Tottenham news: Opinion - Thomas Frank will be signing of the season

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If you had told Spurs fans at the beginning of the summer that by September we would have signed the likes of Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus, as well as securing Randal Kolo Muani and Joao Palhinha on season-long loans, we would have been very happy.

The issue with 24-hour news cycles, social media, and everyone seemingly being a football transfer expert, is that it can leave you feeling like you have missed out.

If this business was conducted solely behind closed doors and no-one knew anything until the deal was signed, there would have been no upset caused regarding the Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze debacles.

Those two very public failed attempts aside, Spurs have done some shrewd and sensible business in this transfer window.

Thomas Frank has got what - if not exactly who - he wanted: players who want to play for the club and who will fit into his team, not just make up squad numbers for the sake of it.

Crucially, we have got another striker - a position that has needed addressing for quite some time, but even more so now that Dominic Solanke is injured. This area will need looking at again once Muani's loan expires, but, for now, we have a promising option in the France international.

Ideally, I would have liked to see us sign a left winger and another centre-back, as well as sell a few more players, but when you are up against stiff competition in an over-saturated market, you cannot achieve everything in one transfer window.

We might not always get what we want, but I am hopeful these players will prove to be the ones we need - and I still think Frank will be the overall signing of the season.

Transfer window rating: 7/10.

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