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Tottenham Hotspur's PSR (Profit and Sustainability Rules) position could give the club headroom to spend big in future transfer windows.

Spurs' qualification for this season's Champions League via winning the Europa League last season should provide them with at least £60 million.

It's a welcome boost with Tottenham, who have spent some €146m (£126m) this summer bringing in the likes of Mathys Tel, Kevin Danso, Mohammed Kudus, Luka Vuskovic, Kota Takai and the loan of Joao Palhinha, which incurs a loan fee.

Reach PLC's business of football writer Dave Powell understands the headroom the club has could well push past the £350m mark for the current PSR cycle.

While that suggests that it should be 'open wallet time' at Spurs, the big thing is making sure that the club can cashflow new additions and improving their player trading in terms of outgoings, with that being one of the areas where many of their rivals outperform them.

And former financial advisor to Manchester City Stefan Borson has also offered his verdict on outlook on Tottenham's situation regarding PSR and financial fair play compliance.

“I think when Spurs get to the situation they’re in now, where their wage to revenue percentage right now on a run rate for the season must be even below 40 per cent," he told Football Insider.

“They’ve got probably ten Champions League games between now and the end of January because it’s very unlikely that they’re going to finish below 24th in that table, so they’re probably going to have at least the play-off and possibly the round of 16 game.

“So, that’s ten games in the Champions League. The squad is not built for that right now, and so I do expect that they will spend serious money between now and the end of the window.

“It’s not going to be that straightforward to find who those players are if it’s not Savinho. Who are the big players that they’re going to target to get them a squad that they’re happy with, having missed out on Eze and Gibbs-White? I don’t know.

“I still think it’s most likely that you’ve got £150-200m of spend and very significant wage commitment over the next five years.

"Otherwise, it might be financially quite a nice situation for Daniel Levy for this season in terms of presenting his numbers, but the fans would be very unhappy. Moreover, I just think the squad is going to be too thin for the season.”

Thomas Frank's Tottenham squad could potentially be boosted heading into Saturday's Premier League encounter against Bournemouth. Fresh from winning their first two games of the 2025/26 season, Spurs have the chance to leapfrog Arsenal, who are in action against Liverpool 24 hours later, and move to the summit of the league table.

Things are looking very good for Tottenham right now and there is a possibility Destiny Udogie could be back in the matchday squad for the first time since the team's opening pre-season friendly of the summer against Reading. The Italian has not featured since then due to a knee injury sustained in the warm-up the following week when they played Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.

Udogie subsequently missed the pre-season tour of Asia, the Super Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain and then the team's first two league games of the new term. Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of last weekend's Manchester City match, Frank provided a fresh update on the 22-year-old and stated that the match had just come too soon for the left-back.

"Destiny is better. He's trained with the team twice, full trainings, and also other trainings. Just too short to be involved for City," revealed the head coach. "We want him to train tomorrow and have another good week next week as well, but he's in a good place. Looks very positive about him."

The hope will be that Udogie is named in the 20-man matchday squad against Bournemouth and then ideally takes to the pitch at some point during the contest. As he only has very few minutes to his name this summer, it is going to be about building up the player's fitness levels to then put him in a position to really kick on after the international break.

Udogie was an undroppable in his first season as a Tottenham player after excelling under Ange Postecoglou having finally returned from his Udinese loan spell. That was very much the case in the first half of last season before a hamstring injury picked up at the turn of the year left him facing a spell on the sidelines and his Premier League minutes after that were managed with the team's full focus on winning the Europa League.

After a rare start against Southampton in December where he showcased that he can be an important player for the club, Djed Spence was a near ever-present after that and played the full 90 minutes in 18 of the team's following 22 league fixtures. Not only did Spence mainly play at left-back and excel in Udogie's absence, he also featured in his natural right-back role on a handful of occasions with Pedro Porro not in the team.

Spence has gone from a Tottenham outcast to a possible contender for the England squad in very little time and it came as no surprise to see him put pen-to-paper on a fresh contract at the club recently. The 25-year-old has impressed in his first couple of outings under Frank and now there is no guarantee that Udogie is assured of a place in the Spurs XI upon his return from injury.

That is only a good thing for Frank and Tottenham, though. Spurs want to be in a position where their undroppables are seriously pushed for a place in the team as that will only strengthen the side in the process. Serious competition is also needed due to the amount of games the team are going to have on the calendar this year as a result of their qualification for the Champions League.

Udogie's upcoming return is only a good thing for Tottenham but he may no longer be an undroppable as was the case in his first two seasons in N17.

Tottenham will be actively pursuing two new signings in the final week of the summer transfer window. Thomas Frank has only been able to welcome one new - and marquee - addition in Mohammed Kudus with Joao Palhinha joining on loan, Mathys Tel returning on a permanent basis and Kota Takai very much signed for the future.

Attempts to further bolster his squad have been made, and rather publicly at that, with failed moves for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze clouding what has been an excellent start to the Premier League season by Spurs.

After beating newly-promoted Burnley on the opening day, Frank's men then put in a terrific performance to beat Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. A dream scenario would have been Tottenham leaving with more than just the three points - as City's wide forward Savinho is being formally targeted by the Lilywhites.

A switch to north London is currently being blocked however, and it remains to be seen if he will be allowed to make the move. Despite Pape Sarr's blistering start to the season, a new No.10 is also required with West Ham United's Lucas Paqueta the latest name to emerge of interest.

With all of that being said, football.london has rounded up all the latest updates on the duo as Tottenham aim to strike late in the summer window.

Paqueta contact and potential Spurs boost

According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham have made some fresh calls to understand the situation surrounding Paqueta. West Ham may be reluctant to do business with rivals, again, but Paqueta could force through a move.

Following on from links arriving, very old photos emerged of the Brazil international wearing a Spurs shirt.

West Ham celebrations

Paqueta scored his second goal of the season in West Ham's 3-2 Carabao Cup defeat to Wolves at Molineux on Tuesday night. After celebrating with his teammates, Paqueta passionately roared into the away end while asking for more noise.

Just four days earlier, he netted a superb strike in the 5-1 defeat to Chelsea with replays showing him firmly tapping the West Ham badge on his shirt.

Based on that and, even with West Ham's current struggles, it looks unlikely he would actively push for a move.

£60m Savinho decision and Man City impact

Tottenham are still at the table for Man City's Savinho, as per Romano. He has also stated that Spurs hope to sign him before deadline day, but that it will depend on Man City signing Rodrygo from Real Madrid.

Just a few days earlier, it was confirmed that Spurs were prepared to offer above £60.1million (€70m) for Savinho.

Real Madrid decision key

Rodrygo has appeared destined to exit the Spanish capital since June with Xabi Alonso preferring other options.

The 24-year-old remaining an unused substitute for their La Liga opener against Osasuna then furthered the likelihood of that scenario. However, reassuring comments from Alonso regarding his future and a first start in seven games under the Spaniard over the weekend may have changed things.

He was taken off after just 63 minutes against Real Oviedo, but the Brazil international may yet still have a role at Real which - in turn - likely impacts Man City, Savinho and Spurs.

Time is running out for Tottenham to salvage a transfer window that has not provided an appropriate squad for Thomas Frank to compete in all four competitions.

The Dane admitted to football.london ahead of the 2-0 win at Manchester City that his squad now was "similar" in terms of numbers to the one he had inherited before the window opened because while Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha have been added as new faces, so Son Heung-min has been sold to LAFC and James Maddison will miss most of the coming season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered in pre-season.

Spurs want to add a number 10, winger and a central defender before the window closes on Monday evening and Manchester City's Savinho is a target for the north London club but the problem lies with Pep Guardiola's side not being able to replace the Brazilian this late in the window. It begs the question of course why Tottenham have left it so late in yet another transfer window.

Other players linked in the wake of Tottenham's Eberechi Eze snub have been Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche, West Ham's Lucas Paqueta and Como star Nico Paz, although the latter is not expected to leave the Serie A club and is likely to return to Real Madrid next summer.

Our Spurs reporters Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest spoke about all of the latest transfers news surrounding the club as well as the impressive victory for Frank's team at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon in the latest episode of their podcast Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham.

There were mixed fortunes for Tottenham's big group of loan players as they continue their development away from the north London club.

Spurs have sent out 11 young players across the Football League, Scottish Premiership and also one to South America with more set to follow them before the transfer window closes next week. Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank ran the rule over all of the youngsters within his squad over the summer and now many of them are out and about getting first team exposure at various levels of the game.

Some have a bright future at Spurs, some are trying to prove that they should have one while others are simply putting themselves in the shop window for a future move.

Here's how Tottenham's loan army got on at their respective clubs this week.

Alejo Veliz (Rosario Central)

Alejo Veliz continues to get minutes aplenty back in his happy place of Rosario Central. The 21-year-old always would take the chance to return to his Argentinean club during any spare time he had while at Spurs or on his various loan spells and now he is back in the colours of the side where he has made 69 appearances and scored 20 times.

At the weekend the big striker played the full 90 minutes as Rosario won 1-0 at home in their big derby against Newell's Old Boys and it continued a run of six consecutive starts since he came home. Veliz netted last week in the 1-1 draw against Deportivo Riestra with a powerful header from a deep cross.

This loan marks a far more successful period for Veliz after a couple of spells in La Liga which brought mostly moments from the bench.

After the derby win, Veliz posted on Instagram: "Rosario is from CENTRAL. How nice to live these unforgettable moments, eternal thanks @rosariocentral. This is the way, together for everything."

Mikey Moore (Rangers)

Mikey Moore has come to a Rangers side in a big spot of turmoil as they struggle under new boss Russell Martin. For a team that is expected to win all the time domestically, the Glasgow giants have drawn all three games so far in the Scottish Premiership 1-1 and were played off the pitch for much of their 3-1 home defeat to Club Brugge in their Champions League qualifying round first leg tie.

Moore has played in the past three games after having to wait for his 18th birthday to get his international clearance. He grabbed an assist on his debut in the league cup win against Alloa, and then came on for the final 20 minutes of the Champions League tie.

On Sunday, the teenager was brought on at half-time with Rangers 1-0 down at St Mirren and played his part in the visitors at least taking a point from a match they got plenty of criticism for. In most of the player ratings dished out by local media, Moore was handed either a six or a five for his second half showing.

Alfie Dorrington (Aberdeen)

Alfie Dorrington played the first half of Aberdeen's Europa League play-off first leg against Romanian side FCSB, formerly known as Steaua Bucuresti, which ended in a 2-2 draw.

The Dons defended poorly in the first half and even though he was not involved in the visitors' first half goal, the 20-year-old was sacrificed at the break as part of a triple substitution only for the poor defending to continue one minute after the restart when his replacement Mats Knoester was involved in a mix-up that led to a second goal for FCSB.

Aberdeen did get their act together with two goals in the final half an hour to give them something to go into the second leg with on Thursday night.

Dorrington had no match at the weekend as Aberdeen exercised their right to postpone their Scottish Premiership match against Dundee United as it fell between the two play-off legs.

Will Lankshear (Oxford United)

Will Lankshear got another 68 minutes under his belt as Oxford lost 1-0 at Birmingham in the Championship on Saturday.

The Oxford Mail handed Lankshear a six in their player ratings with some praise for his efforts in their review: "Battled hard to hold up the ball and feed off the scraps that came his way against two robust centre halves."

The 20-year-old striker had got on the scoresheet last week with a low volley early in United's 3-2 defeat at Hull City and Oxford are still waiting for their first points of the new season.

Alfie Devine (Preston North End)

Alfie Devine helped Preston continue their strong start to the Championship season with 73 minutes in the midfield as Preston won 1-0 at home against Ipswich.

The 21-year-old was handed a 6.5 in the Lancashire Post's player ratings with the review: "Lively again and some driving runs. Final pass occasionally eluded him."

Devine had netted an excellent goal for North End last week in their 2-1 win against Leicester after rounding the keeper and sending home a curling shot from a tight angle to open his account for his new club.

Yang Min-hyeok (Portsmouth)

Yang Min-hyeok had to watch on once again from the bench on Saturday as Portsmouth drew 1-1 at West Brom in the Championship.

The 19-year-old South Korean has played just 23 minutes in the league so far and has been an unused sub in the past couple of games in the competition.

Yang will be hoping to get a chance to show what he can do as Portsmouth host Devine's Preston this Saturday at Fratton Park.

Ashley Phillips & Jamie Donley (Stoke City)

Both Jamie Donley and Ashley Phillips also had to watch on from the bench as 10-man Stoke City held on for a 2-1 win at Southampton.

The Potters' good form this season with three wins from their opening three games has meant the two Spurs loan stars have had to take whatever limited chances they have been given by boss Mark Robins. With a long season ahead they both will know that opportunities will still come and Donley in particular had this same scenario at Leyton Orient last season before becoming a star in their play-off run.

That could come on Tuesday night with a Carabao Cup second round clash against Bradford at the bet365 Stadium.

George Abbott (Wycombe Wanderers)

George Abbott got taken off at half-time with Wycombe 2-1 down at the break thanks to two goals just before the interval from Reading. The hosts grabbed a share of the spoils though with an 89th minute leveller from James Tilley.

Football League World had given Abbott a six in their player ratings before his exit from the action. The 20-year-old midfielder had played 77 minutes in midweek in the 1-0 home defeat to Exeter City.

He will be hoping for more minutes on Tuesday night as Wycombe travel to Bromley in the Carabao Cup second round.

Damola Ajayi (Doncaster Rovers)

Damola Ajayi was another who had to watch on from the bench as Doncaster won 1-0 at Port Vale in League One.

The 19-year-old winger will be hoping to play in Tuesday night's Carabao Cup second round clash at Accrington after scoring his first goal for Doncaster in the previous round with a deflected low finish in the 4-0 win at Championship side Middlesbrough.

Tyrese Hall (Notts County)

Tyrese Hall got another 29 minutes to his name in League Two as Notts County drew 2-2 at home with Bromley on Saturday.

The 19-year-old midfielder is taking his first steps into the senior game and has come off the bench in four of County's five games so far this season.

It looks like it will once again be another mad rush for Tottenham in what remains of the transfer window. We are now into the final week of the summer market and Thomas Frank is crying out for new signings in a couple of important positions.

Transfer outgoings also need to take place to ensure that the Spurs boss has the perfect squad to contend with Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup football in the 2025/26 season. It has been a summer transfer window to forget for Tottenham after seeing high-profile moves for Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze fall apart.

It is imperative that Johan Lange finishes the final week of the window on a positive note by concluding a number of deals for Frank. So what do Spurs have left to do before Monday's 7pm deadline? football.london takes a look below.

New No.10

Tottenham are in desperate need of a new No.10 after losing out on the signatures of both Gibbs-White and Eze. Frank's team are so light in the position right now due to Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison's injuries that have left them in the treatment room for a considerable period of time.

Nico Paz, Bilal El Khannouss, Morgan Rogers and Maghnes Akliouche have been in the headlines regarding a transfer to Tottenham. Spurs have to ensure that they get a new No.10 in through the door as a priority or else it could really hurt them with the amount of games on the calendar between now and January.

Savinho or alternative winger

The final week of the transfer window will see Savinho's future resolved one way or another. The Man City winger has been linked with a switch to Tottenham of late and football.london understands the north London club remain intent on trying to sign the Brazilian.

Savinho is said to be keen on a move to the capital but it will all depend on Tottenham submitting a large bid that City deem acceptable. If they cannot come to terms on a deal with Pep Guardiola's team then they will have to shift their attention elsewhere for another winger.

Senior centre-back

Tottenham require a new centre-back in what remains of the transfer window to ensure Frank has sufficient cover at the back. However, a new No.10 and winger are higher up on the transfer priority list right now.

The Spurs boss does switch to a back three at times and it's important that he has another senior option at his disposal amid Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven's injury issues last season and Radu Dragusin working his way back to fitness from an ACL injury.

Dane Scarlett

Dane Scarlett is still waiting to secure a move away from Tottenham as we approach the final few days of the transfer window. The striker was not included in the squad for the pre-season tour of Asia to explore a loan move away but one has not come to fruition just yet.

The player needs to be playing week in, week out and all will be hoping that a deal can be agreed on very soon.

Luka Vuskovic

Luka Vuskovic has been part of the Tottenham matchday squad for all three games so far this season but he is still waiting to make his first competitive appearance for the Lilywhites. A temporary move does look likely before Monday's transfer deadline as he is expected to depart on loan.

Hamburg have been heavily linked with the Croat and a switch to the Bundesliga team would see him link up with his brother at the club. After excelling for Radomiak Radom and Westerlo previously, another spell of regular first-team football is needed to aid Vuskovic's development.

Bryan Gil

Bryan Gil clearly does not have a future at Tottenham having missed out on a squad number for the new season. The Spaniard is currently working his way back to fitness from a knee injury and that could potentially impact a possible move given it's not clear yet when he will be fit to return to the pitch.

Yves Bissouma

Yves Bissouma could possibly be in the headlines over the next few days due to his contract situation at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Mali international is now in the final year of his Spurs deal and the club really need to sell him this window to ensure his value does not drop too much.

Tottenham are looking to move on the ex-Brighton & Hove Albion player, who was recently disciplined by Frank and left out of the squad for the PSG game due to poor timekeeping.

Manor Solomon

Manor Solomon is now back in training after injury stopped him from getting a chance to impress Frank earlier in the summer. The Israeli wowed for Leeds United in the Championship last season and a move remains likely for the winger.

Solomon is already down the Tottenham pecking order and he will drop a further place if a new winger comes in before the deadline.

So far, so good for Tottenham in the 2025/26 season. Thomas Frank has got off to the perfect start at Spurs after replacing Ange Postecoglou with victories over Burnley and Manchester City.

The victory over City has made people sit-up and take notice of Tottenham. Not only did Frank's team catch City on the counter-attack and nullify their play, they controlled the second-half to keep another clean sheet at the Etihad Stadium.

Mohammed Kudus and Joao Palhinha have both impressed in their first two games in Tottenham colours but with less than a week until the transfer window closes until the New Year, time is running out for more additions to be made ahead of a hectic season.

After missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White, Eberechi Eze and Bryan Mbeumo, Spurs are still in the market for new players. Frank's clear preference of Richarlison with Dominic Solanke and Mathys Tel also options means the centre-forward slot isn't a priority.

Behind the number nine and despite Kudus' arrival from West Ham, Tottenham need numbers in the attacking positions. Son Heung-min's move to LAFC and James Maddison's ACL injury means the area is now a priority.

football.london understands that Spurs remain intent on signing Savinho from Manchester City with the 21-year-old keen on the move. City want to keep the Brazilian but a teasing offer could be enough to bring the versatile forward to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche and Atalanta's Ademola Lookman are alternatives for Spurs but Savinho's capability to play in the No.10 role makes him the 'better' signing. As a Brazilian international with a year of Premier League experience under his belt, he would take Frank's attack to the next level.

In a dream world, Spurs will also strengthen their attacking midfielder options. Dejan Kulusevski's injury means a player like Lucas Paqueta would go down a treat in north London. According to the Daily Mail, Tottenham are monitoring the developments of the Brazilian at West Ham.

The 27-year-old could leave Graham Potter's squad before Monday's deadline if a suitable offer comes in with it expected that the Hammers would demand close to £60m for the playmaker to ensure they don't make a loss.

On the topic of surprise signings and doing something others have done to Spurs, a move to hijack Crystal Palace's raid on Atletico Madrid for Conor Gallagher would significantly improve the numbers in midfield.

Palhinha has impressed in his first two games for the club with Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur also catching the eye. But with Champions League football returning to the club, quality options in depth is a necessity.

Spurs were linked with Gallagher before he moved to Atleti and now, The Sun have claimed that the midfielder is open to a return to England with Palace keen. With the World Cup taking place next summer, regular football is vital.

Gallagher has only played 67 minutes of Atletico's opening two games this season and is one to keep an eye on. His arrival would supply strong competition in midfield and provide competition in midfield that Spurs have lacked for some time.

If Destiny Udogie is called up to the Italy squad despite having not played a competitive Tottenham game yet for Thomas Frank that might help the new head coach.

Djed Spence has been starring on the left in Udogie's absence following the Italian's knee injury which kept him out of the club's pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea. In all the 22-year-old left-back has been out since feeling a problem with that knee during the warm-up before Spurs' pre-season friendly against Luton Town on July 26.

Udogie has had a slightly fragmented time at Tottenham since arriving from Udinese, having played 28 and 25 Premier League games in his first two seasons at the north London club due to hamstring and adductor injuries over those past couple of years.

However, he returned to be a key part of Spurs' Europa League-winning run last season and Frank had some good news on the young full-back at his press conference at Hotspur Way on Friday.

"Destiny is better, he's trained with the team twice, full training, but just too short to be involved at City," he said. "We want him to train tomorrow and have another good week next week, but he's in a good place, we're very positive about him."

Despite his lack of game time, new Italy boss Gennaro Gattuso might decide to call up Udogie for the World Cup qualifiers against Estonia and Israel early next month with the squad set to be announced on Friday.

While some Tottenham supporters might be concerned about Udogie being pushed too hard on Italy duty, if both club and country consider him to be ready and he gets minutes against Bournemouth, then the appropriate amount of time spent playing for his country could help Udogie overcome some of the lack of pre-season he had.

Every little will help Frank and the player as the games come thick and fast after the international break with the Champions League and Carabao Cup on the menu so bumping up his match fitness and sharpness could be a welcome boost to all concerned.

Kota Takai is edging towards a return to training with Tottenham Hotspur after a frustrating start to life at the Premier League club.

Spurs completed a £5million deal for the 20-year-old Japan international back in early July to bring him over from J.League side Kawasaki Frontale. However, not long after beginning training with the team after securing his work permit, Takai began to struggle with a problem with his foot and he is yet to play a single game, even a pre-season friendly, in the club shirt.

"Kota's got plantar fascia unfortunately. I don’t know exactly the scale of it, weeks," said his new boss Thomas Frank out in South Korea during the club's tour, with the Japanese centre-back left at Hotspur Way to recover.

Now football.london understands that the player has been working outside on the training pitches at the Enfield complex which hopefully means he is on the path to returning to training.

The 6ft 3ins defender has plenty of experience despite his age, having played 78 times at a senior level for Kawasaki, with 57 of those games coming in the J.League and he played a big role in his club winning the Japanese Super Cup last year and was duly named the J.League's Young Player of the Year.

Takai has also got plenty of experience in the AFC Champions League as an integral part of the Kawasaki side that reached the final this year. He made his Japan senior debut just after his 20th birthday and has appeared in four World Cup qualifiers so far. It would have been more but for an adductor injury suffered in October last year in a Japan squad featuring players that mostly ply their trade in European football.

Tottenham fans will be hoping to see the centre-back in training soon and getting back up to speed which may not take that long after playing half the season already in Japan.

Tottenham Hotspur will be keen to learn from their costly transfer mistakes as Thomas Frank’s side continues to search for reinforcements. Spurs have made a perfect start to the new Premier League campaign, but are still working on strengthening in certain positions before deadline day.

New Spurs boss Frank has welcomed Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United and secured a loan deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Joao Palhinha, who got on the scoresheet in the club’s impressive win over Manchester City at the weekend. However, Tottenham’s failed effort to sign Nottingham Forest Star Morgan Gibbs-White and losing out to Arsenal in a move for Eberechi Eze highlights the club’s desire to bring in a new number 10.

Son Heung-min’s departure to LAFC, James Maddison’s long-term injury and Dejan Kulusevski being sidelined also outlines the need for more attacking options. The club will be wary of repeating past mistakes, though, with the club taking five years to deal with a trio of marquee signings in similar positions.

In 2019, Spurs snapped up Tanguy Ndombele for a club-record £63million from Lyon. The centre-midfielder was joined by Fulham youngster Ryan Sessegnon for £25m, while Giovani Lo Celso initially joined on loan in a deal worth £42m.

Unfortunately for Spurs, the three new signings never quite lived up to their sizeable price tags and only recouped a small portion of their £130m combined transfer fees. Both Ndombele and Sessegnon joined Nice and Fulham, respectively, as free agents last summer. Only Lo Celso was able to command a fee, joining Real Betis for around £4m.

Back to the present day, Spurs have addressed centre-midfield and brought in a forward, but are still searching for an attacking midfielder. The team may have missed out on Gibbs-White and Eze, but have since been linked with several different targets.

Football.london understands Tottenham are intent on a move for Manchester City’s Savinho, who was not included in Pep Guardiola’s matchday squad at the weekend. The Brazilian could play either as a wide player or number 10 for Frank’s side, but Spurs will need to meet Man City’s valuation.

It was reported by the Independent last week that Tottenham had approached intermediaries over a possible move for Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers. However, it is thought that any deal is unlikely, with Villa likely demand more than Spurs had agreed to pay for Eze.

Elsewhere, Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche has been linked with a move to Spurs. The club also hold an interest in Como’s Nico Paz, while Tottenham have also looked at Leicester City’s Bilal El Khannouss.

However, Spurs boss Frank is seemingly not concerned about the club’s prolonged search for new signings. Pape Matar Sarr was deployed in a more attacking midfield role against Man City, in front of Palhinha and Rodrigo Bentancur, and the Spurs manager has insisted he is not concerned about missing out on transfer targets who would prefer to be elsewhere.

“To make it very, very clear, I don't want any players that don't want to come to the club,” Frank said. “Who don't want to come to the club and wear this fantastic badge -- we don't want them here.

“I think that's very clear, and also pretty sure that the fans will feel the same if they don't want to put the fantastic shirt over their head. Play for the badge, play for the club. Really enjoy it. No problem, then we don't want them there. I think that's a key message.”