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Tottenham Hotspur face a very important summer window.
Having qualified for the Champions League semi-finals and seemingly all but secured qualification for the competition next season via their Premier League finish, Spurs need to invest in the squad this summer.
Mauricio Pochettino, after all, has seen many of his players drop like flies this term, with the likes of Harry Kane, Harry Winks and Dele Alli all absent at one point or another.
Who, though, do Spurs need to keep this summer and who should they sell or loan out? Football FanCast takes a look below!
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Hugo Lloris will stay at the club. He is trusted by Mauricio Pochettino and remains the club’s captain despite a series of high-profile errors this season.
Paolo Gazzaniga, too, is a good back-up even if he has struggled for minutes this term. At the very least, he is a solid and dependable deputy.
Vorm, meanwhile, is likely to leave. His contract expires this summer and he could be replaced by a home-grown player to boost the quota.
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There is the potential for a great deal of change at full-back.
Both Kieran Trippier and Serge Aurier have endured difficult seasons and the former is reportedly wanted by Napoli, while also being linked with Manchester United. Both players can be upgraded and should be if Spurs have the funds to replace them.
Walker-Peters is a fine right-back and is a good back-up option; he should be kept.
Danny Rose has shown signs of reaching his previous best and should stay at left-back, though an acceptable bid for Ben Davies is likely to be accepted this summer.
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Toby Alderweireld may leave the club, as his current contract contains a £25million release clause, though Spurs would do well to attempt to convince him to sign a new deal.
Both Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez are integral to the way Spurs play and will almost certainly stay.
Juan Foyth, too, has emerged as a genuinely brilliant talent under Pochettino this season and there is little to no chance of him leaving the club.
Cameron Carter-Vickers, currently on loan at Swansea City, should be sold, as he is unlikely to ever dislodge the likes of Vertonghen and Sanchez at centre-back, though he will likely be loaned out again if no buyer can be found.
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Moussa Sissoko has become the club’s best midfielder this season. No more needs to be said.
Harry Winks is second to the Frenchman and is trusted as a key lieutenant by Pochettino.
Both Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier, however, have struggled for form this season, mainly due to injuries. Were acceptable bids to be tabled, they should be allowed to leave and Spurs should look to upgrade the position.
It is more likely that only one of the two will depart; Wanyama is more likely, given his chronic inability to stay fit.
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Dele Alli will stay.
Christian Eriksen could leave, despite Spurs’ efforts to tie him down, with Real Madrid interested in a deal worth over £100million. The sale of the Denmark international would allow chairman Daniel Levy a major war chest to reinvest in the squad and could be a major contributory factor to Spurs’ hopes of achieving their goals next term.
Erik Lamela has been non-existent in recent months and will surely be allowed to leave, along with Joshua Onomah, who has never once shown any sign of delivering on his long-held potential and is currently on loan at Sheffield Wednesday.
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Harry Kane is the cornerstone of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
Son Heung-Min is their best versatile attacker and has shown that he is genuinely world-class this term.
Lucas Moura is a streaky player but, while he is not quite as indispensable as Kane and Son, there is little chance of Pochettino cashing in this summer.
As for Vincent Janssen, Georges-Kevin N’koudou and Fernando Llorente, Spurs should move on all three as they are nowhere even near Premier League level.
The problem, however, lies in finding buyers. It is foreseeable, then, that both Janssen and N’Koudou, currently on loan at AS Monaco, could leave on short-term deals next season, while Llorente’s contract will surely be allowed to expire.
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