03 Oct 2018 09:50:10
Hi Ed's

Hope all well. I was hoping to get an update to see if your aware of any transfer activity we might have in January, due our lack of activity in the summer. Or is it a case of sticking with what we have until next summer?

Thanks in advance
Stuart.

{Ed002's Note - I cannot sensibly answer questions about the timing of transfers and you need to remember that clubs will generally want to avoid selling in January as replacements are harder to come by. Regardless, Spurs can expect departures of some players:
Mousa Dembele (CM) - China beckons but a possible season at Roma may just be an option
Georges-Kevin Nkoudou (LW) Spurs want him gone in January
Fernando Llorente (S) will leave in the summer

They have targets but money is going to be tight for a while and they may struggle to attract players - but they have been looking:
Adrien Rabiot (CM) - will look for a pre-contract in January but looks to be heading elsewhere
Frenkie De Jong (CM) - looks to be heading elsewhere and Ajax have rejected a very significant offer from Spurs
Hector Herrera (CM) - I think something can happen
Amadou Diawara (DM/CM) a natural replacement for Mousa Dembele but I would doubt Napoli will want to sell and it is hard to see why the player would want to move
Tanguy Ndombele (DM/CM) - Back in January I was told by one senior Arsenal scout that Tanguy Ndombele had been watched several times and Arsenal and Spurs were very keen. Since then Arsenal have turned to Torreira. Lyon have taken up their option to buy Ndobele and Spurs might need to more than double what they pay in order to buy him from them even if he were available - and then it would be unclear how he could ever get a game with Dier and Wanyama at the club - so it seems unlikely for now
Steven Bergwijn (LW) Spurs remain keen but another side has already held discussions about a move
Joel Asoro (S) Spurs will look to bring Asoro in from Swansea as a replacement for the departing Fernando Llorente but the player may look at the move to the Spurs reserves initially as not a step up in his career}

1.) 03 Oct 2018
03 Oct 2018 11:58:50
Thanks Ed002 for the very detailed response.

{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}