3. Hulk (Zenit St Petersburg)
After seemingly not enjoying life in Russia with Zenit St Petersburg, Hulk seemed a good target for Tottenham this summer as he surely would’ve welcomed the chance to link up with his former manager at Porto, Andre Villas-Boas. The Brazilian found the best form of his career under the Portuguese coach a few years ago, and would’ve made an excellent addition at White Hart Lane for this campaign.
Although Spurs signed plenty of talented attacking players, the likes of Erik Lamela and Christian Eriksen are arguably quite similar in their style of play and in that they are both young players still approaching their best years. Hulk on the other hand should be at his peak and provides a more direct and physical threat, either from the flank or as a striker. Perhaps in the end he was too pricey, with Zenit looking to recoup the £50m they paid for him last year, and asking for £10m just to take him on loan, but there’s no doubt he has the ability to pay back that kind of hefty transfer fee. Chelsea were also linked with the 27-year-old, and it would be great to see the powerful forward in the Premier League at some point.