Antonio Conte has plenty of work to do on his squad if they are to get back into a position of strength this season. Having started strongly, the points have somewhat dried up and left Spurs outside the top four.
Having picked up points early in the season despite not being at their best, attention has been drawn to Conte's squad once more despite a raft of summer signings. Only Richarlison and Ivan Perisic can be seen as sure-fire successes so far, though Yves Bissouma hasn't played enough to fully judge.
Clement Lenglet on loan has worked out but is in need of extra defensive cover whilst Richarlison is still yet to score in the league despite his added energy in the team. After a limp 2-0 defeat to fierce North London rivals Arsenal last time out, pressure has come onto Conte and Daniel Levy to make improvements this month.
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football.london understands a right wingback is the priority with a new midfielder and winger also on the shortlist before window slams shut in just under two weeks time. The Italian boss rarely hides away from making his feelings on recruitment known but has been urged to change his tack and push three current stars out of the door.
Speaking on talkSPORT, former Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor was asked what he would do with members of the team and gave a scathing assessment on a certain trio. On club captain Hugo Lloris he said: "Make him get the ferry, not even fly him out. Mistake after mistake."
Lloris was criticised for his role in Arsenal's opener, which went down as his own goal after parrying Bukayo Saka's cross into his own net. He then couldn't get close to Martin Odegaard's long range effort for the second. Spurs are reportedly keen on England shot-stopper Jordan Pickford as a replacement.
His international teammate Eric Dier was another one that Agbonlahor wanted to see moved on though. "Sell. He’s too slow," the pundit said. As for Emerson Royal, the wing-back has been slammed for his performances on the right side of Conte's defence and Agbonlahor didn't hold back.
"I’d fly him back to Brazil – if he’s Brazilian, I’m Spanish!" he exclaimed.
Conte now has a vital period to get business done in order to strengthen for a crucial second half of the season.
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