Tottenham Hotspur transfer news: Thomas Frank reveals club will "definitely be in the market" amid injuries in key area

Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has revealed that the club will be active in the January transfer window amid injury concerns in the forward line.

Spurs will return to Premier League action on Sunday, when they travel to the City Ground to take on Nottingham Forest, and they could head into that game six points from the top four.

The saving grace for Frank in the race for Champions League football has been the inconsistent form of the teams around them, and even middling results until the January window would likely keep them within striking distance of the Champions League spots.

Fans have clamoured for reinforcements in the winter in order to take advantage of their rivals' inconsistencies, and the Tottenham boss revealed that the club intend to make additions.

Speaking to reporters before his side's match against Forest, Frank said he was already talking to Tottenham's hierarchy, saying: "After the window shut in September, we had the first formal meeting and it is an ongoing process.

"One thing is the daily interaction and I have also seen a lot of games live, watched them back and you see all the small good habits and bad habits from the players. What can you affect? Or [what] will be tricky? Or how the relationship is?

"Of course we will definitely be in the market. No doubt about that. We want them as early as possible, like every other time and let’s see if we can have them before the 31st of January."

Spurs spent £171.9m in the summer transfer window, and they ended the window having a negative net spend of £159.5m.

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Spurs' main area of concern will likely be their forward line considering they have been without key stars such as James Maddison, Dejan Kuluevski and Dominic Solanke for almost the entirety of the season.

The former two are arguably the team's best creative talents, and it is not surprising that they have at times struggled in their absence.

Though it is not clear if Solanke would be Frank's first-choice striker once returning from injury, his presence would at least add considerable depth to his options up front, which currently consist of Richarlison and Randal Kolo Muani.

Samu Omorodion of Porto and Ivan Toney of Al-Ahli have been linked, though the former has only played 35 top-flight games in one of Europe's top five leagues, whereas the latter has been playing in a less competitive division - the Saudi Pro League - since 2024-25.

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Tottenham signed attackers like Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus in the summer, and while the latter has performed well at times, the former has struggled to adapt to the demands of English football.

Simons was renowned as one of Europe's top creators during his time at RB Leipzig, but Frank has been unable to platform him in the Premier League.

The Dutch playmaker has experienced a degree of success in the Champions League, though his improved displays can be partly attributed to the less physical nature of the team's opponents in Europe compared to the Premier League.

Frank has been criticised for deploying an overly defensive style in England, something that may have hindered Simons, but he cannot be blamed for the teething issues Simons has experienced since making the switch from the Bundesliga.