This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
Tottenham’s right-back spot has been a bit of a difficult one for Mauricio Pochettino.
Before the season started it was reported that Juan Foyth would be the Argentine’s first choice at full-back, but injuries to the youngster have meant that the Spurs boss hasn’t been able to follow through with that plan.
Instead, Kyle Walker-Peters and Serge Aurier have both been given chances in that role, but neither man has been able to make it their own.
Recent reports indicate that Spurs’ right-back crisis could be over sooner rather than later.
What’s the story?
According to reports in The Telegraph, Tottenham are interested in signing Max Aarons from Norwich and his manager Daniel Farke has left the door open for him to leave the club.
“Sometimes a player develops quicker than a club and you have to accept it if a player wants to have a bigger move and that there are bigger clubs in world football than we are.”
The same report claims that talks to sign Aarons have already begun.
The full-back hasn’t had the best of times this term as the Canaries occupy one of the relegation places, but his form during his time in the second-tier pointed towards an incredibly bright future.
Attacking intent from full back
If Tottenham get this one over the line it would be one of the most intriguing signings that the London club have made in recent years.
Aarons is an exceptional attacking full-back as only two defenders attempted more dribbles than the youngster in the Championship last term, while the six assists he provided is a figure that some wingers would be content with.
The prospect of Aarons playing down the right for Spurs is made even more exciting when you realise who his left-sided counterpart may be.
Indeed, Ryan Sessegnon is another player who created six assists last term, and the thought of those two driving forward and delivering balls for Harry Kane is a mouth-watering prospect.
Whether or not this one gets over the line remains to be seen, but a full-back partnership of Sessegnon and Aarons would undoubtedly be incredibly entertaining to watch.