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Ange Postecoglou has guided Tottenham to the Premier League summit (John Walton\/PA)<\/p>\n
A large degree of the focus off the pitch at Spurs right now will be on preparing for the January transfer window with Lange eager to stamp his authority after three years at Aston Villa, where the likes of Emi Martinez, Matty Cash and Ollie Watkins were signed under his watch.<\/p>\n
Tottenham confirmed Lange\u2019s impending arrival on October 9 and he will be joined in north London by Rob Mackenzie.<\/p>\n
Mackenzie, who was previously head of player identification at Spurs during the start of Pochettino\u2019s reign, will be chief scout in N17 after he headed up Villa\u2019s recruitment under Lange.<\/p>\n
With the former Villa pair in situ along with chief football officer Scott Munn, the current Premier League leaders look well placed for a strong January transfer window where centre-back and a versatile attacker will be priority positions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve caught up with Johan,\u201d Postecoglou revealed.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing too formal. I don\u2019t have the attention span for long meetings mate, so it tends to be just casual chats with people. It\u2019s the best way to get my point across if I need to say anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe good thing is he is in the building now so he\u2019s interacting with all the right people. The bit with me is the easy bit. It\u2019s about setting up the procedures and the structures to make sure he gets the department working the way he wants to get the right outcomes.<\/p>\n
\u201cRob joining will help that. It is important they come in now. The January window, like for every club, is an important one.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy view on the January one is that if you can get your business done early in the window it certainly is more helpful.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s sometimes out of your control, so having him in is good. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll have a lot of discussions between now and then and I\u2019m looking forward to working with him.\u201d<\/p>\n