{"id":648648,"date":"2024-11-21T10:21:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=648648"},"modified":"2024-11-21T10:21:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T15:21:20","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-radu-dragusin-future-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/11\/21\/tottenham-hotspur-radu-dragusin-future-stance\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Evaluations Will Be Made&#8217;: Tottenham Defender&#8217;s Agent Makes Clear Statement On Future Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur have had their share of defensive troubles at the start of the 2024\/25 Premier League season, which has brought a lot of criticism for their defenders. Radu Dragusin, who has been subject to some criticism, does not seem daunted by it as his agent has now made a statement on his future.<\/p>\n<h2>Radu Dragusin Not Thinking About Tottenham Hotspur Exit<\/h2>\n<h3>What Did Dragusin&#8217;s Agent Say About Links To Italy Return?<\/h3>\n<p>Dragusin was able to start four games in-a-row for the Lilywhites before the November international break, and he has been strongly linked to a return back to Italy with Juventus <a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/dragusin-solid-bond-juventus-tottenham-green\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> interested in a possible move in January.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/11\/18\/rodrigo-bentancur-suspension-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Learn Length Of Midfielder&#8217;s Suspension<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Romanian centre-back&#8217;s agent, however, has put all the speculations to the best to insist that his mindset is currently to thrive for Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side. Florin Manea told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuttomercatoweb.com\/serie-a\/l-agente-di-dragusin-su-juventus-e-napoli-solo-voci-a-gennaio-non-lascia-il-tottenham-2036655\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Telecarpi<\/a>: &#8220;We are focused on Tottenham, where he still has five years left on his contract. It\u2019s not easy to go to a top club and make an impact right away, he\u2019s still 22 years old. It\u2019s normal that evaluations will be made if he never plays, but he won\u2019t move in January. We\u2019ll re-evaluate in June.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>How Has Dragusin Performed This Season?<\/h3>\n<p>After only making nine appearances for the Lilywhites across all competitions in the second half of the 2023\/24 term after joining following his signing Genoa in January 2024, Dragusin has started to get some more playing time this time around. He has already made as many appearances in the first few months of the 2024\/25 campaign, which includes starting their last two Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/09\/14\/tottenham-hotspur-james-maddison-mentality-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Spurs \u2018Star\u2019 Slammed for Lacking \u2018Killer Mentality\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spurs have only kept one clean sheet in the matches in which Dragusin has been featured, even though he performed really well in the 2-1 win over Manchester City in the Carabao Cup and the 4-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League. The 22-year-old centre-back needs to be more consistent in churning out high-quality performances to keep a place for himself in Postecoglou&#8217;s long-term plans and move either Cristian Romero or Micky van de Ven out of the lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur have had their share of defensive troubles at the start of the 2024\/25 Premier League season, which has brought a lot of criticism for their defenders. Radu Dragusin, who has been subject to some criticism, does not seem daunted by it as his agent has now made a statement on his future. 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