{"id":625300,"date":"2023-07-19T02:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T06:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625300"},"modified":"2023-07-18T17:09:13","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:09:13","slug":"tottenham-ashley-phillips-signing-rapid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/19\/tottenham-ashley-phillips-signing-rapid\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Immediately&#8217;: Journalist Shares Amazing Spurs Update After Rapid Transfer Progress; Deal Now Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham are set to complete yet another transfer this summer as they get off to a flying start in the off-season under new boss Ange Postecoglou.<\/p>\n<h2>Tottenham Set to Make Yet Another Signing<\/h2>\n<h3>A Successful Summer So Far<\/h3>\n<p>Spurs have already made a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/tottenham-hotspur\/transfers\/verein\/148\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">positive moves<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p>They started off by making Dejan Kulusevski&#8217;s stay in North London a permanent one in a cut-price, bargain \u00a326 million deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/16\/ange-postecoglou-makes-positive-first-impression\/\" target=\"_self\">Ange Postecoglou Makes Positive First Impression as Tottenham Hotspur Manager<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, the goalkeeper situation needed to be addressed, and, as such, Guglielmo Vicario was signed as a long-term successor to Hugo Lloris, allowing Spurs to modernise in goal. The Italian keeper has already played his first game in a Tottenham shirt, with an at times shaky performance against West Ham United in preseason on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Manor Solomon and James Maddison also joined, bolstering Spurs&#8217; attack, while a clause in Pedro Porro&#8217;s contract sees him become a permanent Tottenham player too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>How Postecoglou could transform Tottenham&#8217;s lineup for the 2023\/24 campaign<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Postecoglu Will FIX Spurs - Tottenham&#039;s Line Up Next Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rrpUO0x37GA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Now, it looks like the North London club are set to make another smart addition, with 18-year-old starlet Ashley Phillips on the verge of joining.<\/p>\n<h3>Tottenham to Sign Ashley Phillips<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesNursey\/status\/1681375532460408833?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Nursey<\/a>, Spurs are set to complete the acquisition of Ashley Phillips imminently.<\/p>\n<p>The Lillywhites appear to be capitalising on Blackburn Rovers&#8217; financial condition here, swooping in to make a quick signing. The defender will immediately fly out to Asia to join up with the first team&#8217;s preseason tour.<\/p>\n<p>This deal represents some very smart business from Postecoglou&#8217;s side, taking advantage of the situation by swiftly sealing the transfer.<\/p>\n<p>While Phillips may not be able to immediately step in and fix the defensive issues plaguing Spurs, he provides a long-term option who could prove invaluable a few years down the line.<\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2ifB8BF\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Hudson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-2.0<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham are set to complete yet another transfer this summer as they get off to a flying start in the off-season under new boss Ange Postecoglou. Tottenham Set to Make Yet Another Signing A Successful Summer So Far Spurs have already made a number of positive moves this summer. 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