Fabio Paratici and Tottenham have a golden chance to start planning ahead once 2022 comes to a close. The opening of the January transfer window will hand Spurs the opportunity to strengthen their current squad and also plot potential summer deals.
Rules allow clubs to start discussing contracts for the following season with players outside of their country who are entering the final six months of their deals. Paratici is a master in this area having done so numerous times during his Juventus spell and then luring Ivan Perisic to Tottenham on a free transfer at the end of May.
Centre-back is one position that Tottenham could look to upgrade either in January or next summer as it's clear to see that another quality addition or two would help the backline hit the next level. So which players out of contract next summer could Spurs start talking to come January? football.london has a look at three possible options.
