Tottenham Hotspur made one of the best acquisitions on the wings in any European league this past summer transfer window, splashing 55 million pounds on rival West Ham star right winger Mohammed Kudus. So far, Kudus has been worth every penny and is both the best and most important attacker on an otherwise poor Spurs front line that has underperformed badly under Thomas Frank in 2025/26.
On the opposite flank, Spurs, though, are still figuring it out. They watched Son Heung-min set to sail to the United States to play for LAFC in MLS, and they didn't really replace him adequately. Now, Spurs do have two of the most promising young left winger prospects in Europe, as Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert are 20 and 21 years old, respectively, and key stars at the French youth level.
Both Tel and Odobert have flashed potential this season and are getting visibly better week by week, even if Frank has stopped playing them as often. Tel, too, has shone brightly as a striker with important goals against Leeds and Manchester United.
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But Spurs do need more help on the left wing. Most fans are looking for the club to sign an immediate star like Antoine Semenyo or Iliman Ndiaye in the Premier League, but it looks like Spurs are also showing interest in yet another prospect - one even younger than Tel and Odobert but arguably even more talented.
According to a report from Sky Sports Switzerland's Sacha Tavolieri, Premier League giants Tottenham and Liverpool aren't just going to do battle this winter for Semenyo. Tavolieri says that both clubs are in talks to sign RB Leipzig gem Yan Diomande, who is the best young left wing prospect in Europe right now.
Per Tavolieri, Spurs have ramped up their talks to sign Diomande and are actually in advanced stages of negotiations heading into the January transfer window. The Premier League giants have been scouting Diomande for months and are talking extensively with his reps, though they have yet to engage in club to club talks with Leipzig for the player.
That could potentially happen as soon as January. Diomande is having a great season on the wings for Leipzig, averaging an outrageous 4.2 dribbles completed and 1.5 key passes per 90 minutes for the Bundesliga giants. Granted, the Bundesliga is easier than the Premier League, but those are pretty comparable numbers to what Kudus is doing on the flanks for Tottenham.
Diomande can play on both the left and right wing, but as a right footer, his long term value profiles best on the left flank. Spurs already have Odobert and Tel waiting for stardom, but it never hurts to add an even bigger talent to the mix. Competition at the youth level makes everyone better, because nobody feels entitled yet. Diomande would be expensive, but he's an immense talent worth tracking.