Thomas Frank and anyone else associated with Tottenham Hotspur has to know as well as the fans and media do that Spurs cannot go into the second half of the 2025/26 Premier League season with the personnel they currently have in the attack.
Spurs have been pretty putrid from an attacking perspective, which is reflected by the fact that they are a mere 14th in the Premier League table and losing to some of the weaker squads in the division. And it is only going to get tougher for Spurs offensively, as key players remain out injured, compounding that is the recent multi week injury to their best attacker in right winger Mohammed Kudus.
Plus, Spurs just sold Brennan Johnson to local rivals Crystal Palace, and while that was the wise move, all told, Johnson was still an asset who helped win the Europa League last season. At a minimum, Spurs need to replace his spot in the squad.
Tottenham need wingers
Tottenham are trying to add to their wish list after Antoine Semenyo's rejection and Savinho's injury, and it looks like another Brentford player is on the radar for Frank after he did not really push hard for either of his best forwards, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, last summer.
Per a report from Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports Germany, Brentford star winger Kevin Schade is "one to watch" for a possible summer transfer move, and Tottenham Hotspur are "closely monitoring" the 24 year old left winger. Brentford, however, do not want to sell and are trying to extend Schade beyond the 2027/28 Premier League season. On top of that, Plettenberg says that there are many clubs interested in Schade, not just Tottenham, with the Bees valuing the player between 50 and 60 million euros.
The real big problem, then, with Schade is not the age, quality, or fit of the player. Frank knows him, his nine goal contributions from the wing equal even Tottenham's best goal producer at striker, and he has huge potential even at 24. Schade, though, is quite expensive at 50-60 million euros, costing nearly as much as Mbeumo despite being about half as productive as the current Manchester United star right winger.
And then the biggest problem is Brentford. Now, it is not impossible for Tottenham to convince Schade and Brentford to do a deal sooner. The issue is that convincing costs money,and Schade is already quite expensive. If Brentford do not want to do a deal this winter, then, simply put, it is not worth it for Tottenham to get into a bidding war when they need a reasonable transfer now. And Frank, with how poorly he has done, is not the kind of person with the wiggle room to beg for a transfer.