Tottenham Hotspur have been searching for a new central defender ahead of the new season, and they found one in Germany. Wolfsburg’s 22-year-old Dutch U21 international Micky van de Ven will join the North London club for a fee of $55 million.Micky who, we hear you ask. Well, he’s been making waves in Germany in the past two years. New Spurs’ boss Ange Postecoglou wanted a quick central defender so he could implement his style of play – where centre-backs play high up the pitch and put the opposition under as much pressure as possible. Such a tactic leaves the team in danger if centre-backs cannot retreat quickly and prevent counter-attacks.Micky van de Ven is RAPID 🤯⚡️ pic.twitter.com/zvkcnKVeh5— Bants Sports Ooz (@bantssportsooz) August 4, 2023 For example, Eric Dier might have difficulties adapting to Postecoglou’s tactics because he lacks speed. However, Van de Ven doesn’t have that problem as he’s swift. He was the quickest defender in the Bundesliga during the previous season, with a top speed of 35.97 km/h.Van de Ven will likely partner Cristian Romero at the heart of the Tottenham defence as Postecoglou gets his man a week before the Premier League season begins.##NAJAVA_MECA_7409940##Spurs have made Dejan Kulusevski’s loan from Juventus permanent, bringing in James Maddison from Leicester, goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicario from Empoli and Manor Solomon from Shakhtar. The deal with Wolfsburg for Van de Ven would take their spending up to $160 million in this transfer window.On the exit front, however, things are worrying for Spurs fans, as Bayern seem determined to buy their captain and record goalscorer Harry Kane.
