Tottenham Hotspur were active in the transfer market and wants to see if it can bring in a new central midfielder by next summer.
Spurs have already made good signings in January, bringing in Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin. They are also monitoring Antonio Nusa, who could sign before the deadline.
However, a new midfielder has been on Tottenham’s wish list all winter. Conor Gallagher and Ederson have been strongly linked with a move to Spurs.
But according to Fabrizio Romano, a transfer of Gallagher or Ederson will only happen if Tottenham somehow find a buyer for the £20 million Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Tottenham trying to sell Hojbjerg so they can go for a midfielder:
Fabrizio Romano told GiveMeSport that Tottenham are open to a deal for a new central midfielder, but need to move Hojbjerg and maybe someone else to get someone top class.
“I don’t think it will be easy to decide on a player of this level [Ederson or Gallagher]. That’s why Tottenham have to find a solution for Hojbjerg and other players; in that case they can sign an important central midfielder. Otherwise, they can look for an opportunity, which is not guaranteed. Tottenham is happy with what it has done in the market, because its moves have been very smart and made at the right time. So now it is time for them to look around the market for an opportunity. If something comes up, Tottenham will be ready. Otherwise, they are happy with the team they have. At the moment, they still haven’t approached Chelsea for Gallagher. So there is no direct conversation, so it remains an expensive deal for the winter transfer window. It won’t be easy,” Romano said.
Time is running out:
Hojbjerg has been popping up all the time in this window, but it doesn’t look like he’s going anywhere fast.
Simply put, the Spurs seem to have run out of time to agree on any major deals in the final days of the window.
The signing of Conor Gallagher would have been a big one, but Tottenham only have four days to find the money and persuade Chelsea to sell him, so it’s a close call at this point.
Of course, football moves fast and you never know. However, with so many plates to turn, it seems that Tottenham will run out of time.