Tottenham Hotspur need to have an active winter transfer window this coming year, because there are so many needs still remaining in the squad to shore up. Although Spurs made some big moves in the preceding summer transfer window, even the most significant of those signings, Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons, are unable to fully show what they can do because of the lack of talent around them.
Spurs go into the January 2026 transfer window with dire needs for a left winger, striker, deep lying midfielder, left footed left back, and maybe even a new goalkeeper, depending on how the market interest develops for the inconsistent Guglielmo Vicario.
In order to make sure they have the financial ammunition and squad space to sign true upgrades, Tottenham have acknowledged that they must get better at selling players, and, thus, it is only fitting that their first move of the window, which could happen right when January 1 hits, is going to be a high profile sale.
Tottenham are about to close the deal
Brennan Johnson has been linked with a move to Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Everton, Sunderland, and even Aston Villa. Out of these handful of Premier League clubs, Palace were the first to make an offer and show significant interest in the Wales international, and while the Cherries have been very involved with Antoine Semenyo's own sale imminent, it looks like Johnson is about to choose Palace.
According to a new report from Sam Wallace and John Percy of the Daily Telegraph, Johnson is about to undergo a medical with Crystal Palace in the "next 24 hours", as the Eagles "close in" on officially signing the Tottenham Hotspur right winger for a club record 35 million pounds, which has always been the rumored fee. On top of all this, Johnson's deal is expected to go through, and the Telegraph reports that he could even be in the lineup for Crystal Palace for this weekend's big Premier League battle against Newcastle United. There is quiet confidence he will be closed in time for the game.
At this point, it appears a Brennan Johnson transfer to Crystal Palace is imminent, and while Tottenham fans can haggle all they want about how much profit this transfer really is with what htey owe in back pay to Nottingham Forest, it is still a profit and a player off the books who is not actually helping the team.
Johnson is a talented player who can score goals with great instincts, but he does not fit what Spurs are trying to do. Spurs need a more dynamic, athletic winger out on the left, as they already have two much better right wingers than Johnson in Mohammed Kudus and Dejan Kulusevski.