Johan Lange - Technical Director

[Jordinho]

Hopefully he has a list of potential replacements ready. We're going to need it some time this season.

 

[thfcsteff]

We weren't getting Eze and Solanke. Solanke was more important. There's a reason that nobody made a move for Eze, nobody is paying almost all of a 60m fee up front and Palace had no need to sell once the buyout clause was gone.

It's different to Diaz. We made a move and as soon as we did Liverpool came in and the player wanted to go to Liverpool.

I know we weren't getting Eze mate, I was clear on that. What I am saying is that we could've done that deal had we adhered to the terms, and Ange wanted him. You're right in saying there's a difference in how each deal didn't happen, what is the same is that there were moments these deals could've been done - big players that the respective managers wanted - and we chose to pass. Each would've made a significant difference to our squad at those times.

 

[Gutter Boy]

New article/interview. Mostly just a puff piece

Spurs exclusive: Lange on new transfer strategy, data and Levy's role

In his first major interview since joining Spurs, Lange insists the club are being deliberately ruthless in a bid to win now

www.standard.co.uk

 

[Lemonade Money]

New article/interview. Mostly just a puff piece

Spurs exclusive: Lange on new transfer strategy, data and Levy's role

In his first major interview since joining Spurs, Lange insists the club are being deliberately ruthless in a bid to win now

www.standard.co.uk

It appears a smart set-up, with Postecoglou’s crystal clear vision of what he wants in a player complemented by Lange’s intimate knowledge of the market and Levy’s know-how and contacts book. The chairman remains hands-on at negotiating deals but has no say in deciding the targets.
“Daniel has great experience and a fantastic network,” Lange says. “Not to play to that strength would be silly. Ange and I have ongoing discussions all the time about the squad. It’s far from only about transfers... [but] of course, when we come close to the window, it’s about how we want to ideally end up after the window.
“When I speak with Daniel and Scott Munn [chief football officer], it’s more about strategy and developing the club overall. Daniel’s network can play a part of some transactions, case by case, but he will never go in and have an opinion about whether a certain player is a good fit or not.”

In trimming the fat, Spurs showed a ruthlessness that has not always come naturally; Tanguy Ndombele was paid off with a year of his contract to run and the club released Ryan Sessegnon and Japhet Tanganga.
“[Being ruthless] is definitely deliberate,” says Lange. “A lot of players who left in the summer came to a natural conclusion of their time at the club. I think they also saw it that way themselves.”
Spurs might have done more, however, and the decisions not to sign a defender or cover for goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario were surprising.
“If you have too big a turnaround in a window, that’s not necessarily positive,” says Lange. “We had a lot of players leaving, but building a squad is not something you do overnight. It takes a lot of careful consideration.”