Spurs are reportedly willing to cash-in on out of favour Brennan Johnson come the January transfer window.
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Tottenham Hotspur winger Brennan Johnson has found himself at the centre of a transfer saga ahead of the January transfer window with a list of clubs credited with interest in the Welshman’s services.
The 24-year-old started the campaign in fine form with goals against Burnley and Manchester City in the opening two Premier League fixtures but has since fallen out of favour under Thomas Frank. Johnson has started just one of the previous five league games.
Spurs are set to be busy in the January window with financial backing already confirmed earlier this season, but any incomings are set to be offset with outgoings. It appears Johnson is one of the players the club are willing to cash in on.
Crystal Palace and Brentford both interested in Tottenham forward
Earlier this week, Crystal Palace were credited with serious interest in Johnson as Oliver Glasner looks to replace the creativity lost in the sale of Eberechi Eze to Arsenal in the summer. The Eagles are set to face competition from AFC Bournemouth, who are on the hunt for replacements should Antoine Semenyo leave the Vitality Stadium.
Over the weekend, Aston Villa were also said to have joined the race for Johnson. Unai Emery has not been impressed by the loan signings of Harvey Elliott and Jadon Sancho and Johnson could be recruited with the Villains outside contenders for a title push.
With no shortage of Premier League interest, it’s with somewhat outlandish surprise to see on Sunday that Championship outfit Ipswich Town are also credited with interest in Johnson. The winger has not played in the second tier since 2022 with Nottingham Forest.
Football Insider claim that Ipswich Town have ‘joined the race’ for Johnson, alongside Brentford. The Tractor Boys have reportedly let it be known that they would be keen to bring the attacking to Portman Road on a loan deal for the rest of the season.
Kieran McKenna’s side are chasing promotion back to the Premier League and sit third in the Championship after 22 outings. Ipswich Town beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 on Saturday afternoon.
Kieran McKenna on Ipswich Town transfer window plans
Prior to taking on the Owls this weekend, McKenna was asked about his approach for the January transfer window and said: "Activity can mean different things. I think every club is going to have activity in January. But I want to say honestly, and it's not a cliche, my mind hasn't been on that and isn't on that at the moment.
"Of course, I've been in the meetings. Of course, you give your input. But we've got a big group here, a healthy group at the moment. We've got players who have only played a handful of games for the club. We've got players in the likes of Wes (Burns) coming back from injury.
"Honestly, the overwhelming majority of my focus is on the group here and how to get the best out of them and to become the best team we can be in. Still, always in January transfer windows things can change so late. What we might think is our plan now could change because there's still plenty of games between now and the window is shutting.
"In that time, you can have a big injury, lots of injuries or you can have no injuries. You can have a player step up from the pack and do really, really well in a position that you might have thought we could strengthen. You can have players in different forms.
"Of course, the club are looking at all possibilities and trying to plan ahead, but it doesn't always tend to work that way in January."
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