Tottenham looking for ‘muscles in middle’ – Specific reinforcement idea for January

Tottenham Hotspur’s recent struggles in the league means they’ve only collected seven points from their last seven matches.

Calciomercato state the ‘air’ between Antonio Conte and the north London club is ‘tense’ and a ‘remedy’ needs to be found to cool off the tension.

The winter market could come to the rescue of both Tottenham and their manager, and help them to find a ‘truce’. The ex-Chelsea boss has already complained about his squad and Spurs are making efforts to make new additions this month.

Sporting’s Pedro Porro is the first request made by Conte, while ‘muscles are being sought in the middle’, to try and give some more fight to that area of the pitch.

Tottenham have identified Barcelona’s Franck Kessié and Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat as two targets.

The Morocco international impressed for his country at the World Cup and the option of Tottenham taking him in January should not be underestimated. Fiorentina would favour retaining the star but could accept his sale if they were to receive a €40m bid.

Spurs need to bring in reinforcements in January to help Conte, and failure to do so may lead to them parting ways later this year.