Tottenham Hotspur were one of the few big clubs in European football that made something resembling a splash on transfer deadline day, bagging PSG striker Randal Kolo Muani on a straight-up loan deal with a fee of five million euros going back the other way.
Kolo Muani's move to Tottenham came after months of failed negotiations for a permanent move to Juventus, who signed both Lois Openda and Jonathan David at striker to compete with Dusan Vlahovic - a potential future transfer targets for Spurs. RKM comes to North London as the injury replacement for Dominic Solanke and competition for both the inconsistent English striker and Brazilian international Richarlison.
In addition to the signing of Kolo Muani, Tottenham finally sold off Bryan Gil to Girona to pick up what is essentially free money, and they also were able to find a landing spot for another unwanted winger in Manor Solomon.
After weeks of squabbling and finding little interest, Tottenham, per a report from Football.London's Alasdair Gold, were able to secure a transfer for the 26-year-old left winger. Albeit it will not be a permanent transfer.
Tottenham forward stays in Premier League
Solomon has transferred to local London rivals Crystal Palace in the Premier League on a straight-up loan transfer. Tottenham were trying to finagle a permanent transfer or even a transfer with an obligation to buy, but they won't even get an option to buy for Solomon, who found only lukewarm transfer interest on the market.
Even Leeds cooled their interest in Solomon by the end of the window, leaving just Palace and Porto as two surprising sides with interest in Solomon. In the end, the forward with double-digit Championship goals ends up staying in England but moving up in the table to a Crystal Palace side that won the FA Cup but lost Eberechi Eze, opening up a slot for Solomon.
Tottenham will be left trying to sell the Israeli international again next season, and without a new left winger coming in, losing Solomon does hurt their depth. But Thomas Frank and the club didn't appear to have plans for him anyway, and it would be a disaster for Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert personally if they cannot prove to be stronger options on the left flank than Solomon, who doesn't really suit the technical level of a Tottenham side in pursuit of perennial Champions League qualification in the English top flight going forward under Frank.