Latest Spurs news: Pochettino told Foyth to play as right-back last season

The Sun claims that Juan Foyth could play as a right-back next season. The Argentine started 10 Premier League games last season with a few appearances in other competitions too.

The youngster normally plays as a centre-back but slotted into the full-back position in a few games too.

The 21-year-old did a decent job in some games, but his first-team inexperience showed in some clashes, like the loss against Bournemouth where he was sent off.

However, his shift to the right-back slot came after a discussion with Mauricio Pochettino. The young Argentine spoke to Cielo Sports (h/t Sun) and added he felt comfortable playing as the right-back:

“That I’m playing as a full-back is all down to him.

“One day, we were doing laps around the field and he called me over to talk and asked me if I would feel comfortable playing there.

“Obviously, I wanted to play and knowing that I could do it well, I said yes. I felt really good in the games I played.”

Is Foyth the answer to our right-back issues?

Serge Aurier has had his problems since joining from PSG, with the Ivorian spending a lot of time on the treatment table.

On the other hand, Keiran Trippier struggled for consistency last season and had a poor campaign too.

Sky Sports reports that Trippier and Aurier are available for sale in the summer, and letting them both leave would see our right-back options become limited.

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Kyle Walker-Peters is the only other senior right-back at Tottenham, and it will be interesting to see where Foyth plays if we lose Trippier or Aurier this summer.