Alan Hutton has suggested Tottenham fans should expect to see some long-term players leave this summer.
exclusive speech football insiderThe former Tottenham defender says the club need “fresh blood” to change their mentality.
Last week (May 18), Lilywhites comfirmed Lucas Moura will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season.
Long-term goalkeeper Hugo Lloris could also leave at the end of the season before his contract expires in 2024, with Saudi Arabia making an “eye-popping” offer.
Eric Dier and Davinson Sanchez are out of contract at the end of next season, when he can leave the club for free, while Harry Kane has been attracting a lot of transfer interest ahead of the upcoming transfer window object, there is still uncertainty.
When asked if there are any players currently on the Spurs squad who are ready to take on leadership roles when some of the more senior players leave, Hutton told Football Insider: “I think there will be.
“If you ask most supporters, they’ll say, apart from Kane, it’s probably time for a change, it’s probably time for them to go.
“Guys like Sanchez have been there for a long time and it hasn’t worked. It’s an ideal opportunity, they’re terminating their contracts, to move them forward and let someone else join them.
“Try to change the mindset and bring in young people who are eager to do something.
“when you have a lot from [Mauricio] The Pochettino era carried these burdens forward, and it was difficult to reverse the situation.
“I feel like if you want to change that, you have to inject new blood into the group.“
In other news, Tottenham have now turned their attention to Ange Postkoglu and sacked the Premier League boss.