How Tottenham could look after adding three top transfer targets in January, including Hakim Ziyech and Dayot Upamecano

Tottenham are actually struggling this season within the Premier League.

It’s been a nightmare opening to the marketing campaign which now sees them sitting 14th within the desk.

It ought to, nevertheless, be famous Spurs are simply 5 factors off fifth place so a flip round actually isn’t out of the query.

That is maybe why we’re starting to see a quantity switch targets pop up on the membership’s radar.

Supervisor Mauricio Pochettino is now seeing his future being introduced into query however whereas he’s undoubtedly making some massive errors this season he’s nonetheless acquired time to make issues proper in north London.

And a trio of targets, according to Bleacher Report, may see Spurs fireplace themselves again into the reckoning.

Hakim Ziyech

The biggest name being looked at by Tottenham, according to reports, is Ajax’s Moroccan midfield maestro.

It’s no wonder either after his scintillating performances over the past two-and-a-half years.

He was in truly stunning form last season as the Dutch giants won the Eredivisie while shocking Real Madrid and Juventus in the Champions League.

It was Spurs who ended their final dreams thanks to Lucas Moura’s legendary hat-trick

Ziyech hasn’t let the frustration get to him although and he signed a brand new deal in Amsterdam.

Since then he adopted up a marketing campaign with 29 objective contributions within the league with 13 in 12 video games, as he’s netted 5 targets and made eight assists in a aspect shorn of Frenkie de Jong and Matthijs de Ligt.

Not solely is the shot hungry midfielder a flexible participant able to slotting in centrally or out extensive, he’s acquired the inventive nous to feed Harry Kane who has been starved of goal-scoring alternatives this season.

Ziyech has additionally been averaging 2.Three tackles per recreation in Dutch top-flight this season and a pair of within the Champions League so he’s a person for all events, which is correct up Pochettino’s alley.

The most important stumbling block, although, is prone to be his value as the brand new deal he signed in the summertime eliminated his low launch clause, considered £26million.

Dayot Upamecano

In the event you’ve been preserving updated on the most effective younger prospects in Europe during the last 5 years you’ll undoubtedly have heard of RB Leipzig’s defensive starlet.

A French Underneath-21 worldwide, Upamecano has shaped a formidable partnership with Ibrahima Konate for membership and nation.

Within the Bundesliga he’s been a part of a defence which has conceded simply 9 targets in his seven begins.

A centre-back who makes use of his positioning to battle his opponents moderately than getting bodily, he can be a positive prospect to interchange Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld who’re set to depart the membership in the summertime, if not earlier than.

It’s uncommon you will notice the composed defender hit the deck in an try and win possession too, as he usually prods the ball away whereas in shut quarters along with his opponent.

Don’t sleep on his capability in possession both; whereas right-footed he can use his left effectively and isn’t scared to hit an extended go – though not fairly to the usual of ‘Sultan of Ping’ Alderweireld.

A charge of round £50m is seemingly bandied about however with a year-and-a-half left on his present deal Leipzig could possibly be spooked into promoting at an inexpensive worth.

Brais Mendez

One for the long run moderately than one for proper now, the Celta Vigo star hasn’t fairly had the identical affect as he did final season.

His six targets and 7 assists noticed him earn a cap for Spain the place he scored the winner in a 1-Zero victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mendez’s underperformance this season will definitely beg the query of why Spurs have an interest nevertheless it’s doable Pochettino believes the participant can nonetheless be coached up at 22, whereas additionally including very important depth.

It is a deal that would occur nevertheless it’s unlikely he’ll be a daily within the beginning XI anytime quickly if it does.

How Tottenham may look

4-4-2 Diamond

Pochettino presently has a penchant for a slim midfield however with Moussa Sissoko and Harry Winks in it in recent times it’s lacked the attacking momentum and technical high quality wanted to thrive.

Summer season signings Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso are starting to essentially present what they’ll convey to the desk and Ziyech would solely add to the standard accessible.

It might be exhausting to see Kane struggling to attain with these males round him.

Elsewhere, Upamecano is prone to slot in with Davinson Sanchez, whereas Juan Foyth is wanting like their choice at right-back for the foreseeable future.

4-3-3

We’ve additionally seen Pochettino use a 4-3-Three at factors this season and Ziyech may simply are available and function on the suitable flank due to his talents going ahead and defensively too.

As with the diamond, Upamecano would slot in amongst the defenders presently probably to proceed within the first-team.

3-4-1-2

An previous favorite however nonetheless used from time to time, it didn’t work too nicely towards Watford.

Nonetheless, now Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele are being totally built-in into the crew, and with two extra signings presumably on the best way, it could be revisited.

Foyth may drop into the back-three, though proper now this may imply Serge Aurier, who has had a dreadful season, coming in at proper wing-back.
Ziyech although may drop in as no.10 and create probabilities for Kane and Heung-min Son.