Antonio Conte's suggestion to football.london that Tottenham Hotspur do not require a new centre-back next month has surprised some of the club's fans.
Spurs' defence looked shaky once again on Boxing Day as they conceded the first goal for the ninth consecutive match in all competitions - six in a row in the Premier League. They went 2-0 down at Brentford this time before fighting back once again this season to draw 2-2 with Thomas Frank's men.
Tottenham are without World Cup winner Cristian Romero, who is due to return to training on Tuesday after his exploits in Qatar with Argentina, but the north London club are yet to convince at the back this season. However, when football.london asked Conte whether he would like to sign a new centre-back in the January transfer window, the head coach did not seem to be keen.
