Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou 'confident' of fifth signing to take spending past £100m

Ange Postecoglou is confident he will make £25million Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven Tottenam's fifth signing of the summer transfer window, according to reports. The former Celtic boss is looking to revamp the north Londoners' backline after an abysmal defensive showing last season.

During the 2023/2024 campaign, Tottenham conceded the sixth most goals in the Premier League behind only Nottingham Forest, Leicester City, Bournemouth, Southampton and Leeds, who all either suffered relegation or came close to dropping out of England's top flight.

The other is Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer Leverkusen, however, despite being seen as a more ready made player by the club, he comes with a hefty price tag of £50m. Meanwhile, Van de Ven is available for half the money and so it is thought Postecoglou is more likely to move for the Dutchman.

While Guglielmo Vicario came in for £17.2million from Empoli to replace long-serving Hugo Lloris. The most expensive signing of the season so far is the capture of James Maddison from Leicester for £40m which took their summer spending close to nine figures.