Tottenham could do with some reinforcements in the January transfer window, but it isn’t going to be easy for Thomas Frank.
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Tottenham need some help in the January transfer window with Thomas Frank coming under increasing pressure after a run of disappointing results.
The Spurs boss would probably have taken being just five points off the Champions League places at the beginning of the season, but poor performances see his team sitting a lowly 13th in the table in what is a congested Premier League.
A new signing or two would help to boost the feeling amongst the support, however, it looks like the former Brentford manager could be facing a repeat of what was a frustrating summer.
Tottenham face fight for Michael Kayode
Familiarity helps in football and Frank’s knowledge of his old players should give him an advantage when it comes to recruitment. In particular, Spurs have been linked with Michael Kayode, who Brentford had on loan last season with an option to buy clause that they didn’t take much persuading to pay. The long throwing right-back has caught the eye of several clubs with TEAMtalk’s Graeme Bailey claiming that Spurs face some serious opposition for the 21-year old’s signature: “We can reveal that Bayern Munich, along with Juventus and Inter Milan, are keeping close tabs on his progress.
“However, interest is emerging and one club who have been watching his progress closely this season are Man City. Man City are in the market for a new right-back, but are likely looking at a summer arrival. As we have consistently reported, they are huge fans of Newcastle United’s Tino Livramento, but they are doing a huge amount of work on other options, and one of those is Kayode.
“Interestingly, we are informed that Newcastle are one of those who are also keeping tabs on Kayode – the Magpies are one of the clubs that were watching him during his time at Fiorentina. Likewise, Tottenham also have a historical interest in Kayode, and few know him better than Spurs head coach Thomas Frank, who was Brentford boss when he arrived in England.”
How big a fan of Kayode is Frank?
Frank is a big fan of Kayode who is defensively strong as well as providing a powerful attacking option too. The modern full-back needs to be capable of doing both and Italy Under-21 international is adept at either end of the park.
Speaking when he signed, Frank said via Brentford’s media team: “I really like him and I’m very happy that we managed to sign him to give us a little bit more depth in the full-back positions.
“He’s very talented and is a fantastic physical package. He’s got good ability going forward and is very good defensively.”
Spurs haven’t had a problem identifying players who could improve them. Antoine Semenyo has long been linked, however, he is on his way to Man City in a package that is probably more than Spurs would want to pay, it could be a similar story for Kayode unless the recruitment team is more decisive.