Ange Postecoglou could be handed further attacking boost after Timo Werner Tottenham loan deal
Timo Werner's loan move to Tottenham Hotspur will certainly hand Ange Postecoglou an attacking boost in what remains of the season. Capable of playing from the left wing and also as a striker, the German international's arrival in north London will help Spurs out massively in Son Heung-min's absence.
As South Korea kick off their Asian Cup campaign next Monday with a match against Bahrain at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium in Qatar, there is the prospect of the Spurs captain not returning until the middle of February if his country go all the way in the competition. If that is to be the case, Werner will get a good run in Son's position down Tottenham's left flank.
Not only is it a move that could help the Lilywhites out come May in their top-four quest, it is a move that may also play into one Tottenham player's hands. Werner's switch to north London could now allow Brennan Johnson to get a decent run in the team on Spurs' right.
Very much the player's preferred position after spending the vast majority of his young career in the role, the Wales international has switched from side to side since joining Tottenham in the summer transfer window from Nottingham Forest. The Lilywhites have yet to see the best of the 22-year-old in a Spurs shirt, with factors such as injury and three international break stoppages contributing to his start to life in the capital.
Constantly changing wing can't have helped his game either, with Johnson making eight appearances from the right and seven from the left this campaign. Last Friday night against Burnley in the FA Cup, in what was a positive showing from the winger, the former Lincoln City loanee started on the left but was then moved across to the opposite side on the hour mark after Dejan
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