Tottenham journalist Alasdair Gold claims the club were keen to sign a new centre-back in the January transfer window.
The north London giants had a quiet winter window in the end, and perhaps could’ve done with more strengthening after his loss of form.
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Spurs looked like serious title contenders earlier this season but have slipped away in recent weeks after some poor results.
A new defensive signing could have been useful for Tottenham, but it seems the club never found an ideal target or just couldn’t get a deal over the line.
“I know that Spurs would have liked to have brought in a centre-back if possible,” Gold said.
“But it was so dependent on so many other things happening, with various other people going, and that obviously didn’t happen.”