Japhet Tanganga is doing everything right at present ahead of what is set to be a pivotal summer in his football career. Returning to Tottenham in the January transfer window after a nightmare time in Germany with Augsburg, the defender is now getting regular minutes under his belt in the Championship with Millwall.
It's exactly what he's needed for quite some time after an injury-hit couple of years at such a crucial period in his development. Now 25 years of age, this summer could be when Tanganga's association with Tottenham comes to an end.
Not in Ange Postecoglou's thinking and finding himself quite far down the pecking order, the versatile defender will soon enter the final 12 months of his Tottenham contract and it appears to be the ideal time for both parties to go their separate ways.
The player may just have a few more clubs interested in his services now, though, after a very good loan spell across the capital with Millwall. Not even making a single appearance for Augsburg following a knee injury at the start of the season and then only managing to force his way into the matchday squad once upon his return, the former England Under-21s international is playing week in, week out at The Den.
Tanganga has so far made 16 appearances for Millwall out of a possible 17, playing the full 90 minutes in 15 of them. Following such a stop-start time in the Tottenham first team due to other defensive options as well as his injury woes, his spell with The Lions is probably the first time in his senior career where he has got a sustained run of games under his belt and played every single minute.
Millwall have undoubtedly benefited from having Tanganga at the heart of defence after edging away from the drop zone and achieving
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