his promising start to life at Everton, with the defender still yet to fulfil his potential since leaving the club.

With Kenny coming into his prime years, there's still time for the right-back to reach his potential, with the former England U21 international potentially being key in Hertha's push for an immediate return to Germany's top flight.

West Ham United are looking at signing a centre-back who silenced Kylian Mbappe recently, as technical director Tim Steidten seeks defensive upgrades.

Aguerd and Zouma attract Saudi interest

A real worry for manager David Moyes this season has been West Ham's lack of solidity in defence at times. The Hammers have been on the receiving end of some real drubbings this season, including a 5-0 at Fulham, 5-1 loss to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup and 6-0 home defeat to Arsenal.

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Concerns have surrounded the form of Nayef Aguerd, who is often prone to a fatal defensive error, with reports suggesting that both the Morocco international and central defensive partner Kurt Zouma are attracting interest from the Middle East.

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Clubs in Saudi Arabia are eyeing up moves for Zouma and Aguerd, and the latter has been linked with a move away since before the new year. West Ham are said to be targeting defensive reinforcements ahead of the summer window, especially as Angelo Ogbonna's contract runs down to expiry.

Fulham's Tosin Adarabioyo is an apparent target for West Ham, while Steidten also keeps tabs on other big name options from the continent.

West Ham looking at signing Jonathan Tah

According to HITC, Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah is one such option. The Germany international has been an ever-present in Xabi Alonso's starting elevens, as table-topping Leverkusen seek to make history by pipping Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title.

Tah has started 23 league matches under Alonso, even getting on the scoresheet four times, and his impressive form has earned him the nod from Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann. West Ham are apparently looking at signing Tah this summer and ran the rule over him during Germany's clash with France on Saturday. He managed to keep the likes of Mbappe at bay, as the PSG superstar could only muster a booking in a quiet display, which Germany won 2-0.

The defender's contract also expires next year as things stand, which could make him a relatively low-cost option. Tah already has a gleaming reputation from his time in the Bundesliga, with those close to him heaping praise on the player's physicality, attitude and general application.

"Jonathan has a great history here. He's an international player. He's ambitious. He is held in high regard by his teammates. We expect him to take the next step personality-wise," once said former Leverkusen boss Gerardo Seoane (via Bundesliga).

Former Germany manager Joachim Low, once drawing attention to his potential, heralded Tah's bursts of speed as a real plus point as well. Low said (via Bundesliga): "He's a young player with a lot of potential. He's physically strong and very quick. Everything is possible."

If Moyes is granted a stay beyond the end of 2023/2024, a defensive asset of Tah's calibre and experience could be just what West Ham need to take their backline to the next level.

Aside from Wednesday night, the last month of football has been a joy to watch for the Arsenal faithful.

Mikel Arteta's men have been imperious in the Premier League, and five wins in a row have seen them reaffirm their title credentials.

While it's difficult to pick a stand-out player from those games, it's hard to look past club captain Martin Odegaard, who has been masterful in midfield for the Gunners in recent weeks – he's the sort of player who doesn't come around very often.

That said, the talent factory that is Hale End might've just produced a gem who could get pretty close.

Martin Odegaard's time at Arsenal

Odegaard first joined Arsenal in a surprise loan move from European juggernauts Real Madrid in January 2021, and while he was far from poor, a return of just two goals and two assists in 20 appearances left some wondering whether it was worth signing him on a permanent in the summer.

However, Arteta and Edu were sure and opted to spend £34m on the Norwegian international in the August and to say that it was money well spent would be a vast understatement.

In his first full season as a Gunner, the mercurial midfielder scored seven goals and provided five assists in 40 appearances before being named club captain in July 2022, reflecting the impact he was having on the club outside his raw numbers.

With this renewed responsibility, the former Madrid man scored 15 goals and provided eight assists in 45 games during the 2022/23 season as he came agonisingly close to ending Arsenal's two-decade title drought in his first campaign as captain.

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While the "pure talent", as talent scout Jacek Kulig dubbed him, took longer to kick into gear this season than last year, he's still amassed an impressive eight goals and seven assists in 32 games.

The 25-year-old has become an essential cog in Arteta's Arsenal machine, and the Spaniard has made his feelings about the star no secret: "You notice him around the building all the time because he's doing all the right things that he needs. I think he's quite funny and a really likable person, so committed, and I'm really, really happy to have him as a captain."

Nothing guarantees success in football, but having a player like Odegaard as captain can only help the Gunners get closer to the promised land.

The rise of Ethan Nwaneri

The Hale End gem that could duke it out for Odegaard's place in the years to come is 16-year-old Ethan Nwaneri.

Now, generally, fans aren't aware of the 16-year-old prospects in their academies because, well, those prospects don't tend to warrant people knowing about them at such a young age, but Nwaneri is different.

The "special player", as described by U23 scout Antonio Mango, caught the attention of the footballing world last season as he became the youngest Premier League player in history when coming on against Brentford in September 2022 at just 15 years and 181 days old.

He's since made it onto the first-team bench on multiple occasions and finally got his second run out with the team earlier this month when he came on for the last 13 minutes against West Ham United.

However, while his minor cameos with the first team have caught the attention of the media, it's his performances with the junior sides that should leave Gooners the most excited.

Ethan Nwaneri's youth record

Described as an "absolute diamond" by Kulig, Nwaneri has made 42 appearances for Arsenal's various youth sides, scoring 20 goals and providing nine assists in the process, meaning that he currently averages a goal involvement every 1.44 games, which is frankly remarkable for a 16-year-old.

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However, while his effectiveness in front of goal is a brilliant attribute for a player so young, it's not his only one.

Arteta is known to appreciate positional versatility in his players – just look at Ben White and Leandro Trossard – and this is something that the Hale End gem has in spades.

In his short time with the junior sides, Nwaneri has already played as an attacking midfielder, a right-winger, a left-winger, and a centre-forward. Data analyst Ben Mattinson has also claimed that the youngster could "play in many" different positions when he becomes a first-teamer.

However, Mattinson also claims that the 5 foot 9 dynamo's best position could mirror "where Odegaard played last season," which was as a hybrid between a second striker and a traditional ten.

He credits the prospect's "creativity, vision, finishing, spatial awareness" and "dribbling" as his strongest qualities, which, combined with his "tight turn radius", could make him the perfect understudy to the Arsenal captain.

Finally, while Nwaneri has shown his positional versatility in the academy, his ability to play in attacking midfield and right-wing is most important if he is the long-term Odegaard successor, as this is the space that the Norwegian likes to operate in, as demonstrated with heatmaps from this season and last season.

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Ultimately, the Gunners are lucky to have a captain as talented as Odegaard, and while he's irreplaceable at the moment, Hale End is set to gift them a gem who could carry the Norwegian's mantle a few years down the line.

Having enjoyed a solid, if not consistent, first season in charge, Ange Postecoglou could make his mark at Tottenham Hotspur once again this summer to welcome a La Liga star who has received plenty of attention.

Tottenham transfer news

The Lilywhites have already reportedly turned their attention towards summer reinforcements, with the likes of Pedro Neto and Kevin Denkey among those currently stealing the headline. Neto has starred for Wolverhampton Wanderers this season and the fact that he's already Premier League proven instantly makes him an ideal option for all those in North London.

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Denkey, meanwhile, would finally fill the goalscoring void left behind by Harry Kane, who left to join Bayern Munich last summer. The Cercle Brugge forward has enjoyed an outstanding campaign, making interest from Spurs little surprise. That said, however, it's not just his attacking options that Postecoglou is looking to improve.

Having already welcomed Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario and Radu Dragusin to boost their backline in the last year, Spurs have now been tipped to pursue a La Liga star who has already attracted plenty of interest ahead of a potential summer move. The Lilywhites will simply hope to stand out amongst the crowd.

That star, of course, is Miguel Gutierrez. According to reports in Spain, Spurs are eyeing a move to sign Gutierrez after his excellent season for surprise title challengers Girona. As mentioned, the Lilywhites aren't the only club interested, however. If they want to sign the 22-year-old, then they will reportedly have to fend off interest from Real Madrid, Manchester United and even North London rivals Arsenal.

Daniel Levy hasn't been afraid to back Postecoglou since the Australian's arrival last summer and could once again splash the cash in the next transfer window to finally put Spurs back on course to finish inside the Premier League's top four.

"Brilliant" Gutierrez could compete with Udogie

As good as Destiny Udogie has been this season, Spurs would be getting direct competition in Gutierrez if they managed to secure a deal for the left-back this summer. Gutierrez's stats show just how good he's been for Girona in the current campaign.

Stats (via FBref)

Miguel Gutierrez

Destiny Udogie

Goals

1

2

Assists

4

3

Progressive Carries

102

116

Progressive Passes

55

64

Interceptions

17

28

The Athletic's Thom Harris will certainly be keeping a close eye on Gutierrez this summer, whoever secures his signature, having sung the left-back's praises earlier this season. Harris posted on X:

Looking to get one over on Arsenal off the pitch, Spurs could land an impressive addition to Postecoglou's squad. As the summer transfer window arrives, Gutierrez will be one to watch out for, whether he stays at Girona or, indeed, chooses a move to the Premier League.