David Ornstein gave an update on Tottenham Hotspur’s plans for the January transfer window and their search for a new striker while speaking on The Athletic FC, although he stopped short of naming any names. Tottenham lost 1-0 at Leeds on Saturday.
Tottenham’s attacking numbers
TEAMtalk reported that Tottenham have scored 10 goals in 10 Premier League outings this season, with only two coming from genuine strikers, Dominic Solanke and Omar Marmoush. Centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke is the club’s top scorer with two.
TEAMtalk reported that Tottenham did not land genuine competition for Solanke through the middle, while Marmoush is considered more of a No.10.
January funds and candidates
TEAMtalk reported that funds are expected to be available to Tottenham again in January, although not to the same levels as in the summer.
There has been plenty of chatter surrounding the likes of Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi, Monza’s Gustavo Varela and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Younes Ebnoutalib, to name but a few.
The ideal long-term striker
David Ornstein said: “I think in an ideal world, the best case scenario would be to sign a new striker who can be their line leader for the next 10 years. “What we’ve seen of their ownership in recent times and their hierarchy is that they’re prepared to go big in the market and invest heavily and back Roberto De Zerbi. “Their ambition is high, so if there were the perfect candidate on the market, I don’t have reason to think they wouldn’t go for them.”
The difficulty of the top-level market
David Ornstein said: “There’s a second part of this. We’re not living in an ideal world if you look at clubs at the very top level that were linked with strikers in the summer: Barcelona and Arsenal. “Barcelona ended up signing Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal. Arsenal didn’t bring anyone in that department, despite the links with Julian Alvarez and others. “So that’s how tough it is in a summer market where it is said to be easier to do these deals, so that particular position is a real problem.”
TEAMtalk reported that Eli Junior Kroupi suffered a broken foot and is now back in action.
TEAMtalk reported that Bournemouth are known to want at least £80million for the 20-year-old Kroupi, who scored 13 goals last season.
