Spurs January transfer latest: Will any additions be made and thoughts on Marcus Rashford

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A look at the latest in the window at Spurs.

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00:00Is there anyone on the books that could be coming into Spurs this month?

00:28Is there anyone on the books that could be coming into Spurs this month?

00:36Well, I think we're crying out for two key positions really.

00:39We're crying out for a real number six, a Rodri-esque if you like.

00:44We're never going to find a Rodri, but a Rodri-esque holding midfielder.

00:47I think that the system crumbles with Possekoglu when we don't have that real linchpin in the midfield.

00:52And we see flashes from Bissouma.

00:56He plays well for 20 minutes and then goes missing for another 60.

00:59That's just how he's been at Spurs.

01:01We've seen some real, real quality performances and you think, yeah, he's the answer.

01:04And then the next minute he goes off the boil.

01:07So, a holding midfielder, a number six.

01:10I mean, obviously, we've got this deal in place potentially next summer for Johnny Cardo.

01:13So from Real Betis, whether that could be accelerated remains to be seen.

01:18Obviously, tough market in January, but we're crying out for a number six.

01:22We need some support in that centre-back position as well.

01:25We've got Ben Davies coming back from injury.

01:27I don't think van der Ven and Romero are too far away either, but we're absolutely desperate.

01:32I mean, left-back, Jed Spence has been one of our better players in the last few weeks,

01:36but he's not a left-back.

01:37That was very, very obvious last night with Kinski with the ball at his feet,

01:41playing out to Archie Gray, out to Jed Spence.

01:43And the Arsenal players were targeting both Gray and Spence last night,

01:46really hemming us in in that corner.

01:47No natural left foot between the pair of them, not through no fault of their own.

01:52But it was definitely a tactic and it really, really stunted us going forward.

01:55So we lack the balance in the team on that left side at the moment.

02:00You know, and again, you go back to the summer.

02:02We went into the season with one available left-back.

02:05So we need to address the left-back position.

02:07We need depth at centre-back.

02:09Dragosin, I feel a little bit sorry for him.

02:11He's become a bit of a fan.

02:17What's the word? Fan target, if you like.

02:20But the fact remains, he's barely played with a recognised centre-back.

02:23You know, he's 22 years old.

02:25Yeah, he's not amazing with the ball at his feet,

02:27but he does the defending side of the game relatively well.

02:32And he's been playing a lot of football,

02:34probably more than we thought he would this season,

02:37without a great deal of support on that side and next to him.

02:39So I've got a little bit of sympathy there.

02:42As I say, defensive reinforcement is a must.

02:45Holding midfielder is the most crucial part of the jig.

02:48So in my opinion, that we're really missing to make the system work.

02:52And we need some more quality in those wide positions.

02:54You know, we lost Odebrecht, which was a blow, albeit he's a young player.

02:57Son just hasn't hit the heights this season.

02:59I know he scored against Arsenal, but he's been very, very poor this year.

03:03He looks a shadow of himself.

03:04You know, you may say his legs have gone a little bit or it looks that way.

03:09He plays a lot of football. He's been a fantastic player for Spurs.

03:12He's still a world-class player, but he's had a very, very poor season.

03:16Bernard Johnson, lots of goals, lots of assists, but 1v1, he doesn't do enough.

03:20You know, we're a bit one-dimensional at times,

03:24when sort of plan A doesn't work going forward.

03:26So a quality winger. We've been linked with Marcus Rashford.

03:29To be honest with you, I won't pay you to take Marcus Rashford at Spurs.

03:33I'm not a fan. Great player, but there's clearly baggage

03:37and there's clearly problems off the pitch for whatever reason at Manchester United.

03:40And you know, if you're leaving a club like Man United,

03:42albeit they're having a lot of problems at the moment.

03:45I'm not so sure about that one.

03:47And you know, in terms of outgoings, whether Timo Werner,

03:50you know, he's a bit of a curious case, isn't he, Werner?

03:54Shows flashes. He's got pace to burn,

03:56but mentally, he just looks like he's shot to pieces.

03:59I don't know whether the Chelsea experience really sort of affected him.

04:03You know, a couple of really high-profile misses,

04:05but you go back to when he was at Leipzig the first time round

04:08and he was a goal machine, wasn't he? Was it 37 goals in one season?

04:12He was absolutely prolific and he gets into those positions with his pace.

04:17But then, you know, for whatever reason, he just can't finish

04:20and you never have any confidence in him to finish and hit the target.

04:23So, but you know, whether he has his long cut short

04:27and we look to bring in another forward player, that remains to be seen.

04:30He's out now with a hamstring injury, so that might curtail that one.

04:33But yeah, we need Daniel Levy to get his hand in his pocket

04:37and bring us in some reinforcements

04:38and quickly as well before the season totally unravels.

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