January targets for Tottenham

With the January transfer window fast approaching, Football Whispers look at two targets for Tottenham to help with their Premier League campaign.

Currently sitting fifth, Mauricio Pochettino’s men are within sight of the top four and will look to rubber stamp their title contender status against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Nissan Super Sunday.

Spurs made an impressive start to the current campaign, picking up wins over Crystal Palace, Stoke and Sunderland, and became the first side to defeat Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City as they looked to build on their third-place finish last term.

But a disappointing series of results in the Champions League has seen them fail to qualify for the knockout stages and while they have only lost once in the Premier League, six draws from 14 games has seen them drop more points than they would have liked.

With qualification for Europe’s top competition next season still very much the target, the north Londoners may look to add some high-quality signings in the new year to help achieve a level of consistency that has eluded them of late.

We have taken a look at what two rumoured targets – Torino striker Andrea Belotti and Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford – could bring to White Hart Lane.

Andrea Belotti

Italy international Andrea Belotti has become a Serie A sensation this season, netting 10 league goals from 13 games for Torino and Italian media outlet Corriere dello Sport report that Spurs are considering a big-money move for the 22-year-old.

The striker signed for Torino in 2015 for a fee of €7.5m and bagged a respectable 12 Serie A goals from 35 games in his first season with Il …

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