Tottenham Hotspur were already snubbed by their dream transfer target on the wings before the January window even opened up. Antoine Semenyo said, "Thanks but no thanks" to Tottenham days before the market started, rejecting Spurs with the full intent of joining Manchester City.
And just in case Spurs fans were getting their hopes up that a likely Semenyo transfer to the Etihad would open the doors for a dream move by Savinho or Omar Marmoush to the N17, so far, early indications are that Tottenham are most likely not going to sign either of those guys, too.
The top transfer target for Tottenham on the wings just might be unproven prospect Yan Diomande of RB Leipzig - a player who currently carries a potential 100 million euro price tag. Of course, that is a bloated fee that Leipzig are starting out with to scare teams into overpaying, but, well, Leipzig do sell strong, Diomande is a special player, goal scoring wingers of his age are in high demand, and, obviously, the Bundesliga giants are in no position to sell.
Tottenham are falling behind again
All of that was already there, and with Tottenham having to compete with a Premier League powerhouse who already crushed them to Bryan Mbeumo last summer in Manchester United, Spurs supporters never had high hopes of competing for Diomande either.
Well, it is about to get more difficult. Simon Jones of the Daily Mail is reporting that not only are Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United interested in Yan Diomande, but the RB Leipzig gem is also now generating interest from two massive Champions League contenders who love to sign their players, Bayern Munich and Liverpool.
Mere interest from the English and German Reds immediately puts them at the top of the favored list, and it moves Tottenham to the bottom. Although Spurs can offer Diomande the easiest path to playing time on the left wing, when anyone watches what Thomas Frank produced against lowly Brentford in a 0-0 draw, it is clear that Spurs are going to have a harder time selling their attacking brand of football to anyone.
Bayern carry a certain level of cachet when it comes to recruiting talents already in the German top flight, and Diomande could be their long term heir to Luis Diaz. Meanwhile, Liverpool are still after a true out and out left winger to replace the very same Diaz. So Tottenham's task to recruit the next big thing on the wings just got even tougher.