Coming into the January transfer market, Tottenham Hotspur were already desperate for a winger, and you could make a strong case that no team in the Premier League has a bigger need for an injection of attacking fire power this winter than Spurs.
Tottenham sit comfortably in the bottom half of the table, as new manager Thomas Frank has done little to improve this team or give Spurs fans any sort of confidence that he is the right man to lead the way.
But as Spurs recent 0-0 draw with Brentford and now 1-1 draw with Sunderland drive home, Frank's negative football is far from the only problem plaguing the team. The Tottenham players are not good enough, and while youngsters like Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel are being actively held back from success by Frank despite being superior options, it is the sheer struggles of veterans like Richarlison and more that are really hampering this team.
Tottenham lost their superstar
Well, to make matters worse for Tottenham, one of the team's few competent players this season, right winger Mohammed Kudus, went down early in the 20th minute of the 1-1 draw with Sunderland. And thus, this injury to Kudus, which is of unknown severity, now makes the already present need for a new winger just outright desperate for Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham have to emerge from the January transfer market this year with a new left winger. Dejan Kuluesvski returning from injury will restore power to the right wing, though, with Kudus injured and Brennan Johnson already sold to Crystal Palace, there is a short term problem on the right wing, too. So someone who plays on the right like Savinho makes a ton of sense in that regard.
The options have dwindled with Antoine Semenyo set to join Manchester City and others like Omar Marmoush unlikely to move at all, but Tottenham have to keep searching and have to emerge with someone, whether that is a player like Savinho or Iliman Ndiaye in the Premier League or even an addition like Ademola Lookman or (extremely unlikely) Rafael Leao.
Kudus was a rare blockbuster summer signing that Tottenham got right, and, hopefully, he will be back soon. And yet, even if he is, Tottenham still have a desperate need for a winger who can score goals and change games for this team. Because let's be real here: part of Kudus's injury was the sheer work load and stress he has had to take on by virtue of being the one true solution every week on the wings.