The summer transfer deadline is edging ever nearer, yet Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank still doesn’t have a recognised No. 10 available for selection. Spurs have been struck by a couple of hammer injury blows over the summer, with James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski poised for prolonged periods on the sidelines. Kulusevski’s patella issue sustained in May is far more severe than initially perceived, and the Swede could be out until the new year. Maddison, meanwhile, ruptured his ACL in a preseason friendly against Newcastle United in Seoul. He’ll miss the majority of the 2025–26 campaign. The club have attempted to supply mitigation, but both the Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze sagas resulted in neither player arriving in N17. Gibbs-White curiously signed a contract extension, while Eze waited for Arsenal to swoop. The Gunners’ hijacking leaves the Lilywhites scrambling around, and, according to The Telegraph, these are the alternatives they’re currently considering.