Tottenham Hotspur need to be one of the most active buyers in the January transfer market, because they sit a lowly 14th in the Premier League and just lost to the 15th placed team, handing AFC Bournemouth their first win in 11 games. And if it were not for brilliant individual goals from Joao Palhinha and Mathys Tel, it would have been a clean 3-0 defeat for Spurs, who were swept by the Cherries this season.
Spurs have serious questions about manager Thomas Frank - well, at least the fans in the building do. But even if Frank is still the manager until the 2025/26 Premier League season closes, Tottenham are going to need to bring in more talent to help the squad.
The forward positions are the biggest area of need for Spurs, but the club does need some warm bodie in midfield and left back. With Destiny Udogie out injured, Tottenham do not have a true healthy left back in the squad, as inverted option Djed Spence and versatile center back Ben Davies are the only current options, with Davies actually beating out Spence.
Tottenham will soon have a need filled
But Tottenham are soon to welcome a new left back into the building as their first signing of the January transfer window, surprisingly inking a defensive player before signing someone who can help them score goals.
After reporting that Tottenham Hotspur had already agreed to personal terms, Fabrizio Romano is now saying that Spurs and Santos have now agreed on the final transfer fee for left back Souza. After Santos rejected an eight million euro tranfser bid for the 19 year old left back, they are now accepting an updated offer of 15 million euros from Spurs for the top Brazilian defensive talent in 2026.
With personal terms between Souza and Spurs already agreed and now the final fee of 15 million euros agreed, all that is left for this deal to be confirmed as an official "Here We Go" transfer for Tottenham is the actual payment structure of how Spurs will hand that money to Santos.
Souza is an unknown commodity, but Tottenham have been by far the most interested club in the player. Johan Lange and Co. must be sold on him, just as they were on the likes of Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall before bringing them into the fold at the N17 as prospect transfers. It is anyone's guess as to how good Souza will be, but 15 million euros for a left back is not unreasonable.