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Tottenham seems to have been worried about Son Heung-min's absence. He seemed ready to recruit additional players at the end of the transfer market.
Give Me Sports of England reported on the 3rd (Korea time) 'Tottenham made a lot of calls to recruit an additional Lyon winger after signing Randal Kolo Muani.
Give Me Sports made a last-minute inquiry to bring in Lyon star Malik Fofana after the signing of Colomuani was completed. Coach Thomas Frank brought in Colomuani, but he was careful to take extra creativity. He was not afraid to pour money into strengthening Totner's offense this summer. However, it failed to make the last-minute acquisition of Fofana and failed to add options'
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Tottenham is one of the teams that has spent this summer's transfer window busier than anyone else. The biggest reason was Son Heung-min's departure. Since joining Tottenham in 2015, 'Living Legend', who has been Tottenham's attacking option for as many as 10 years, has left for LA FC and had to fill the vacancy. Despite Son Heung-min's poor performance last season, Tottenham's season plan itself could be shaken if he failed to fill Son Heung-min's gap as a striker responsible for scoring a lot of his team's points.
However, recruiting itself was not easy. Morgan Gibbs-White, Savinho, Eberechi Eze and Niko Pas have recently failed to recruit. In particular, it was regrettable that Savinho and Eze, who can play in Son Heung-min's place, failed to recruit. After trying hard, Tottenham brought in Xavi Simmons, who bombed the Bundesliga, and handed him over to No. 7. Simmons is a versatile resource that can play all parts of the offense and even the central midfielder, and there are high expectations that he can be a substitute for Son Heung-min.
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I wasn't satisfied. Ahead of the transfer window deadline, Tottenham have signed Colomouni to add weight to the attacking area. In addition, it seems that he wanted to bring Fofana and add an option to the winger. Born in 2005, Fofana grew up in Hent, Belgium, and entered the top five European leagues by moving to Olympique Lyon in 2024. Fofana is a winger with explosive breakthrough and speed. Given his shooting ability, Tottenham has a great resources to establish itself as a striker who will succeed Son Heung-min. As a result, Tottenham tried to recruit Fofana until the end of the transfer window, but it failed.
Giveme Sports immediately rejected Tottenham's offer to sign Fofana, as Lyon ran out of time to secure a suitable replacement. His transfer fee was expected to be £52 million. Tottenham called and tried several times just before the deadline.
Meanwhile, Tottenham has invested a lot of money in the transfer market this summer, but it is expected that they may start recruiting additional players to reorganize the offense. Along with Fofana, several offensive options, including Savinho, are already being discussed as candidates for Tottenham's winter transfer market.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
