Tottenham have just a few days to complete any final transfer business for Thomas Frank with deadline day looming and one move appears firmly off the table
Any hope of a late move for Liverpool star Curtis Jones appears to have ended, as the Reds shut the door on an exit for the homegrown midfielder. Spurs are reported to have approached the Anfield club over the switch earlier in January.
Liverpool have turned down a proposal of a loan from Inter Milan sent on Friday. The Premier League champions have no plans to allow him to leave temporarily if he does not sign a new deal on Merseyside.
Inter were exploring the possibility as they gear up for a possible move for Davide Frattesi to Nottingham Forest. Nevertheless, our sister title, the Liverpool Echo, understands that Liverpool have no intention of sanctioning any departures from Slot's squad this month.
Jones has recorded 29 appearances across all competitions this term, providing one assist. The 25-year-old has proven his versatility this term and has been tasked with moving from central midfield to step in as a right-back on occasion.
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Thomas Frank has not ruled out Tottenham making a loan signing to bolster their squad before the transfer deadline, but it appears it will not be for Jones. The north London side may target greater depth with injuries to Mohammed Kudus, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Richarlison, Pedro Porro and Ben Davies.
The north London club have signed Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid for £34.6milion and 19-year-old left-back Souza from Santos for £13m so far. Frank has appreciated Spurs' ambition and won't be upset should they not get another deal over the line.
"I said it, the club worked relentlessly to try to do the best they can to improve the squad, especially Johan, Fabio and Vinai and of course all the people behind them," Frank said.
"I mean it, we can't be too obsessed with short-term fix that's not helping on the long term, because if we don't do that, all the hard work we put in now can be limited for the future. And that's not that we (don’t) want badly short-term success as well.
"I can promise that the Lewis family is super committed to this project. They want to do everything, and I would go against my rule, hopefully only once, that there's no doubt it's clear that the club wants to sign Semenyo. They did everything.
"I think that's a clear signal that the Lewis family is very committed. That's a big signing with finances and all that. So it's aligned with that.
"That's the quality players we are looking for to improve the squad. And if we can't find that, then it's definitely better to take the right decision. It's not the same that we're just getting quality players going forward, because we all know it's not that easy.
"And I'm sure if we're not, for whatever reason, able to get another player in, or players in this window, then for the summer, it's a big summer ahead, and I'm sure we'll see big improvements there."