Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge has said that Tottenham Hotspur do not intend on raiding Celtic for any of their players this summer.
Given the tremendous success that Ange Postecolgou had at Celtic Park, winning five of the six trophies up for grabs in his two seasons in Scotland, unsurprisingly, there have been suggestions that he could poach some players from his former side.
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The one whose name has been most heavily linked with a move to Spurs is the prolific Kyogo Furuhashi (The Sun) but Tottenham’s rumoured pursuit of the 28-year-old now appears to be over after he put pen to paper on a four-year deal at Glasgow this week.
It was reported by 90 min last month that Celtic also fear approaches for midfielder Reo Hatate and winger Jota from the Lilywhites this summer.
Meanwhile, The Sunday People – (25/6; page 61) claimed two weeks ago that Postecoglou wants to bring former Tottenham academy graduate Cameron Carter-Vickers back to N17.
Spurs will not raid Celtic for any players this year
However, Bridge has now insisted that Spurs are not planning on making approaches for any player from Parkhead this summer.
When asked if Postecoglou could raid Celtic, the journalist told Sky Sports: “My understanding is that’s currently not on the agenda.
“Postecoglou’s knowledge of the Asian market played a key role in Celtic’s brilliant first season under the Australian. It ultimately blew their rivals away.
“Three of his very successful signings – Kyogo, Reo Hatate and Jota – will be upset about his departure and all look more than capable of playing at a higher level, but whether they are the required level for Tottenham is another question.
“One you can now rule out is Jota, as he looks set to move to Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.”
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There never appeared to be any concrete basis to the speculation linking the aforementioned Celtic players with a move to Tottenham.
It always seemed like lazy paper talk based only on the fact that Postecoglou had taken over at Spurs.
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