What Tottenham Hotspur should do in the coming January transfer window

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Tottenham Football director Fabio Paratici

VERONA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08:Fabio Paratici of Juventus looks on during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona and Juventus at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on February 8, 2020 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images) /

The festive activities in the Premier League are not limited to just matches, as only a week from now the transfer market opens again, what will Tottenham Hotspur do?

We know a few things about the January transfer market before it even begins. The January market can be a difficult one to do business in and we should not expect wholesale changes for precisely that reason. Nevertheless, whatever January history and preconceived notions of the transfer market with Tottenham we may have, it is undoubtedly a new day at N17.

With Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte in charge, we can expect some action in the January market. Paratici showed in the summer the team was willing to be both bold – the signing of Cristian Romero is a notable example of that – as well as unexpected, where the signing of Emerson Royal seemingly out of nowhere is an example of that.

And both of those signings – Romero and Royal – were before Spurs made Conte the head coach. Given the history of Conte and Paratici working together at Juventus, we can expect the two Italians to work in concert in a way few – if any – previous coaching staffs have with management under ENIC.

This is not to say Spurs are going to spend £100 million because they are not. What we can expect is targeted acquisitions designed to meet the needs of the team. So where does Tottenham need to strengthen and who might leave in the process?

Had we asked this question two months ago the list would have been exceptionally long with needs at seemingly every position on the pitch before Conte’s arrival. Now, however, things have changed as players have again bought into the scheme and are producing the kind of attitude, effort, and approach that can be effective.

That said, Tottenham still needs to look for some depth and improvement in some positions but will need to make moves to offset those additions. Here we look at positions of need and potential moves to offset those additions, starting with Spurs needs at centre-back.