{"id":628254,"date":"2023-09-01T08:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628254"},"modified":"2023-09-01T08:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:44:11","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-japhet-tanganga-set-for-augsburg-medical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/tottenham-hotspur-japhet-tanganga-set-for-augsburg-medical\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Here We Go!\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Major Update Out of Tottenham With \u2018Fantastic\u2019 Defender Now Set for Medical Before Leaving Spurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga is set to join FC Augsburg on an initial one-year loan deal, with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697494951397834795\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> confirming that he is set for a medical with the German side.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Augsburg to Sign Japhet Tanganga From Tottenham Hotspur<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Understand Augsburg are set to sign Japhet Tanganga deal, here we go! \ud83d\udfe2\ud83e\udd1d\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>One year loan plus buy option clause, medical in the morning then waiting for documents to be signed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeadlineDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DeadlineDay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham cautious until deal signed but verbal agreement done. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XJfP5vdfTw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XJfP5vdfTw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697494951397834795?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tanganga Set to Join on Initial Loan Deal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As Spurs\u2019 summer of upheaval continues, the out-of-favour Tanganga looks set to leave the club he joined at the age of ten, with Augsburg winning the race for the Englishman\u2019s signature. The deal is a year-long loan initially, with a buy option included in the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The England U21 international has been in demand this summer, reportedly attracting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calciomercato.it\/2023\/08\/30\/il-torino-avanza-per-tanganga-le-ultime-cm-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">interest<\/a> from Everton, Luton Town and Lyon. With the transfer window set to slam shut at the end of the day, Tanganga will travel for a medical on Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/eric-dier-sidelines-tottenham\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Man Could Now Force a Season on Sidelines if He Refuses to Leave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old burst onto the scene back in January 2020, when he was thrust into Spurs\u2019 starting line-up against the then runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool, putting in what former manager Jose Mourinho described as an &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/tottenham-jose-mourinho-amazing-japhet-tanganga-debut-a4332246.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">amazing<\/a>&#8221; performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Can Tottenham Get Brennan Johnson Deal Over the Line on Deadline Day?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can Tottenham Hotspur COMPLETE Brennan Johnson Signing on Deadline Day?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wm9mbFeeE_8?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>Since his impressive debut however, Tanganga has struggled to nail down a regular place in the Tottenham side, making just 21 league appearances over the past three seasons. He offers versatility, having started matches at full-back, wing-back and centre-back during that time. However, his failure to secure a more consistent role has seen him consider options elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/tottenham-gallagher-chelsea-brennan-johnson\/\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Looking to Sign Premier League Duo Late in the Transfer Window<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Spurs\u2019 Defensive Reshuffle<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Spurs have spent the summer aiming to strengthen a defence that leaked 63 goals in the league last season. New arrival Micky van de Ven has slotted straight into the centre of the defence, while Destiny Udogie has started all three Premier League games since returning from his loan spell at Udinese.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/fulham-joao-palhinha-hojbjerg-spurs-mctominay\/\" target=\"_self\">Club Now Targeting \u00a338 Million Tottenham Midfielder in Late Transfer Twist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Tanganga set to depart, <a href=\"https:\/\/cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com\/2023\/9\/1\/23855196\/lequipe-rennes-in-with-an-improved-bid-for-davinson-sanchez\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davinson Sanchez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12457461\/Tottenham-offer-Eric-Dier-Bayern-Munich-Thomas-Tuchel-weighs-late-versatile-England-star.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Dier<\/a> have also both been linked with moves elsewhere before the window closes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured Image: <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 Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga is set to join FC Augsburg on an initial one-year loan deal, with Fabrizio Romano confirming that he is set for a medical with the German side. 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