Report: Ange Postecoglou has been full of praise for midfield target

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has been praising one of the club’s rumoured transfer targets.

Tottenham could look to refresh their midfield options this summer

As Fabrizio Romano stated on X in May, ‘many players expected to leave THFC this summer’. One of which is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who continues to be linked with Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid as well as Turkish media outlet, Sporx, now suggesting the Dane could move to Galatasaray.

It will leave a void in central midfield with one of the strongest links being Chelsea captain, Conor Gallagher.

Gallagher was reported in May by the Mirror to be a player of ‘long-standing interest’ with Spurs ready to move for the England international if Chelsea decide ‘to entertain a sale’. The Guardian later reported that The Blues are ‘expecting’ a bid to arrive from Tottenham.

Aston Villa are recently also reported to be of interest, with The Villains and Chelsea having recently organised deals for Ian Maatsen and Omari Kellyman, with both clubs believed to be under FFP pressure Tottenham may have to wrestle that loyalty to sign Gallagher. (GiveMeSport)

HITC has reported upon Postecoglou’s comments he made as part of ITV’s coverage of England v Slovenia where pre-game Gallagher was announced to be introduced to the starting eleven to try and fix Southgate’s midfield woes.

Postecoglou was explaining how the 24-year-old helps teams with his ability ‘to regain the ball’, shortly after praising Gallagher’s widely recognised ‘energy’ with the Cobham graduate frequently being noticed for his bundles of energy and incredible amount of ground covered.

Gallagher appears to have earned the appreciation of Postecoglou

Gallagher was clearly someone Ange had studied closely by explaining ‘the thing with Conor is he will run and break lines. Sometimes he won’t even receive the ball because his running capacity disrupts oppositions’.

With Tottenham struggling to disrupt the opposition’s low blocks towards the end of the season, it’s understandable following the Australian’s analysis of Gallagher why, as HITC reported, Spurs and Postecoglou ‘remain keen on the player’.

He said: “It is about the energy and his ability to regain the football. Conor (Gallagher) is the one who jumps. He won’t sit. 

“Gareth (Southgate) also mentioned his ability to run and break lines – the thing with Conor is that he will run and break lines. Sometimes he won’t even receive the ball because his running capacity disrupts oppositions.”

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The rumours between Tottenham and Gallagher seem to be an ever-present since the initial links in January and following Postecoglou’s comments as part of his EURO’s punditry it’s clear to see why.

Ange clearly sees Gallagher as a line-disrupting midfielder who can do an effective job in shifting opposition midfield areas, presumably to allow more dynamic and creative players such as James Maddison to shine.

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