Tottenham Hotspur will only allow Eric Dier to leave the club in January if they find a suitable replacement.
Micky van de Ven’s recent injury means Spurs have few options at the back, and manager Ange Postecoglou was forced to give Dier his first start of the season at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday.Van de Ven’s arrival means Dier looks set to leave the club in the summer transfer window, but despite not even being named in Spurs’ first five squads this season, he is still there .
Cristian Romero’s three-match suspension increases Postecoglou’s options in defence, while Ben Davies partners Dier at centre-back at Molineux in his second start of the season This.
With Van de Ven ruled out until the new year with a hamstring injury, Football Insider claim that while Spurs are willing to pay Dier, they will only do so once a replacement is recruited.
Dier’s contract expires at the end of the season so January will give Spurs their last chance to collect compensation for the defender before he leaves for free next June.
Before last Monday’s eventful encounter with Chelsea, which saw Van de Ven injured and Romero sent off, the pair had been together in every Premier League competition until at that moment.
With Romero set to miss the next two matches, Dier and Davies are likely to start against Aston Villa and Manchester City.
If Spurs cannot find a suitable replacement, the club may be forced to keep Dier for the rest of the season to replace Van de Ven.
However, Football Insider also claim that Dier is keen on moving elsewhere, with Bayern Munich being one of the clubs interested in him.
Dier will follow in Harry Kane’s footsteps by moving to Munich from North London, where the England captain has made a great start, scoring 17 goals in 11 league games and four more in the Champions League.
The Bavarian giants are looking for a defender as their current duo of Dayot Upamecano and Kim Min-jae do not have much support, while Matthijs de Ligt is currently injured.
