Tottenham Hotspur Looking At Another Right-Wing Back Signing: Could This Change Their Fortunes?
If reports are to be believed, Tottenham Hotspur looks set to strengthen the right-wing back area in the upcoming January 2023 transfer window by bringing in a new player and potentially getting rid of Matt Doherty. The Irish right-back came on in the 57th minute at home against a 10-man Leeds United on November 12th, replacing Emerson Royal in a match that ended 4-3 Spurs after a late 83rd-minute goal from midfielder Bentancur.
Which right-back could Spurs sign in January?
It seems as though Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has his eyes set on signing £25 million right-wing back Yannick Carrasco from La Liga side Atletico Madrid. Spurs will need someone reliable to shore up the back to give them a chance of going all the way in the knockout stages of the Champions League that they qualified for last week after finishing top of Group D with 11 points. They finished above Eintracht Frankfurt (10 points), Sporting (7pts), and Marseille (6pts).
Spurs recent results and upcoming fixtures
Spurs went into the world cup break in fourth place in the Premier League with 29 points after their 4-3 win against Leeds United, trailing only third place Newcastle United (30 pts), second place Manchester City (32 points), and league leaders Arsenal (37 pts). Spurs have played 15 games, won 9, drawn 3 and lost 4, and they have scored 31 goals and let in 21. They are above Manchester United (fifth place with 26 pts), Liverpool (sixth place with 22 pts), Brighton (seventh place with 21 pts), and Chelsea (eighth place, also with 21 pts).
After losing 2-0 away to Manchester United on October 19th and then losing 2-1 at home to Newcastle on October 23rd, they drew 1-1 at home in the UEFA Champions League group stage match against Sporting before returning for Premier League action on October 29th, in an away game against Bournemouth, which Spurs won 3-2. In their tense final Champions League group stage match that they needed to win, they travelled to the South of France and beat Marseille 2-1 away on November 1st.
In their next Premier League outing on November 6th, they lost 2-1 away to Liverpool and then lost 2-0 away to Nottingham Forest in the third round of the EFL cup a few days later. Their next game when they return for Premier League action is on Boxing Day (December 26th) away to Brentford. On New Year’s Day, they host Aston Villa before travelling away to Crystal Palace on January 4th. Their biggest test of the new year will be against Arsenal in a home game on January 14th.
What are the betting odds of Spurs winning the EPL or the ECL?
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To get a better understanding of how likely it is that Spurs can win either the Premier League or the Champions League, the best thing to do would be to turn to the major sports betting sites to find out exactly what kind of odds are currently being offered for both markets. For Tottenham to win the Premier League outright, the odds aren’t looking so great for Spurs, who are currently priced at around +6,600 in American/money line odds (which works out to 66/1 in UK fractional odds and 67.00 in European decimal odds).
In comparison, the odds-on favourites to win the Premier League right now, Manchester City, are currently priced at around -190 (13/25, or 1,53). To win the Champions League, Spurs are currently around eighth odds-on favourites to win, but have slightly better odds than their Premier League odds. They are currently priced at around +2,000 (20/1 or 21.00) to win the Champions League, behind Chelsea, Real Madrid, Napoli, PSG, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, and favourites Manchester City, who are currently priced at around +175 (7/2, or 2.75).
Which Spurs players are going to the World Cup?
It looks as though the Spurs players who are officially going to the FIFA World Cup in Qatar are the following players:
- Harry Kane (England)
- Son Heung-Min (South Korea)
- Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay)
- Cristian Romero (Argentina)
- Richarlison (Brazil)
- Hugo Lloris (France)
- Eric Dier (England)
- Ben Davies (Wales)
- Joe Rodon (Wales)
- Pape Matar Sarr (Senegal)
- Ivan Perisic (Croatia)
- Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Denmark)
Although it’s looking more like Tottenham Hotspur will sign right-wing back Yannick Carrasco from Atletico Madrid in the upcoming January 2023 transfer window, nothing is set in stone, and anything could happen between now and then.
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