Tottenham Hotspur had a quiet end to the winter transfer window, breaking the hearts of millions of fans who expected a new arrival on deadline day.

Despite an ongoing injury crisis at the club, the N17 chiefs failed to bring in players who could help Thomas Frank get out of the rut that sees Spurs languish in 14th place in the table. The injury crisis has not done any favours to the Danish tactician, either, with the 52-year-old chopping and changing personnel to name a strong starting XI in recent weeks.

Heading into the winter window, Tottenham had made it one of its priorities to reinforce the wide areas of the pitch. By Thomas Frank’s own admission, the club tried to sign Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth. However, Semenyo chose to join Manchester City and haunted Spurs by scoring in the 2-2 draw last weekend.

The Lilywhites also held an interest in AS Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche. They were considering launching a bid for the 23-year-old after missing out on his services last summer. Eventually, Frank’s club decided to cool their interest in the player.

Antoine Semenyo said no to Tottenham and joined Manchester City in January

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