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Tottenham Hotspur know that in a matter of days, Fabio Paratici will leave to become the Director of Football at Fiorentina. That hardly says anything great about Spurs right now, because if Paratici is leaving the Lilywhites for the literal worst team in Serie A and the biggest flops of the 2025/26 season in all of Europe, then he must not be too keen on the vision shared by Thomas Frank and the new management structure.

Still, Fiorentina is a huge club, and Paratici did fine work in Italy, his home country, as the main man in charge at Juventus before coming to Tottenham. Every Spurs fan will wish him well, and even in his brief return to the club, he still helped out by bringing in Randal Kolo Muani on loan from PSG after a nifty stint in Turin.

Even on his way out, though, Paratici is delivering an unexpected gift to Tottenham in the form of an exit, which has received the fabled "Here We Go" from Fabrizio Romano even before the more expected departure of Paratici himself and the potential sale of Brennan Johnson to London rivals Crystal Palace.

The first 'Here We Go' drops

Per Fab, right around the time that Fiorentina are set to announce the signing of Fabio Paratici, they have reached a "verbal agreement" to sign Tottenham Hotspur forward Manor Solomon. The player is currently on loan from Spurs to Villarreal, having sealed that move last summer after spending the 2024/25 campaign on loan with Leeds United in the Championship.

Solomon has predictably done nothing for Villarreal this season and shown that his level is far below their club. But given Fiorentina are the worst team in Serie A right now, Solomon, who does have a knack for finding the back of the net from the left wing position, he can only help the Viola's situation.

Paratici must like the familiarity Solomon brings and knows that he needs supplemental goals from the wing, above all else. Romano says that this is going to be a reset loan deal, so Solomon's loan will simply be switched from Villarreal to Fiorentina for the rest of the season.

To support Tottenham Hotspur is to be a willing casualty of chaos. Like a wave buoy in the North Sea, one must embrace the constant threat of imminent disaster, Carabao Cup fourth round exits, structural damage to state-of-the-art “resources”, failed search and rescue missions, and annual batterings by forces near and far.

Twice a year, however—every January and June—the cloud cover breaks, the winds ease and the horizon stretches out in a dreamscape of hope and promise. Omens of delicious dealmaking are delivered via Twitter, ITKs fly banners across the skies offering insight into secret negotiations occurring at Hotspur Way, and Fabrizio Romano gloriously appears in the bright blue cloudless firmament with another link to Connor Gallagher… Â

That heady, soul crushing time is upon us once again. Like functional storm detection technology, let’s ride the still gray waves of winter and assess Spurs’ squad ahead of Thomas Frank’s first January transfer window.

We’ve broken down the squad positionally according to need, potential departures, available players who Tottenham have reasonable chance of signing, and pathways for emerging talents like Mikey Moore, Luca Williams-Barnett, Luka Vuskovic and Junai Byfield.

Absolute Priorities

Left/Right Back

With Destiny Udogie unavailable due to injury, Thomas Frank finds himself without proper cover at left and right back, depending on which you consider to be Djed Spence’s best position. The club could look to sign 22-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt left-back Nathaniel Brown, and move Djed Spence to the right side of the defense. However, a winter deal could hinge on whether Frankfurt qualifies for the Champions League play-off in late January.Â

Perhaps more likely, Spurs could try to pry USMNT stalwart Antonee Robinson away from Fulham. He possesses the quality, pace and crossing ability to operate on the left of a back four or five. Spurs could also consider re-signing former academy graduate Dennis Cirkin, who missed the first half of Sunderland’s season with a broken thumb.

Left-Sided Central Defender

Long-term vision will dictate Spurs’ approach. Kevin Danso has proven himself to be a quality back-up for both Cristian Romero and Mickey van de Ven. Radu Drǎguşin is also back with the first-team, and could conceivably be played on the left. But both would be playing out of position.

Whether Spurs recruitment team envisions Luka Vuskovic playing behind the Dutchman next season or if they see Kota Takai as a serviceable left center back is moot. It’s a glaring hole that should have been addressed over the summer.

Mercifully, there are options. Among them are RB Leipzig’s Castello Lukeba, Wolfburg’s Konstantinos Koulierakis, and Inter’s Yann Bisseck, with whom Thomas Frank will be familiar from his youth days at Danish side Aarhus. Spurs may also feel Juventus’ injury-ravaged Gleison Bremer is worth a gamble. But it beggars to think Jan Paul van Hecke would opt to leave Brighton to sit on the bench behind his fellow countryman at 11th place Tottenham.

Left Winger

Regardless of whether Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel are viewed as long-term solutions, Spurs need to sign a genuine can’t-miss starter to succeed Son Heung-min. Antoine Semenyo can be crossed off the list, but there remains a specter of hope the club could tempt Vasco de Gama’s Rayan, RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande or Juventus’ Kenan Yildiz to continue their development in North London.Â

If we’re being honest, none of those deals feel realistic. The club has already invested £60 million on Tel and Odobert, and the hierarchy may want to clear a pathway for Mikey Moore to make the position his own in a year or two. My preference would be for Spurs to go all-in on Maghnes Akliouche, a young French starlet the club failed to sign over the summer—even though he is more naturally suited to the right or central areas.

Defensive Midfielder

It’s fair to assume Yves Bissouma’s Tottenham career is over. That leaves Spurs with an aging, if indestructible, loanee in João Palhinha and a mercurial Rodrigo Bentancur, whose contact is running down. While both are serviceable in the short term, neither player can be considered integral to Tottenham's future.Â

The rumors of Leon Goretzka leaving Bayern Munich for Tottenham have been quashed by German transfer guru Florian Plettenberg. It's not surprising, given that Johan Lange and Co. seem determined to secure younger talent. Club Brugge’s Alexander Stanković is likely to be near the top of Spurs list, despite Inter holding a buy-back clause for the 20-year-old Serbian international. AZ Alkmaar's 19-year-old wunderkind Kees Smit has also been mentioned in recent days.

The Dutch defensive midfielder is being touted as the next Pedri. Paired with Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, Spurs would have one of the most exciting young midfields in world football. However, Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton is reported to be Spurs' dream target. The club would need to make the left-footed magician their record signing, and fend off advances from top English clubs and European giants. Spurs have also been peripherally linked to Carlos Baleba. But he won't come cheap. Brighton will demand a colossal fee for the Cameroonian star, even though he has failed to replicate his form during his first two seasons on the south coast. There's always Conor Gallagher....

Midsummer Night’s Dreams

Right Winger

Ben Jacobs has reported Spurs have agreed to a £35 million deal with Crystal Palace for Brennan Johnson. But the deal has not been finalized. Bournemouth and Aston Villa are also said to be in the mix for the Welshman. If the Europa League hero decides to move to on in search of more playing time, Spurs will be left with a huge hole on the right wing. The club could decide to test fate and rely on a swift return to form by Dejan Kulusevski.

But if the club has doubts about the Swede's ability to play every week in January, Johan Lange could redouble efforts to sign Maghnes Akliouche or Rayan Vitor. Either addition would force Thomas Frank to either shift Mohammed Kudus to the left, or to create a more fluid system across the frontline. There are a number of permutations to consider, particularly with talents like Mikey Moore and Luca Williams-Barnett waiting in the wings.

Striker

Before any additions are made, Spurs needs to decide the futures of Richarlison and Randal Kolo Muani. Should they make Kolo Muani’s deal permanent, he’ll be expected to compete with Dominic Solanke to lead the line during the 2026-27 season. If both were to depart the club this summer, Spurs would have a several options to consider.Â

Porto’s Samu Aghehowa tops the list, though the club could be forgiven for having doubts about signing a promising striker from the Portuguese league. Omar Marmoush’s name has also been floated in recent weeks, but reports suggest City has no interest in selling the talented French forward. Jean-Phillipe Mateta, Igor Thiago, DuÅ¡an Vlahovic, and Ivan Toney have also been mentioned, yet concerning about age, quality, fit and wage demands push each closer to the bottom of the shortlist. Â

Goalkeeper

The narrative around Guglielmo Vicarious is firmly etched into Premier League stone. He is alternatively portrayed as a glaring liability with the ball at his feet and defending crosses, and as a world-class shot-stopper. Spurs have a capable back-up in Antonín Kinský, but it would be preposterous to view him as an upgrade on Vicario at this stage.Â

Links to Manchester City’s James Trafford, Barcelona’s Marc-André ter Stegen and Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen persist. There’s a reason Pep decided to sign Donnarumma after the start of the season, and his first name is James. Verbruggen may excel in some areas where Vicario struggles, but the Italian outperforms him in nearlyAnd it’s doubtful that Brighton would even sanction the deal. Ter-Stegen, meanwhile, feels like a non-starter. He is nearly 34 years old, injury prone, and untested against the physical demands of the Premier League.Â

Bigger Fish to Fry

Right-Sided Central DefenderÂ

Spurs made Cristian Romero the club’s highest paid player and Thomas Frank named him captain, cementing future in North London, at least in the short-term. Kevin Danso has been excellent when deputized for the Argentine, while Radu Drǎguşin recently returned from ACL surgery. Then there’s Kota Takai, one of the more bizarre signings in recent years, unless the plan is for the young Japanese center back to raise his profile at the World Cup before being sold for a profit.

Beyond those options, Spurs already appear to have their long-term right-sided center back in Luka Vuskovic, who seems unlikely Spurs to be recalled from his loan at Hamburg mid-season. Junai Byfield also deserves a mention, having received his first professional contract and earning wide praise from within the club. However you cut it, Spurs are well-covered for both now and the future.Â

Central MidfielderÂ

Spurs possess two of the most coveted young midfielders in world football in Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray. Frank has Pape Matar Sarr as cover, and he could deploy Xavi Simons in a deeper role in certain formations. While the midfield remains a work in progress, the potential is astronomic. And if Spurs are determined to add a more combative presence in the middle of the park, Sarr could be sacrificed in favor of a Bruno Guimaraes-type playmaker in the future.

Attacking Midfielder

Xavi Simons has already been labelled as a flop, a deliriously short-sighted assessment given Spurs’ broader attacking dysfunction. The Dutchman stands to benefit enormously from Kulusevski’s return in a few weeks, and he could form a devastating partnership with James Maddison once the latter regains fitness. Of course, there is a scenario in which neither Kulusevski or Maddison reaches the heights they did at the beginning of Ange Postecoglou’s tenure. But that’s a bridge the club won’t need to cross until at least a year from now.Â

Tottenham Hotspur need to have an active winter transfer window this coming year, because there are so many needs still remaining in the squad to shore up. Although Spurs made some big moves in the preceding summer transfer window, even the most significant of those signings, Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons, are unable to fully show what they can do because of the lack of talent around them.

Spurs go into the January 2026 transfer window with dire needs for a left winger, striker, deep lying midfielder, left footed left back, and maybe even a new goalkeeper, depending on how the market interest develops for the inconsistent Guglielmo Vicario.

In order to make sure they have the financial ammunition and squad space to sign true upgrades, Tottenham have acknowledged that they must get better at selling players, and, thus, it is only fitting that their first move of the window, which could happen right when January 1 hits, is going to be a high profile sale.

Tottenham are about to close the deal

Brennan Johnson has been linked with a move to Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Everton, Sunderland, and even Aston Villa. Out of these handful of Premier League clubs, Palace were the first to make an offer and show significant interest in the Wales international, and while the Cherries have been very involved with Antoine Semenyo's own sale imminent, it looks like Johnson is about to choose Palace.

According to a new report from Sam Wallace and John Percy of the Daily Telegraph, Johnson is about to undergo a medical with Crystal Palace in the "next 24 hours", as the Eagles "close in" on officially signing the Tottenham Hotspur right winger for a club record 35 million pounds, which has always been the rumored fee. On top of all this, Johnson's deal is expected to go through, and the Telegraph reports that he could even be in the lineup for Crystal Palace for this weekend's big Premier League battle against Newcastle United. There is quiet confidence he will be closed in time for the game.

At this point, it appears a Brennan Johnson transfer to Crystal Palace is imminent, and while Tottenham fans can haggle all they want about how much profit this transfer really is with what htey owe in back pay to Nottingham Forest, it is still a profit and a player off the books who is not actually helping the team.

Johnson is a talented player who can score goals with great instincts, but he does not fit what Spurs are trying to do. Spurs need a more dynamic, athletic winger out on the left, as they already have two much better right wingers than Johnson in Mohammed Kudus and Dejan Kulusevski.

After winning eight straight games to charge up the Premier League table - including victories over Arsenal, Manchester United, and Chelsea - Aston Villa ran into a buzzsaw in a road match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

The Lions were torn to shreds by the opposition in a 4-1 loss, and if that sounds familiar to Tottenham Hotspur fans, that's because it is the exact scoreline by which Spurs were ripped apart by the Premier League leaders.

Aston Villa star forward Morgan Rogers has been a dream transfer target for many Spurs fans, and with the club needing a goal scoring left winger as badly as ever, the former summer 2025 target will likely become a topic of conversation again in the future.

What did Morgan Rogers just say?

But judging by his response to Aston Villa getting trounced by Arsenal, Tottenham fans may be rethinking how badly they want Rogers at their club. Because Rogers is either a secret Arsenal fan who is being way too effusive in his praise for them, or he does not have the killer mentality Spurs fans should be looking for.

Morgan Rogers said to NBC Sports after the 4-1 loss to Arsenal, via Fabrizio Romano, “The better team won. That's why Arsenal are top, they are the best team. It's nothing bad to lose 4-1 to the best team in the league”.

That is actually a wild thing to say. Could you imagine a superstar player at another club saying this about losing to Arsenal? It's not like Aston Villa came into this game as schlubs either. They are a legitiamte top four side and were dark horse title contenders. A 4-1 loss to Arsenal is massive, and losing 4-1 to any club is not something that should be taken lightly or laughed off.

Tottenham would be livid if any player acted like this after losing 4-1 to Arsenal - or even 4-1 to Fulham or Crystal Palace, for that matter. Now, one silly quote and one bad loss should not totally change how Tottenham view Rogers as a player or a possible transfer target, because his seven goals are more productive than anything Spurs forwards are putting up right now.

At the same time, Rogers is not a world class player by any means, and Spurs have to be careful how they spend their money. Rogers was already on the periphery as a transfer target, but viewing this quote and the nonchalant attitude after a blowout loss in a critical game makes you wonder if Spurs should think twice about looking in his direction.

Tottenham Hotspur will be prioritizing a new left winger in the January transfer window, but many fans are wondering why the club are not going as hard after a new striker. Though Spurs do have three credible options in the squad in Richarlison, Randal Kolo Muani, and Dominic Solanke, literally none of them are reliable to the club in terms of their long term value.

Meanwhile, Solanke has not started a single game this season due to injury and was fairly average in his first season at the club despite a whalloping 65 million pound price tag. And then Richy is too streaky and inconsistent to be relied upon, and he is someone Spurs were actively shopping in previous transfer windows.

Tottenham do not have many options

So another striker is very much on the cards in 2026 as a possible Tottenham transfer. For the most part, Spurs are wisely being linked with young, up and coming names like Samu Aghehowa of FC Porto, but one veteran player they were linked to in the past is Christopher Nkunku, who has the added benefit of being able to play literally every other attacking position at a high level.

The thing is, Nkunku is not for sale. It seemed like he could be after a slow start to life at AC Milan after Chelsea dumped him off this summer, but following a big brace against Hellas Verona, the Rossoneri are not about to give up on the Frenchman.

In his latest transfer update, Give Me Sport reporter Ben Jacobs reports that Christopher Nkunku himself "has no plans" to leave Milan in the January transfer window. Even though he has been linked with a move to the Turkish Super Lig, he wants to stay in Serie A, having just joined Milan.

Now, Nkunku would have been far from the most appealing option for Tottenham Hotspur to begin with at striker. He is not a pure No. 9, he has a concerning injury record now, and he could not quite cut it in the Premier League - though he was quite good for Chelsea when he was healthy enough to play and given a chance. Nkunku, though, was a credible forward option for Spurs. Now, there is one less option to consider.

When the January transfer window opens up in a matter of hours, Tottenham Hotspur are fully expected to be one of the most aggressive teams on the market at upgrading their attack, specifically the left wing position. And if Spurs do not go hard after a clear upgrade in that spot, the fan base will be deeply disappointed.

Spurs have been lacking in goals for years, and now that Son Heung-min is gone, too, Tottenham do not have a proven goal scorer at the Premier League level. Their leading scorer right now is Richarlison, who, in all honesty, is someone Spurs should be looking to upgrade next summer.

In the meantime, Spurs need to make a splash on the left wing now to bring in someone who is more ready to contribute in the short term than Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert while still offering the kind of long term upside and star power that Spurs need in order to compete with the best teams in the Premier League.

Even better than Antoine Semenyo

After striking out on Antoine Semenyo, who seems destined to join Manchester City, Tottenham are quietly eyeing an even better left wing option and a player who is most likely the very best left winger who could conceivably transfer in 2026.

According to a report from the Daily Mail's Matt Barlow, Tottenham Hotspur are indeed among the clubs interested in Juventus superstar Kenan Yildiz, who is one of the biggest young attacking talents in world football. The Turkish international's agent Jorge Mendes is strumming up the transfer interest hard ahead of a possible move away from Juve, and like so many clubs, Tottenham rate the young man highly.

Yildiz leaving Juve is almost hard to believe, given the club quickly gave him the No. 10 and anointed him as the heir to Alessandro Del Piero. But given how poor Juve have been over the years and the dwindling market power of Serie A as a whole, especially compared to the Premier League, you can maybe see why, driven by Mendes, Yildiz could be ready for a move out of Turin.

Arsenal have been pushing the hardest in the background for Yildiz, and while Tottenham fans know all too well the sting of losing out on top targets to their North London rivals, that alone cannot be a deterrent to going after a truly special player. Yildiz is just 20 years old with 10 goal contributions in 15 starts for an awful Juventus team, and he would waltz into Tottenham as their best attacker.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has not met expectations so far at the helm of the club, though while there have been more disappointing defeats than impressive highs, there have been enough signs for the Spurs upper management to feel that Frank is worth believing in.

Regardless of what happens to Frank, Spurs supporters would like to see a stronger squad for any manager to work with going forward. Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus were very positive long term attacking additions to Tottenham in the summer transfer window, but anyone who thinks they were sufficient upgrades for a team that finished 17th in the Premier League in the 2024/25 campaign was seriously deluded.

Spurs have a talent problem in their squad that has been there for years, but it is not just born out of not signing the right players. It has also been created by not selling the right players at the right time to get underperforming players out of the squad and maximize the revenue coming into sign better footballers.

Thomas Frank knows it's a problem

Thankfully, Thomas Frank seems to understand that this is a major issue facing Tottenham Hotspur, and ahead of both the January transfer window and his second battle against old employers Brentford, Frank called out this issue directly to the press.

Frank said, via The Spurs Express, "I think that’s key. It’s not only doing one thing right, playing a specific way or getting the culture right or whatever, there’s a lot of elements that we need to do well to be able to compete at the highest level. Part of it is being able to sell. You see the other top clubs, they are quite good at selling. That’s something we need to be improving. That’s something I know the guys above me are working very hard on. Everything’s linked."

In Frank's first summer transfer window, Tottenham management already held him back by not making any big sales. While they were somehow able to finally offload Bryan Gil, there were many more footballers who have no future at Spurs whom the club were unable to offload. Manor Solomon, Yves Bissouma, Radu Dragusin, Ben Davies, Brennan Johnson, Richarlison, and Rodrigo Bentancur are among the underperformers who could have been sold but were not.

So Spurs have to take a step in the right direction and let go of Solomon, Bissouma, Dragusin, Davies, and Johnson this winter if at all possible. With all the transfer rumors surrounding Dragusin and Johnson thus far, it looks like Spurs may finally be learning their lesson.

Tottenham Hotspur are going to be one of the most active shoppers in the January transfer window for a star winger, and their need for a high impact player on the wings will only increase once Brennan Johnson makes his way to a lower level Premier League club where he can get more regular minutes.

Spurs are lacking goals on the wings, which Johnson did help with, but they are also lacking in all around quality and dynamism - of which Johnson was part of the problem. Most specifically, Tottenham need help on the left wing, and while they have several potential stars of the future in Mathys Tel, Wilson Odobert, and loanee Mikey Moore, they could use more talent.

Ideally, Spurs would sign a goal scoring left winger who is ready to be a star at the Premier League level, but the only valid option to do that, Antoine Semenyo, already rejected Spurs and is pretty much a lock to join Manchester City.

A better deal than expected

So the next best left wing option when combining quality, skill set, future value, and price is Yan Diomande of RB Leipzig. But on that last point, the price, there have been rumblings that the Ivorian could cost 100 million euros.

However, according to new information from Sky Sports reporter Danyal Khan, Yan Diomande is actually expected to cost a fair bit less than that. Per Sky, Diomande is valued by Leipzig at around 60-70 million euros and not 100 million euros, meaning Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester United, or any other top club interested in the Ivorian AFCON standout could sign him for 40 million euros cheaper than what was initially quoted.

Now, if Diomande keeps having big performances in widely viewed games like his hat trick for RB Leipzig against Eintracht Frankfurt or any of his displays for the Ivory Coast, then Leipzig can get something closer to the 70 million euro price point than 60.

But the 100 million euro figure looks like the classic tactic of a club floating an inflated figure out there to start the window of transfer dicussions at a higher level as a bargaining tactic. Sometimes, agents even do this to inflate the value of their players.

Diomande is a gem and has all the tools to be a world class winger, and it is better for a club like Tottenham to get in the door early than have it slammed shut entirely. For example, they will not want to make the same mistake they did with Desire Doue.

Tottenham Hotspur supporters are plenty interested in which high impact players could be joining the club for a ragged push into the top four in the second half of the 2025/26 Premier League campaign, but many fans are nearly as interested in which players the club will finally offload this winter.

Already, Spurs are closing in on the sale of disappointing right winger Brennan Johnson, while both Radu Dragusin and Yves Bissouma are two more unwanted players whom Tottenham are actively trying to facilitate transfers out.

There is one more player on an expiring contract with nearly zero shot at playing time for Spurs and who was very surprisingly brought back at all in the preceding summer transfer window who could somehow get sold for a little bit of money.

According to a report from L'Equipe's Romain Lafont, Ligue 1 giants Nice "are exploring" a potential transfer for Tottenham Hotspur center back and left back Ben Davies this January transfer window. They could try to sign him this winter even though he could be signed for free in six months, as they could use the veteran depth to close the season in a tight Champions League race.

Nice, though, are currently nowhere near the top 3 and are merely treading water in 13th. Currently competing in the Europa League, Nice are on a streak of losing five straight games and have been even bigger disappointments than Tottenham over in the French top flight.

So they could actually use Davies, who, while being nowhere near starting quality for Spurs, could actually be a quite useful player for Nice. Six months of a decent versatile defending might actually be worth a few million euros to the French side, while selling Davies for any sort of a fee is basically free money for Tottenham.

Plus, if Tottenham are able to sell Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies this winter transfer window, they clear the path to playing time for Kota Takai and potentially have the ammunition to sign another central defender with more long term value to Spurs than either Davies or Dragusin. Luka Vuskovic isn't going to come back to the Spurs first team for at least a year - and possibly more.

The fact that a notable club like Nice is even being credibly linked to Davies is pretty wild, and Tottenham getting any sort of a fee for him would be a deal they have to take.

Tottenham Hotspur have been actively shopping young right winger Brennan Johnson on the January transfer market, as the Welsh international has fallen down the depth chart and is barely utilized by new manager Thomas Frank, who was initially tabbed as a potential positive for the former Nottingham Forest man.

Johnson can barely get a game for Spurs, though he is not lacking for suitors on the transfer market. A handful of clubs are going after Johnson, and it appears Crystal Palace and Bournemouth are the two favorites to sign him. In fact, David Ornstein of The Athletic recently reported that Tottenham and Crystal Palace have actually reached an agreement on a transfer, pending Johnson's approval and weighing of the other suitors, including Everton and Aston Villa.

It is basically a formality that Tottenham will sell Johnson at this stage, and fans will want to see Spurs use the money generating from the approximately 35 million pound sale on a better and higher upside winger prospect.

Tottenham's top target is coming into view

According to reporting from Sami Mokbel of BBC Sport, Tottenham Hotspur are understood to have an interest in both RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande and Savinho of Manchester City. Both players are familiar transfer targets for Spurs fans to read about, and they are two players the majority of supporters would love to see at the club.

It is questionable, however, if Savinho will even be available. Spurs will likely push hard for the Brazilian again this winter just as they did last summer when Manchester City rebuffed them, and they will hope that the acquisition of Antoine Semenyo will finally open up the move.

While Diomande is not as proven as Savinho, the Ivorian winger with six Bundesliga goals is a 19 year old talent worth dreaming about signing. Diomande is a unique, explosive, and versatile winger who can start on either flank and add goal scoring ability with progression and one on one dynamism.

He is ideally a right footed left winger, and while he can not immediately add the goals Spurs are looking for and will likely cost a fortune, if he is even available at all, Diomande is one of the few wingers on the market with the true potential to be special. Tottenham have to go with a player like Diomande who has that sort of upside to replace Johnson and invest that money in a younger prospect with higher upside. Diomande would be perfect for that sort of investment.