Tottenham's dream January transfer window as Savinho bid submitted and £20m bargain sealed

Thomas Frank's debut season at Tottenham has yet to go according to plan but with the January transfer window just around the corner his squad could receive a boost

Thomas Frank is yet to get a true tune out of Tottenham since his summer arrival. The Danish head coach replaced the cup-winning Ange Postecoglou in north London but finds his side wallowing in the Premier League's depths.

Spurs sit 14th in the top flight with 17 games played and are only nine points off the relegation places, which became an all-too-familiar sight last season. Frank was backed in the summer, with Mohammed Kudus arriving from West Ham and Xavi Simons also being snapped up from RB Leipzig.

Others like Joao Palhinha and Randal Kolo Muani have made first-team inroads since their transfers but just like the previous campaign, defeats have been far too frequent.

football.london takes a look at an ideal January window that could set tongues wagging at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including a renewed interest in a £70million target and a reunion for Frank.

Brennan Johnson sold

It is thought Spurs will have some funds to work with in January and the stars could align regarding a former wing target. But firstly, Brennan Johnson seems to be nearing a Tottenham exit.

While the Wales international will never be forgotten by the Spurs faithful for his deft touch in Bilbao, if Crystal Palace are willing to offer up £40m for his services, as per reports from TEAMTalk, then it could be time to wave goodbye.

Kudus has arguably become the first name on the teamsheet and, with his daring runs, has played Johnson out of first-team contention. The 24-year-old also hasn't functioned as the goal threat he was last year off the left-hand side.

Savinho bid launched

If Johnson is sold, then bringing in another winger who could play on both flanks would be a priority and one name springs to mind. Manchester City's Savinho was heavily linked with a move to north London in the summer, but no transfer materialised.

He instead chose to fight for his place under Pep Guardiola and signed a two-year contract extension in October, which is set to keep him at the Etihad until 2031. But so far this campaign he has started just four Premier League games.

Others are simply outperforming Savinho and while that didn't seem to matter to the 21-year-old at the beginning of the season, if another new star arrives he could be tempted to depart. City are one of many clubs with a reported interest in Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo.

If the 25-year-old chooses City then Savinho's game time decreases even further and his head could be turned by first-team minutes at Spurs. His extension means that a fee in the region of the £70m mooted in the summer would probably be necessary if Spurs wanted the Brazilian.

But if the cards fall correctly, he could be convinced. A wing-pairing of Kudus off the right and Savinho off the left would leave full-backs in cold sweats and could prevent teams from taking the ex-West Ham star out of the game by doubling up on him.

Ivan Toney snapped up

While adding another fiery winger to Frank's arsenal would provide him with a different dynamic, one of the main issues for Tottenham so far this season has been goals. With Dominic Solanke out for a seemingly unknown period of time, Richarlison has stepped up to the plate.

Rotating with Kolo Muani, the pair have been acceptable and Richarlison is the club's top goal scorer with eight goals in all competitions. That's more than Viktor Gyokeres, but Micky van de Ven sits just two goals behind his tally and in some fixtures this season he has laid eggs.

Solanke was relatively prolific last year and it is assumed when he is fit he'll take up the mantle, given we haven't really seen how he can operate under Frank.

But if Solanke's injury worsens, then some action should be taken in January. Splashing out on a new striker just over a year since we signed Solanke for a potential £65m wouldn't be wise but a bargain option is staring Frank in the face.

Tottenham were linked with Ivan Toney before his big-money Saudi move and with a World Cup on the horizon, now could be the time for a reunion. Toney thrived under Frank at Brentford and therefore his system would inherently be suited to the Englishman.

He is 29 and so isn't too far gone and although he hasn't been competing at the highest level, he would no doubt be full of fire with his eyes on Thomas Tuchel's summer squad. It's rumoured he would be available for £20m and despite wages potentially being an issue, taking a punt on Toney could pay dividends.