Tottenham Hotspur enter deadline day off the back of a 6-1 thrashing of Manchester United, with fans in dreamland.
Harry Kane and Son Heung-min ran riot at Old Trafford, and the attention now turns to seeing whether Spurs have one more deal up their sleeves.
Fans will remember Daniel Levy pulling off an outrageous coup to sign Rafael van der Vaart in 2010, and may hope for just one more signing; after all, Spurs really are one player away from what appears to be a perfect window.
Firstly, Tottenham needed a grafter in midfield; somebody with bite and leadership, that could break up play and keep it simple whilst providing a strong base to allow the likes of Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso to go forward.
Spurs found that player in Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who has been simply outstanding in his last two appearances, especially against United as he showed his quality with an inch-perfect assist for Serge Aurier’s goal.
What makes the move even better is that whilst Hojbjerg cost Spurs £15million, they sent Kyle Walker-Peters to Southampton for £12million in the opposite direction, meaning they essentially paid just £3million to give their midfield exactly what they needed whilst offloading a fringe player.
Elsewhere, Tottenham needed a couple of full backs. The days of Kyle Walker and Danny Rose rampaging up and down the flanks under Mauricio Pochettino have long gone, and Jose Mourinho desperately needed more quality in those areas.
He signed right back Matt Doherty from Wolves; yes, he hasn’t looked exactly comfortable in a back four, he is a proven Premier League player with great aerial ability and attacking play, offering true competition for Aurier.
On the left side, Spurs splashed out for Sergio Reguilon. The Spaniard thrived at Sevilla last summer, and has already shown his outstanding attacking ability, meaning he can truly overlap Son Heung-min and open up space for the South Korean that Ben Davies can’t quite offer.
Reguilon has huge potential, and whilst Real Madrid have a buy-back clause in the deal, he is exactly what Tottenham needed in order to open teams up, which was on show against Chelsea and Manchester United over the last week.
Reguilon wasn’t the only Real Madrid player to arrive, as Gareth Bale completed his emotional return to Spurs, seven years since leaving the club for his record-breaking switch to Spain.
Is Bale the player he was in 2013? No, as age and injuries have caught up with him. But the Welshman remains a game-changing talent who can provide real moments of magic, and Spurs fans get the chance to adore their former hero once again.
Two other deals add crucial depth; Joe Hart can be a second-choice goalkeeper behind Hugo Lloris whilst filling a key homegrown spot, rather than spending a non-homegrown spot on a veteran like Michel Vorm. Hart isn’t particularly great, but he has won trophies with Manchester City and provides great experience on a free transfer.
Brazilian ace Carlos Vinicius has also arrived from Benfica, in a deal that seems very friendly for Spurs. They’re paying just £2.69million to take the Brazilian on loan for the season, and have a £40million purchase option if he impresses.
Tottenham simply had to come out of the transfer window with a new striker. Harry Kane has been lacking real cover for far too long, and Vinicius – who scored 24 goals for Benfica last season – fits the bill perfectly, as he is just 25 and possesses real brute force as a target man figure, whilst the £40million clause is some way short of his £91millon release clause at Benfica.
So what else do Tottenham need? They’ve re-tooled key areas of their team, and appear to have two players for every position now – which is exactly what Jose Mourinho wanted – but there’s one more signing to make.
Spurs lost Jan Vertonghen over the summer, and haven’t yet replaced him. Mourinho still has Eric Dier, Davinson Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld at his disposal, as well as youngster Japhet Tanganga, but they still look one star defender away from a dream window.
Milan Skriniar and Antonio Rudiger have been strongly linked over the last week, and would again give Tottenham a level of proven quality to slot into their back line and solidify even more.
A deal for either of those centre backs seems unlikely before the deadline, but if Tottenham can find a centre back elsewhere – maybe a Kim Min-jae, Ozan Kabak or Jonathan Tah – then fans would surely love the work Spurs have done.
Tottenham can cope without another defensive option, but finding one in the final hours of the market would really turn this into a dream window for Mourinho and co.
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