Tottenham may be in the market for a new striker in the January transfer window.
Mauricio Pochettino has tried and failed to sign a suitable back up for Harry Kane in recent transfer windows. Spurs have signed both Fernando Llorente and Vincent Janssen to provide competition to the England captain, but neither player has proved to be a viable option. The Argentine would be wise to target a new forward when the window reopens.
Business opens in less than two months, so Pochettino needs to start drawing up a shortlist of potential targets. After not signing a single player during the summer, he should have a large budget available to bolster his ranks.
One man he should be targeting is Borussia Monchengladbach hotshot – Alassane Plea. Valued at £25.2m by Transfermarkt, the Frenchman was chased by clubs all around the globe following a superb season with Nice where he netted over 20 goals in all competitions. It was Borussia Monchengladbach who won the race for his services despite reports suggesting that Tottenham were interested in bringing the forward to north London.
Plea has hit the ground running after moving to Germany, scoring 11 goals in his first 12 appearances for his new side – he is showing Tottenham exactly what they missed out on in the summer. His performance have not gone unnoticed with the 25-year-old receiving his first call-up to the senior national team. Plea is also comfortable on the left wing which would make him an extremely useful for Pochettino to have at his disposal.
It would take a considerable sum of money to convince Monchengladbach to sell their prized asset but landing Plea would finally give Pochettino the back up forward he has been crying out for.
Tottenham fans, thoughts?
