Ange Postecoglou opened up on Timo Werner's future at Tottenham Hotspur after yet another disappointing outing against Tamworth.
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Postecoglou opened up on Werner's futureStarted for Spurs against TamworthSpurs beat Nations League side 3-0 in FA CupFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Werner initially joined Spurs on a six-month loan deal last January and ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, he extended his stay by one more year. The German striker has been far from impressive for the Lillywhite as he managed to score only one goal in 25 appearances in the current season.
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There have been speculations that the north London club are reportedly planning to cut short his loan deal in January. After yet another disappointing outing against Tamworth in the FA Cup, which drew severe criticism from the fans, Postecoglou opened up on the ex-Chelsea star's situation at the club.
WHAT ANGE POSTECOGLOU SAID
Speaking to reporters, the Spurs boss said: "Yeah, the last thing I want is to lose another player at the moment. The other night after Rodrigo (Bentancur) went off, we had 11 first-team players out. We’re not letting anyone go at this point."
Last month, Postecoglou had termed Werner's performance against Rangers in the Europa League as 'unacceptable'. When the manager was asked, how the player reacted to the criticism, he added: "It was feedback, it was what I obviously felt that day. I think he’s made an impact, even on the weekend when he came on, he’s got certain attributes that can hurt any team. You saw that on the weekend, he’s got a real turn of pace. We’ve needed that in games at times, particularly late in games.
"His attitude has never been a problem in terms of the way he trains, or the way he’s going about things. I felt that day, particularly with the situation we were in and him being a senior player, I thought he could have contributed more. But since then he’s made an impact as we’ve wanted to. There’s certainly never been any problems with his attitude."
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Tottenham will now gear up to face rivals Arsenal in the north London derby on Wednesday at Emirates Stadium.
