Here we take a look at what Daniel Levy and Tottenham need to do for Ange Postecoglou over the next 19 days as Spurs prepare for their Premier League opener vs Brentford

The 2023/24 Premier League season is edging ever closer with August almost upon us. Currently out in Singapore on their summer tour, Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham team have three more friendlies on the agenda before they travel to Brentford for their league opener.

Active in the transfer market already this summer with Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison and Manor Solomon joining the club, as well as Dejan Kulusevski signing a permanent deal, Tottenham still have plenty left to do in the summer window. So what exactly does Daniel Levy need to do for Postecoglou ahead of the first league game of the season on Sunday, August 13? football.london takes a look below.

The first thing Levy must do for Postecoglou is sign two new centre-backs. Top of the club's list of transfer priorities this summer, Spurs have still to conclude a deal for a centre-back and it has left everyone very frustrated in the process.

Conceding 63 goals in the Premier League last season, Spurs' defensive woes were still clear to see in the 3-2 friendly defeat against West Ham with all three of the Hammers' goals extremely poor ones to concede from a Tottenham perspective. It needs addressing ASAP and the chairman must ensure that new centre-backs are in place for the final two friendlies as they will need time to bed in ahead of the Brentford fixture.

In an ideal world, Tottenham can agree on deals for both Van de Ven and Tapsoba as they look to take their backline up to the next level. Quite whether that happens remains to be seen, though.

Spurs have got to do everything in their power to sign two new centre-backs or else the same old problems will impact Postecoglou at the start of the new season.

Despite jetting off to Australia, Thailand and Singapore, Postecoglou and Tottenham cannot escape talk over a transfer exit for Harry Kane. The striker is now in the final year of his contract and his future is very much up in the air.

Either the club sell him ahead of the transfer deadline, agree on a new contract to extend his stay or they keep him in N17 and run the risk of him leaving for nothing come the end of the 2023/24 season. Bayern Munich have been very vocal in regards to a move for the England captain but they would need to submit some offer to even tempt Levy into a transfer agreement.

One way or another Postecoglou needs the situation resolving as it is currently overshadowing his pre-season preparations and will continue to have a major impact until his future is settled for good.

Another Tottenham regular who has been linked with a move ahead of the new campaign is Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. An automatic starter in the team ever since his move from Southampton in 2020, the Dane has been mentioned in regards to a switch to Spanish side Atletico Madrid.

Hojbjerg, who is valued at £39million by Transfermarkt, would bring in a sizeable fee for Tottenham and Postecoglou would be able to put it towards another incoming as he looks to form his dream Spurs midfield.

Postecoglou is not short of options when it comes to his Tottenham team at present as 31 players are currently on the club's pre-season tour. Add Hugo Lloris, Fraser Forster, Ryan Sessegnon, Rodrigo Bentancur, Bryan Gil and Troy Parrott, who were all left behind at Hotspur Way, to the mix and the boss has a squad of 37 players.

With Lloris on course to leave for a new challenge elsewhere, there are question marks hanging over Hojbjerg, Gil, Kane, Sergio Reguilon, Davinson Sanchez, Ivan Perisic, Giovani Lo Celso, Joe Rodon, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga and Tanguy Ndombele to name a few. Loan exits will take place as usual, with Parrott, Dane Scarlett and maybe Alfie Devine contenders to go and play their football elsewhere in 2023/24.

Only seeing Harry Winks exit on a permanent deal ahead of the new season, things could really step up once the team have returned from their summer tour as Postecoglou will have had a good chance to take a look at the players at his disposal.

Lloris' likely summer exit means that a new player will take on the captain's armband for the 2023/24 season and beyond. Kane will be expected to take on the duties having done so in the Frenchman's absence in the past.

The striker captained the team in their opening pre-season friendly against West Ham and was due to do the same in the Leicester match until the match officials cancelled the fixture due to the heavy rainfall in Bangkok. If Kane is to leave this summer, though, then it leaves Postecoglou with a big decision to make over Lloris' replacement.

Official confirmation of Tottenham's brand new captain will arrive ahead of the opening fixture at Brentford.