Led will always be the King!

Ledley King will go down in Spurs history as a great centre-back, a great captain and an all round great guy. He has been plagued with injuries through out his career and if he had not had these there is no doubt he would have been a regular for England and would have lead Spurs to a few more trophies. Unfortunately Ledley is no longer looking up to playing in the Premiership, and this is not surprising as he barely trains, and most of his training is done in the swimming pool. Ledley would always have a place at Spurs if it were down to me, and he would have a contract for life, but he doesn't seem that he can be the main man at the back like he once could. If we are to replace this hero, who can we replace him with, now that Cahill and Samba are off the market?

JAN VERTONGEN

 

Vertongen is a Belgian international who plays for Ajax. He is vice-captain and has been the rock at the centre of their defence since 2006. He is left footed which may be a bonus, as we do not have any other left footed central defenders. He is 6ft 2inches and us very good in the air. The downside to signing him would be that he is completely untested in England and this may mean that like Mertasacker at Arsenal he may need time to settle in. On the plus side he has made positive noises about a move to the Lane, so his heart would definitely be in playing for Spurs.

JAMES TOMKINS

 

Tomkins has represented England at every youth level and is currently in the U21's squad. He has been in fantastic form for West Ham this season and is approaching 100 games for the club, even at his young age. West Ham fans can not speak highly enough of their young centre back, and it would be difficult to take him from the hammers, especially given that we have already taken Parker from them. He would be a very good signing, and he would only become a better player being able to work alongside experienced defenders like King, Gallas, Nelson and Dawson.

WALTER SAMUEL



The Argentine would bring a wealth of experience but no long term future. There are some rumours circulating that he wants the chance to play in England before he retires and Spurs could be his preferred destination. Whether we want him remains to be seen. 

JULIAN VELASQUEZ

Velasquez is a little know 21  year old Argentian defender, who has been strongly linked with Spurs in recent months. However this would surely represent a huge risk.

BRUNO UVIV


The Brazialian youngster is already on trial at Spurs and has widely been tipped as the successor to King. His talent remains to be seen but the chances are he will be signed up along with one of the above.