Ange Postecoglou has a history of signing players he knows well.
The Australian signed a number of J-League players during his time at Celtic, and that helped the Bhoys to remarkable success during his time in Glasgow.
However, since joining Tottenham, Postecoglou hasn’t gone back to the Celtic well, at least not yet anyway.
Tottenham have been linked with a number of Celtic players in the past.
Indeed, Kyogo Furuhashi was linked to Spurs last summer, while Matt O’Riley was a Tottenham target this year before his move to Brighton.
Speaking on The Spurs Chat Podcast, Josh Hughes has been discussing some of Spurs’ potential January business, and the journalist claims that a move for Reo Hatate in January could be viable.
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Tottenham could look at Reo Hatate
Hughes spoke about Hatate and a potential move to Spurs.
The journalist says that Hatate is a player that Postecoglou knows very well and trusts, and he could certainly see a January move happening here.
“The last midfielder I’m going to talk about is Reo Hatate. He scored one of the penalties in the shootout against Rangers. Ange knows and trusts the player, he does like a goal or two as well. He’s one I could certainly see happening. If Spurs go in with a reasonable transfer fee Celtic will find it hard to keep him,” Hughes said.
Reo Hatate record under Ange Postecoglou
As Hughes says, Hatate knows Postecoglou very well, and he’s such a good fit for the Australian’s system.
Indeed, Hatate was a very important player for Postecoglou at Celtic, and the stats show just how good he was.
| Reo Hatate stats under Ange Postecoglou | |
| Games | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Draws | 3 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Goals | 9 |
| Assists | 10 |
Hatate only ever lost one league game under Postecoglou at Celtic, that is a remarkable record.
Hatate may be a midfielder who does a lot of defensive work, but he was also good for the odd goal and assist for Celtic under Postecoglou too.
This would be a smart signing from Tottenham, and given that Yves Bissouma has been struggling, it would be a much-welcomed addition to the midfield at Spurs.
Tottenham certainly need more energy in the middle of the park, and Hatate would bring that.
This is certainly a situation to keep an eye on as we head into the January transfer window.