Thomas Frank has said Tottenham will definitely be in the market for players during the January transfer window.
The north Londoners missed out on moves for Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-White over the summer and were left to complete the bulk of their business towards the end of the window.
However, a hamstring injury to Destiny Udogie has also left the club’s decision not to pursue a left-back in the summer looking increasingly misguided.
Speaking ahead of Sunday’s trip to Nottingham Forest, Frank said he was already in discussions with co-sporting directors Johan Lange and Fabio Paratici about the club’s plans for January.
“After the window shut in September, we had the first formal meeting and it is an ongoing process that I, of course, also get to know more and more [about] the squad and players,” Frank said.
“One thing is the daily interaction and I have also seen a lot of games live, watched them back and you see all the small good habits and bad habits from the players. What can you affect? Or [what] will be tricky? Or how the relationship is?
Tottenham brought in Mohammed Kudus before the start of pre-season, but after failed moves for Eze and Gibbs-White, they were made to wait until the end of the window to tie up deals for Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani.
Simons and Kolo Muani have taken time to adapt, owing to the fact they did not have the benefit of a full pre-season at Tottenham, and Frank said the club hoped to conduct their January business quickly.
“Of course. We will definitely be in the market. No doubt about that,” Frank continued.
“We want them as early as possible, like every other time and let’s see if we can have them before the 31st of January.
On Spurs’ failed pursuits of Eze and Gibbs-White, Frank refused to comment on players who were not at the club, but the Dane remained adamant that it did not impact their plans over the summer.
“If I ever speak about other players, it needs to be [Lionel] Messi or [Cristiano] Ronaldo, [who] are retiring soon.
“I think not about that specific situation or other players, just every position we have, we have more players on the list for right-back, centre-back, number six, goalkeeper, right winger, whatever... and it is never straight forward in terms of signing players, that’s for sure.”