Tottenham Hotspur are starting to make headway under Thomas Frank's stewardship. However, the Danish coach's side have been inconsistent since he arrived in the summer, and he has confirmed he will be in the market for transfers in January.
Though the defence have encountered some problems throughout the campaign, Spurs' attacking play has drawn plenty of criticism, with xG (expected goals) recording a total of just 14.8 from 15 fixtures, as per FBref.
Expected Goals (xG) is a metric designed to measure the probability of a shot resulting in a goal.
James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski have both been sidelined since the summer, while Dominic Solanke has suffered more issues of his own, but there's a sense that Heung-min Son's potency in the final third has been missed.
ENIC Group appear to have recognised this, with plans drawn to sign an attacker next month.
Spurs' January search for a forward
Tottenham are 11th in the Premier League but only trail fourth-place Chelsea by four points. With a bit more flair and precision up front, Frank's side could start playing with the consistency that has been missing.
Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo is on the London club's shortlist, but Liverpool and Manchester City are also interested in striking a £65m deal this winter.
With six goals and three assists in the league this year, the 25-year-old could restore the Son-like presence to Spurs' side, but he's not the only one on Johan Lange and Fabio Paratici's radar.
According to TEAMtalk, Kenan Yildiz is on Tottenham's radar as one of their 'dream' targets, having been bumped up ahead of Atalanta's Ademola Lookman.
Juventus' financial problems mean they would be open to parting with one of their most coveted players, who has started the season in fine form.
His signature won't come cheap. Arsenal have also been linked with the Turkish international, with Juve reportedly demanding £88m.
What Yildiz would bring to Spurs
Yildiz is one of the brightest attacking midfielders in the world. The 20-year-old became a regular presence in Juventus' first team last season, posting 20 goal contributions in all competitions.
This year, he's cranked his efficiency in the final third up a notch, already with six goals and six assists apiece across 20 matches.
European football writer Danny Corcoran has observed that the versatile attacker has "Mbappe-like ability" when running with the ball, and he ranks among the top 8% of positional peers across Europe for shot-creating actions and the top 13% for successful take-ons per 90.
Eight goal involvements from just 12 Serie A starting appearances underline how Yildiz could grow into one of the most prolific forwards in Europe, so such an ambitious bid on Tottenham's part could land a blistering new goalscoring star to replace Son.
The South Korean, 33, left the Lilywhites from Los Angeles this summer after winning the Europa League in May, ending a decade of service with a trophy.
While the likes of Mohammed Kudus have been in promising form this season, he lacks the old captain's clinical edge in front of goal, something Yildiz could add to Frank's side.
Son scored 127 goals from 333 Premier League outings, and Yildiz might just have natural goalscoring ability to replace him, just as competent out on the left wing as he is playing off the central striker.
Any dynamic forward who shares some of Real Madrid superstar Mbappe's athletic and physical attributes has a chance at making it big in the Premier League, and this could be the spark that Frank's team need to kick on and challenge for a place in the top four while pushing deep in cup competitions too.