It's fair to say that very few Tottenham fans will be gutted when Radu Dragusin's agent finally gets his wish and moves the Romanian international on.
Dragusin can hardly be blamed for the club's misery this season, given that he's featured just eight times in the Premier League after recovering from a long-term knee injury.
The centre-back was responsible, however, for making Viktor Gyökeres appear competent at the highest level in Arsenal's 4-1 North London Derby victory in February—Igor Tudor's managerial bow in N17.
He's been a disastrous signing, perhaps the worst, alongside Bryan Gil, of the Fabio Paratici era. Spurs paid almost £27m for the defender's services in January 2024, remarkably fighting off Bayern Munich for his signature, but it quickly became clear that the brutish centre-back with little respect for technique was an awful fit for Ange Postecoglou's framework.
Dragusin can do the last ditch stuff pretty well, but watching him try to pass a football is a crime against the sport. He's functioned as Spurs' fourth-choice since returning from injury, although his agent would lead you to believe that Dragusin is the second coming of Franz Beckenbauer.
Dragusin wants out of Tottenham this summer
Relegation or not, Tottenham's defence is bound to look a whole lot different come the start of 2026/27.
Cristian Romero has most likely already played his last game for the club, Micky van de Ven garnered plenty of transfer buzz in 2025, and Guglielmo Vicario looks to be on his way to Inter. The starting full-backs will almost certainly exit should we succumb to the second tier, too.
Many will wonder whether now's the time to build the backline around Luka Vušković, who's recently suffered a potentially significant knee injury, but we can be sure that Dragusin won't be around to inspire the revolution in north London.
According to Spotmedia, the Romanian centre-back wants to leave the club irrespective of relegation or survival. His optimistic agent is already laying the groundwork for a summer departure, with clubs in Italy and Germany supposedly interested. He should be heading back to Serie A, where he can enjoy some back-to-the-wall defending for a middling club.
I think Bayern's interest has probably dissipated by now, although I'd love to see Dragusin break bread with the likes of Michael Olise and Harry Kane.
The previous 390 or so words have probably sounded quite harsh, and I really have nothing against Dragusin personally. He just hasn't been very good for the Lilywhites.
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