Tottenham Hotspur rallied against Manchester City on Sunday evening, showing more heart and determination than has been seen across the tough months of Thomas Frank's spell in the dugout.
It's a spell which might just extend over the coming months, and not crumble away, with Spurs overturning a two-goal deficit and continuing to benefit from Dominic Solanke's focal presence from number nine.
The 28-year-old striker has split his time in Tottenham colours between the field and the infirmary, and neither side of the coin has brought him much joy. But Solanke's physical and athletic presence is giving Frank some joy.
However, the north Londoners still leave much to be desired in attack, and long-term planning needs to see talented arrival take this frontline to a new level.
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As Solanke seesaws up, Randal Kolo Muani swings down, still unable to break his Premier League duck and linked with a loan move to Juventus before the imminent transfer deadline. The Frenchman has not had the anticipated impact since arriving from Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long deal last summer.
With Mathys Tel unhappy and angling for a return home to France, Tottenham's need for a new forward is accentuated, especially when considering Solanke's track record on the fitness front, a fact underlined as he trudged off against City with some pain in his ankle.
According to Spanish sources, ENIC Group have identified Real Madrid prodigy Endrick as the perfect player to spearhead Spurs' frontline over the coming years, and an enquiry has already been sent off to ascertain the chances of pulling it off.
The 19-year-old Endrick moved from Brazil to the Spanish capital in 2024, but a fringe role under Xavi Alonso led to a loan move to Lyon earlier this month. Here he has demonstrated the quality that drew such excitement during his formative days in Brazil.
Leeds United and Sunderland are ready to rival Tottenham for the precocious teenager, and perhaps they feel they can offer him a talismanic role to better serve his development.
But Endrick is an immense talent, with reports last summer suggesting he would cost suitors around £60m. His price tag is bound to be higher than that, but that has proved a weak deterrent as the Lilywhites prepare to make their move at the end of the season.
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Endrick is still finding his feet in France, but after four matches for Lyon, he has scored as many goals and provided one assist too. In his second Ligue 1 outing, the Brazil international notched a sublime hat-trick away to Metz.
Diminutive and stocky, he's a force to be reckoned with, so powerful when running and unstoppable when finding space and striking on goal.
Endrick differs from Solanke. Two attackers with contrasting styles of play. Thus, if Spurs were to sign Endrick this summer, there's every reason for the two to share the load at number nine, but Frank would quickly find that Endrick should take precedence as his side's leading striker, even with his pace and dribbling ability lending to roles out on the wing.
Solanke's strength and intelligent movement in the box differentiate him from many strikers across Europe. In 2023/24, he scored 19 goals in the Premier League for Bournemouth and earned a transfer to N17 worth a total £65m sum - a Spurs club record.
But Endrick is elite, and he's still so young. It's obvious that he boasts more natural quality than he knows what to do with, and having been afforded a platform to channel it in France, is swiftly establishing himself as a budding superstar.