Tottenham transfer deadline day LIVE - Jean Philippe Mateta update, Kolo Muani situation

Frank needs help, and this final day of the winter transfer window is a huge test for Tottenham's recruitment team amid criticism from the fanbase. Every contact Johan Lange and the departing Fabio Paratici have in their phones will need to be used. The attack will likely be Frank's main area of focus, aside from a late check on Andy Robertson's status.

The Scot was an unused substitute in Liverpool's win against Newcastle after playing the full 90 minutes against Qarabag, which Spurs had agreed in principle was meant to be his final game for Arne Slot's side if they could recall Kostas Tsimikas from Roma. So far they have not been able to.

As Frank has done with the likes of Randal Kolo Muani, Mathys Tel and Radu Dragusin, so Slot has said he does not have the squad depth to lose Robertson. Much will depend on what Liverpool do in the coming hours.

Tottenham must act and they must pull something out of the bag in dramatic style; otherwise, questions will only grow about the ambition and planning behind a window in which they sold last season's top scorer and spent the money on a central midfielder, then signed a 19-year-old left-back for £13million, all the while suffering injuries throughout the squad.

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