Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to push ahead with a move for Everton defender Ben Godfrey during the January\u00a0transfer\u00a0window, sources have confirmed to\u00a0<\/strong>90min<\/strong><\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Spurs are in the market for defensive reinforcements with their lack of depth at centre-back exposed in recent weeks.<\/p>\n After Cristian Romero picked up a three-match ban and Micky van de Ven sustained a two-month hamstring injury during last month\u2019s defeat to Chelsea, Ange Postecoglou has had to rely on Eric Dier, Ben Davies and full-back Emerson Royal as his centre-backs. In the three matches since, Spurs have lost twice and drawn once, conceding seven goals.<\/p>\n Part of the reason behind Tottenham\u2019s depth issues was the decision to sell Davinson Sanchez after the English transfer deadline to Turkish champions Galatasaray. Sanchez had impressed in Postecoglou\u2019s high line in pre-season, but\u00a0Spurs\u2019 desire to kickstart a rebuild led to the Colombian being shopped around during the summer window and they eventually sold him for a fee of roughly \u00a38m on September 4.<\/p>\n 90min<\/em>\u00a0understands that one of Spurs\u2019 priorities during the January window will be to bring in a quick centre-back more suited to playing in Postecoglou\u2019s system,\u00a0previously reporting\u00a0that Godfrey had been added to their shortlist.<\/p>\n Postecoglou would like to add a defender to his ranks \/ Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/GettyImages<\/p>\n Tottenham scouts have been impressed by the two-time England international over recent years, but he has rapidly fallen down the pecking order at\u00a0Everton\u00a0since Sean Dyche became manager in January and is now determined to leave the club. Godfrey would be available for around \u00a320m plus add-ons.<\/p>\n One defender who has usurped Godfrey in the Everton pecking order is 21-year-old Jarrad Branthwaite, who is also on Tottenham\u2019s radar. However,\u00a090min<\/em>\u00a0understands he is viewed as more of a long-term target and the Toffees would resist a January sale regardless.<\/p>\n Godfrey has played just a solitary minute of Premier League football this season, while Branthwaite has made 12 consecutive starts and has been tipped for an England call-up in the near future.<\/p>\n
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