TOTTENHAM manager Ange Postecoglou admits it is unlikely he will sign a replacement for Harry Kane.
Kane has left a big void as he departed from Spurs after 19 years with the club and joined Bayern Munich following a £104million deal.
The star striker left North London as the team’s record goalscorer after a staggering 280 goals in 435 appearances.
But Postecoglou has stated he is not searching for the England captain’s successor after starting Richarlison up front during Tottenham’s Premier League kick-off at Brentford.
The Australian tactician has instead prioritised outgoings as his squad is “too big” and won’t sign players “for the sake of it”.
Postecoglou said: “We can’t just keep acquiring players when we’ve got too big of a squad as it is at the moment.
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“It affects your training, it affects players themselves because ultimately they want to play and be involved.
“It’s not so much one has to happen for the other but our focus at the moment is to try to trim the squad down and then see where that takes us in terms of reinforcements.
“We’re constantly assessing that on a daily basis and there’s still two weeks to go in the window. I’m sure you’ll see some movements.”
Postecoglou prefers to reinforce in defence and midfield ahead of transfer deadline day on September 1.
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That’s after Tottenham signed James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Alejo Veliz, Manor Solomon and Guglielmo Vicario.
Postecoglou said when asked if a new striker is the club’s priority after Kane’s departure: “No, not necessarily.
“I know that’s kind of the obvious place where people look at because of our recent outgoings but obviously we’ve been planning for that for a while.
“There are other areas we can strengthen. Defensively, midfield, upfront.
“That’s not just bringing players for the sake of it, they’ve got to fit the profile we’re looking at.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
