Tottenham Hotspur may well be back in the transfer market for a new striker in the summer, according to journalist Alasdair Gold - with the journalist believing that the club won't be looking to get a permanent deal over the line for Randal Kolo Muani in the summer.
Spurs landed the Frenchman on loan in the summer from Paris Saint-Germain, having impressed at Juventus last season with eight goals in 16 Serie A games, but he's yet to score in the Premier League in 14 outings.
Two goals in the Champions League have hardly helped his case too much, and according to Gold, the club won't sanction a permanent move for the Frenchman due to his poor presence in the area.
Gold: Kolo Muani 'Almost Certainly' Won't be Kept on By Tottenham
Speaking on his personal YouTube channel, Gold claimed that /, due to his poor goal record and his lack of striking ability as an out-and-out striker.
Gold said: "He's labelled as a striker, but my goodness, if you watch his play around the box, you'd struggle to see him throw himself at anything like a natural striker would,
"At this point in time I cannot see a world where Spurs are making his deal permanent, unless there is an incredible turnaround the rest of the season for him."
Kolo Muani, who earns £150,000-a-week at Spurs, has excelled in France and Germany, scoring goals aplenty for Nantes and Paris Saint-Germain in his home country as well as 26 goals in 50 games for Eintracht Frankfurt. But he hasn't quite cracked the English code and Spurs may be on their way to securing another recruit to replace him.
Tottenham Have a Massive Problem in Terms of Goalscoring
Dominic Solanke turned out to be Harry Kane's replacement after the latter joined Bayern Munich in 2023, though he's also not been on the scoresheet this season due to injury.
It's been down to Richarlison to notch the bulk of Tottenham's goals, and the next best are Micky van de Ven, Joao Palhinha, Mathys Tel and Cristiano Romero on three each.
That needs to be redefined for next season, regardless of who the new manager is, given the poor form under Thomas Frank. It's been a dreary run of form for the past 18 months for Tottenham in the Premier League under both the Dane and Ange Postecoglou, and a lack of goalscoring threat has highlighted that massively. It's a huge issue that the Lewis family need to fix immediately.