Tottenham Hotspur are having a really tough time of it in this January transfer window.
Indeed, Spurs have pursued a lot of different transfer options this month, but, most of the time, their pursuits have been to no avail.
Tottenham have made one signing in the shape of Antonin Kinsky, and while Kinsky has received praise for his performances in recent times, his addition alone isn’t enough.
Spurs need to do more work in this window, and they have been looking at signing a new striker.
Tottenham wanted Randal Kolo Muani earlier this month, while Mathys Tel was a Tottenham target before he decided to snub Spurs.
Yoane Wissa has been linked to Tottenham recently too, but, unfortunately, it doesn’t sound as though Wissa will be on his way to north London either.
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Tottenham not in Yoane Wissa talks
Speaking on The Tottenham Way Podcast, Tom Barclay spoke about Spurs’ links to Wissa.
The journalist says that the recent reports linking Tottenham with Wissa are wide of the mark, claiming that talks between the two parties haven’t occurred.
“It feels like whether you agree with the whole approach or not, it is sticking to their approach. It’s not suddenly going, oh, we need someone. Like, for example, there were talks about Yoane Wissa, who would probably be a good signing, to be fair,” Barclay said.
“But the other day, there was a suggestion that Spurs had opened talks. My understanding is that not the case. That would be, at 28 turning 29, a dramatic shift from where they’ve been going so far.
“Not to say that he wouldn’t be a good signing because he’s a good player. But that would be more suggest or smack of a desperate attempt to change the approach they’ve gone down. So at least, again, whether you agree with it or not, Tel is joined up thinking with how they’ve been going so far.”
Age profiles of Tottenham’s recent signings
Barclay says that Wissa wouldn’t fit into Tottenham’s recent transfer policy, and he’s not wrong.
Wissa isn’t an ageing player by any stretch of the imagination, but at the age of 28 now, he doesn’t have tons or room to develop.
Tottenham’s recent signings have all been in that lower age bracket. In fact, Spurs haven’t spent a fee on a player aged 28 or over since they signed Matt Doherty from Wolves back in 2020.
| Tottenham recent signings | Age when signed |
| Antonin Kinsky | 21 |
| Yang-Min Hyeok | 18 |
| Dominic Solanke | 26 |
| Archie Gray | 18 |
| Lucas Bergvall | 18 |
| Brennan Johnson | 22 |
| James Maddison | 26 |
| Micky van de Ven | 22 |
| Radu Dragusin | 21 |
| Dejan Kulusevski | 23 |
| Guglielmo Vicario | 26 |
Tottenham’s focus is clearly on signing younger players, and Wissa, as talented as he is, doesn’t fit into that recruitment policy.
The £22m-rated man and he would be a very good signing for Tottenham given their current situation.
However it would appear that Daniel Levy and Johan Lange have their own, different ideas on how Spurs should be conducting their business at the moment.
Spurs won’t be signing Wissa, but one thing is for sure, they need a new attacker through the door in the coming days.