Spurs linked to more than 30 players

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The press would have you believe that Spurs are trying to sign every player we look at, which is not the case of course. Just take a look at some of the players we were linked with this window even though Mauricio Pochettino made it clear we would only sign someone if a special player became available, obviously at the right price.

Players Spurs were linked to in January

1. Isco - 24 attacking midfield
2. Leandro Paredes - 22 defensive midfield
3. Ozancan Kokcu - 18 attacking midfield
4. Ryan Sessegnon - 16 left-back
5. Wilfried Zaha - 24 right wing
6. Jay Rodriguez - 27 left wing
7. Adam Lallana - 28 attacking midfield
8. Andrea Ranocchia - 28 centre-back
9. Youri Tielemans - 19 central midfield
10. Luke Shaw - 21 left-back
11. Sebastian Driussi - 20 striker
12. Jacob Murphy - 21 right wing
13. Mark Uth - 25 striker
14. Sandro Ramirez - 21 striker
15. Federico Bernardeschi - 22 right wing
16. Ross Barkley - 23 attacking midfield
17. Nico Gaitan - 28 attacking midfield
18. Calvin Tshilumba - 17 striker
19. Steven N'Zonzi - 28 defensive midfield
20. Julian Brandt - 20 left midfield
21. Bruma - 22 left wing
22. Jordan Pickford - 22 goalkeeper
23. Matthew Knox - 17 striker
24. Moussa Marega - 25 secondary striker
25. Leo Da Silva Lopes - 18 central midfield
26. Franck Kessie - 20 defensive midfield
27. Marc Cucurella - 18 left-back
28. Riechedly Bazoer - 20 central midfield
29. Max Meyer - 21 attacking midfield
30. Javier Hernandez - 28 striker
31. Marcelo Brozovic - 24 central midfield
32. Riyad Mahrez - 25 right wing
33. Daniel Sturridge - 27 striker

That list is by no means complete, in fact nowhere near it. For once it was a window where the fans were calm, there was no expectation so no disappointment. In fact all the top teams, Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool didn't sign anyone and North London rivals Arsenal only signed a non-league youngster.

Fewer transfers are being conducted in the winter window because teams don't want to have to replace players mid-season and as for ourselves, it takes a new signing too long to adjust to our game to make them of much use. The club might as well wait until the summer when the same players will be cheaper anyway.

There is little benefit to us loaning players we might get back because you have to be able to budget for wages and you can't loan out a player, fill his position and then have him back because clubs then know you have to sell and that makes it a buyers market, minimising the price. Hence our loan deals are where there is a clause triggered after a set number of games that makes it compulsory for the other club to buy them.