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The transfer window is now closed, and so it’s time to take stock of not only what has been done but also what it means. Tottenham Hotspur are in something of a bind at the moment with regards to their Europa League squad registration status.
Matty wrote a super helpful explainer at the beginning of the season outlining Tottenham’s Europa League squad composition and the choices they made in squad construction. I would suggest re-reading that article first for context on Spurs’ choices going forward. For the opening round, the biggest decision Ange Postecoglou made was to omit Djed Spence for Fraser Forster, giving Tottenham four goalkeepers in the squad. Part of that decision was dictated by the forced inclusion of the only two club-trained players at Spurs right now — keepers Alfie Whiteman and Brandon Austin. With Guglielmo Vicario the established No. 1, Postecoglou opted to omit Spence from the squad in favor of a backup keeper in Forster, as he pretty clearly didn’t trust Austin or Whiteman to back up Vicario at the time should he get injured.
The decision to omit Spence caused a lot of consternation among fans at the time. Now, Spurs face a different kind of dilemma. If Spurs decide to include Spence, Spurs have four new players that they could integrate into the Europa League squad before the next round: Spence, Antonin Kinsky, Kevin Danso, and Mathys Tel.
The problem — Spurs can only make three changes to their squad, meaning someone’s getting left out of Europa for the rest of the season. That means Spurs have a choice to make: who do they bring in, and who then do they leave out?
Thankfully (kinda), Spurs’ injury-depleted squad makes for a couple of obvious choices. Here are some of the options Spurs have in their Europa League roster construction.
