Huge Tottenham deals completed and three transfers that could still happen on deadline day

Tottenham Hotspur could face a busy deadline day as the club look to strengthen during the final hours of the transfer window

Tottenham Hotspur face an interesting deadline day as Thomas Frank seeks to improve his squad. The team’s comeback to draw with Manchester City on Sunday provided reasons for optimism but Spurs are still short of options.

The club’s series of injuries have created a dilemma. While targeting several deals on deadline day would be challenging, Frank has not ruled out dipping into the loan market to bolster his squad immediately.

"We’re still in the market, so it’s not that we are not trying, but it’s just that the short term also needs to be with a long-term view. That’s a big thing," the Spurs boss said.

"[A loan] that’s different, doing a loan that fits and can help us. That’s different compared to buying a player for £30-£40million, that does he really improve us much more to what we’ve got now? That’s two different things."

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Huge deals completed

Spurs have already brought in two new signings during the winter transfer window. Conor Gallagher was the first to arrive in a £34.6million deal from Atletico Madrid.

The 25-year-old has slotted straight into the Spurs team, making three consecutive league starts since returning to England. Meanwhile, Tottenham have also welcomed teenage left-back Souza from Santos.

Spurs agreed a £13m deal for the 19-year-old who made 38 appearances overall for the Brazilian giant. The young defender is yet to make his Tottenham debut but was named in the matchday squad for the draw with City at the weekend.

In terms of outgoings, there has been one major deal after the club sanctioned Brennan Johnson’s move to Crystal Palace. The 24-year-old forward, who scored the winning goal in last season’s Europa League final, was sold for £35m, having seen his playing time decrease under new boss Frank this season.

Three possible deadline day deals

Spurs were previously poised to complete a move for Liverpool icon Andy Robertson before being dealt a setback. The experienced full-back, who is set to be out of contract in the summer, had agreed to join Tottenham in principle. However, Liverpool were unable to recall loanee Kostas Tsimikas as his replacement, which halted the transfer.

The club could choose to reignite their pursuit of Robertson on deadline day, especially if Liverpool are able to end Tsimikas’ loan spell at Roma. In midfield, Monaco star Maghnes Akliouche has previously been mentioned as a target.

Spurs were interested in the France international during the summer and Mohammed Kudus’ injury, plus the sale of Johnson, leaves a space for Akliouche in the side. football.london previously reported that Monaco were identifying replacements for Akliouche ahead of his exit, though Spurs face a race against time to complete a move before Monday’s 7pm GMT deadline.

Frank’s side have also been linked with Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush during the current transfer window. It has been claimed that Spurs were targeting a £26m move for the striker, who made a cameo appearance at the weekend.

Meanwhile, Frank has insisted that Randal Kolo Muani will remain at the club. Despite welcoming two new players this winter, the Spurs boss has admitted that his side’s injury woes have weakened his squad compared to the start of the transfer window.

"I think that's fair. I think we lost, I can't remember, six or seven players inside three weeks in January," he said. "That's crazy, and some of them extremely unlucky, definitely Lucas and Ben with clear contact injuries. Then there was, I can't remember all of them, but there were definitely too many. So yeah, of course it's weaker than we started the first of January."