After Johan Lange’s transfer, Tottenham can complete three deals with Aston Villa if Watkins accepts one.

Johan Lange has been named the new technical director at Tottenham, and his hiring could lead to transfers to Aston Villa.

Johan Lange, a former leader of Aston Villa and Copenhagen, has joined the new evolution in north London as Tottenham’s new technical director. In a society dominated by well-known transfer experts and inexperienced executives authorising deals, Lange, a relatively obscure individual, enters with a chequered past.