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Transfer news, rumours, gossip and done deals on January deadline day
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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham broke a Premier League record as they failed to make a single signing in a season.
However, there was movement out of the club as winger Georges-Kevin Nkoudou joined Monaco on loan until the end of the season.
Out-of-favour striker Vincent Janssen, who has not made an appearance since 2017, saw potential moves to Real Betis and Schalke break down and will stay at the club.
Relive all of today's Tottenham transfer stories.
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Tottenham are one of several Premier League clubs monitoring the availability of Bolton teenager Luca Connell. The 17-year-old midfielder made his first start for Bolton in last week's FA Cup defeat against Bristol City.
The Championship club, despite the interest, are reluctant to sell. “When any youngster makes his debut an alert goes around all the analysts, their laptop flashes up and it’s inevitable people will know about him. But he’s one we want to keep,” Bolton boss Phil Parkinson told the Bolton News.
Another potential outgoing:
In terms of incomings for Spurs, there's nothing more than rumours thus far. It's all predictably underwhelming.
Ten hours to go until the transfer window shuts. There's little to suggest anything exciting will happen at Spurs. Perhaps we'll all be surprised and they'll splash £200million before the end of the day. Seems unlikely though.
Tottenham are, according to Football.London, monitoring Norwich full back Max Aarons, with a view to signing the teenager in the summer.
As with Spurs' interest in Bowen and Clarke, there is no rush to complete a deal. Tottenham would prefer to continue to monitor the youngsters and make several additions to their squad in the summer.
Birmingham forward Che Adams, who has been prolific in the Championship this season, is another young Englishman on Spurs' radar.
Spurs were in talks to sign Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi on loan but chose not to go through with a deal, according to Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solkehol.
“We have been told talks have also been held with Spurs about Michy Batshuayi moving on loan to Spurs. We are being told that is not going to happen as Spurs have decided not to pursue signing Michy Batshuayi on loan,” said Solkehol.
The Belgian forward is instead likely to move to one of West Ham or Real Betis. Both clubs have had loan offers accepted.
Tottenham fans might have forgotten how it feels to sign a new player. The club's approach is admirable in many ways, and recruitment under Pochettino has largely been excellent. But supporters could be forgiven for feeling frustrated.
Lucas Moura, who joined in January last year, is the last signing Spurs made. If there are no incomings today, Tottenham will, by the summer, have gone 18 months without completing a transfer.
↵Done Deal
Georges-Kévin NKoudou has moved to Monaco on loan for the rest of the season.
It's no surprise that Nkoudou has been shipped out on loan. The Frenchman struggled to establish himself at the club following his move from Marseille in 2016 and has barely featured this season. He'll hope for a return to the form that earned him the Spurs switch.
Gareth Bale's agent, Jonathan Barnett, has spoken publicly about speculation surrounding the former Tottenham man. The Welshman scored on his return from injury as Real Madrid won 4-2 at Espanyol last weekend. But rumours about his future at the club have persisted.
"Gareth never wanted to leave Real Madrid," Barnett said. "He has always felt an important part of this team. He is very happy at Real Madrid and Real Madrid is very happy with Bale. The truth is we are already tired of these stupid stories."
A return to Spurs in the near future doesn't seem likely then.
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