Tottenham transfer plans ahead of January window deadline explained with deals expected for Thomas Frank
Tottenham travel to Germany for their final Champions League group phase clash against Eintracht Frankfurt but behind the scenes, there is no shortage of transfer activity
Under-fire Tottenham boss Thomas Frank has already made it clear he does not want to weaken his squad any further ahead of next week's transfer deadline.
However, Spurs are attempting to swat away vast interest in a number of their players and there could still be at least one departure before February 2.
Frank, who is feeling the heat again following Saturday's 2-2 draw at Burnley, has been forced to name a number of youth players in Tottenham's travelling squad for their final Champions League group phase fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt due to availability issues.
Yves Bissouma, Mathys Tel and new signings Conor Gallagher and Souza are not registered to feature in the Champions League while there is some concern Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro could miss the contest as they were both absent from open training at Hotspur Way on Tuesday morning.
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Antonin Kinsky was present despite strong reports claiming he is close to joining West Ham on an initial loan. The same applies to Randal Kolo Muani, who is attracting interest from Juventus where he spent time on loan during the second half of last season.
Any deal would require Tottenham to sanction the early termination of his current loan and there would also need to be an agreement between Juve and Paris Saint-Germain, respectively.
Understandably, the Europa League winners would be reluctant to warm to that proposition given they're already notably light on numbers in attack but the desire of the player could carry weight given he has his heart set on a place in France's World Cup squad.
Kolo Muani is evidently behind Dominic Solanke in the Tottenham pecking order at this moment in time and the Frenchman's form has also nose-dived in the past two months, when he has also found himself playing out of position on the wing.
As reported by football.london earlier this month, Kinsky is keen to leave Tottenham on loan now they're out of both domestic cup competitions because outside of a potential injury to Guglielmo Vicario, there's a firm chance he may not play again this season.
West Ham have been probing for several weeks but any agreement would require Spurs to source a replacement for the Czech. If that proves difficult then it's hard to see a deal going through but it's a story that just won't go away, perhaps indicating there's a real chance it materialises.
Meanwhile, Torino are optimistic they will conclude an initial loan deal for Spurs youngster Callum Olusesi after Tottenham have played Frankfurt. The 18-year-old has travelled with the squad to Germany and the Italians are also seeking to negotiate a potential buy-option within the deal.
Rio Kyerematen (20), Malachi Hardy (17) and James Rowswell (19) are also understood to have travelled to Frankfurt with the Tottenham squad alongside last week's debutant Jun'ai Byfield, per images on the club's website.
So far, Spurs have continued to hold firm amid huge interest in defender Radu Dragusin. Roma have already seen one loan approach rebuffed but other clubs are now entering the fray with RB Leipzig, Napoli and AC Milan all linked.
Roma are also believed to have had an enquiry knocked back for Tel according to sources close to the player, though it's unclear when that contact took place. It goes without saying that Spurs do not want to lose the former Bayern Munich winger this month despite his omission from Frank's recently-updated Champions League squad.