'Biggest problem': Ex-Tottenham boss explains what Ange Postecoglou will struggle to do in the transfer window

Former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says Ange Postecoglou’s biggest challenge in the transfer window will be how he replaces Harry Kane, who left the club last summer for Bayern Munich. He told fantasy football game Sorare: “Finding a striker to buy is the biggest problem for Spurs. Who do they get? They’re in the Europa League next year and they’ll have a chance in that, so maybe it's time they will get a trophy at Tottenham. The League Cup or the FA Cup would be a good option as well."

Asked what he thought of the performance of Postecoglou, who won the first 10 games but eventually missed out on a top-four finish, Redknapp admitted the Australian will have to do more if he wants to be viewed as a success in north London. He said: "At the beginning of the season, I really couldn't see Spurs being out of the top four. I thought that the team, the players, would make the top four for sure this year and maybe even win a cup, but Tottenham went out early in both domestic competitions. I couldn't say it was a great season, and I'd be lying if I said it was.

"Any friction between Ange and the fans will be quickly forgotten. It's like everything: when you're winning, everything's great; when you lose a few games... bang! The game has gone that way now as a manager; you're either fantastic or you're useless, there's no middle ground.

"I think it was Graham Taylor who said: 'Your manager's never as good as you think he is, or as bad as you think he is, he's usually somewhere in between.' And that's probably the case with Ange. We can't praise the performance and the quality of the football after the first 10 games only to turn on the manager and the team when they suddenly have a bad run. 

"You've got to be patient. Tottenham is a club, with that squad, where I'd be disappointed if they didn't make top four at least. I certainly thought they'd finish above Villa this year.

"The top three were different class this year, and Man City, Arsenal, and Liverpool will be there again next season. Certainly, I think Arsenal will be pushing Man City again next year for the title. But I still see Tottenham making top four. Chelsea are a way off; they've still got a lot of work to do. I don’t see them being a threat for the title, and I can well see them not making top four again. Manchester United, as well, have a lot of work to do. Spurs have got a big chance next year to make the top four."

Tottenham have already signed Timo Werner, extending his loan spell at the club for another season, and have been linked to Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze as an option to come in and strengthen the midfield.