Tottenham confirm departure of defender on loan

Tottenham Hotspur have introduced that defender Ashley Phillips has joined Championship aspect Plymouth Argyle on mortgage for the remainder of the season.

Phillips joined Spurs from Blackburn Rovers again in August and frequently featured in matchday squads to date this time period, however the 18-year-old has not but made his debut for the north Londoners.

With Tottenham on the hunt for an additional senior centre-back this month, Phillips has been granted the chance to go away on mortgage and he has joined Plymouth on mortgage for the rest of the 2023/24 marketing campaign.

Argyle lately appointed Ian Foster, who most lately assisted Steven Gerrard at Al Ettifaq, as their new head coach following the departure of Steven Schumacher to Stoke Metropolis. Following promotion as champions from League One final season, Plymouth are presently 18th within the Championship desk, seven factors away from the relegation zone.

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has been vocal in regards to the want for the membership to usher in depth at centre-back in the course of the January transfer window, whereas he additionally insisted a possible harm to Ben Davies mustn’t Spurs from promoting Eric Dier. The England worldwide is reported to have agreed private phrases with Bayern Munich and the German champions at the moment are weighing up their choices.

In the meantime, Tottenham stay in talks with Genoa over the signing of Romania worldwide Radu Dragusin and a deal to take Timo Werner on mortgage from RB Leipzig with an possibility to purchase must be introduced early this week.

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