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Tottenham\u2019s depth at centre-back will leave Thomas Frank with a few decisions to make this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Spurs already secured Kevin Danso on a permanent deal last month, and look set to bring in K\u014dta Takai<\/a> from Kawasaki Frontale.<\/p>\n Tottenham also triggered their option to extend Ben Davies\u2019 contract, leaving the North London club with five recognised senior centre-backs.<\/p>\n The returns of Alfie Dorrington, Ashley Phillips, and the arrival of Luka Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 could raise that number to eight, with the latter potentially set for a loan move this summer.<\/p>\n Despite only turning 18 this year, Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 made his senior debut for Croatia<\/a> earlier this month following his impressive loan spell with Belgian side Westerlo last season.<\/p>\n The centre-back started every game he was eligible for in the Jupiler Pro League and scored an impressive seven goals, including an acrobatic overhead kick against Club Brugge. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n As reported by Football London<\/a> (25 June), multiple clubs across Europe are hoping to secure a loan deal for the talented defender if Frank decides he would benefit from more experience.<\/p>\n Hamburg are one of the clubs interested in Vu\u0161kovi\u0107<\/a>, but ex-Spurs scout Bryan King \u2013 speaking exclusively to Tottenham News<\/strong> \u2013 believes the Lilywhites would prefer to acclimatise the youngster to the English game, which could see him join a Championship club on loan instead. <\/p>\n \u201cTottenham might keep him in England,\u201d King said.<\/p>\n \u201cThey could loan him out to a Championship club. I think that would be a good way for Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 to get a feel of what English football is all about. It is a tough league, the Championship.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be common sense for Frank to take a look in pre-season, but then it will depend on what is happening with the other centre-backs. However, I think a loan move makes more sense. It is far better that he is playing football than sitting on the bench or playing with the Under-21s.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst-team football in the Championship is far better than playing for the Under-21s, and it will force him to grow up more quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n While the step up to the Premier League<\/a> would be huge for the teenage sensation, Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 could benefit from staying in N17 this summer to get a feel for Tottenham.<\/p>\n Arguably, Frank\u2019s best attribute is improving young players, and the Croatian defender\u2019s unique talent could flourish under the Dane\u2019s tutelage.<\/p>\n He would also be walking into a happy dressing room full of winners, and could learn more from being exposed to top professionals like Son Heung-min than from going out on loan, where he may not be as closely monitored and tutored.<\/p>\n Sign up for the daily Tottenham News newsletter on Substack<\/a>\u00a0and our new WhatsApp channel<\/a>\u00a0to have all the latest, breaking Tottenham Hotspur news sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Sun 29 June 2025 12:10, UK Tottenham\u2019s depth at centre-back will leave Thomas Frank with a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26448,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[4146,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-26447","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-luka-vuskovic","9":"tag-soccer","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-united-states","12":"tag-unitedstates","13":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114770899655799302","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26447\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Kevin-Danso-1024x575.jpg\")
Danso joined Tottenham on a permanent deal from Lens this summer (Credit: Imago)Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 is highly sought across Europe<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Tottenham\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Untitled-design-2-4-1024x703.jpg\")
Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 could be loaned out to the ChampionshipFrank should risk keeping Vu\u0161kovi\u0107 in the first-team squad<\/strong><\/p>\n