Journalist claims Postecoglou wants to sign an attacker in January – Names one possibility

Ange Postecoglou wants to reinforce his front line in January, according to journalist Dean Jones, who also mentioned that Tottenham might make a move for Jota.

Spurs decided not to replace Harry Kane with a pure number nine during the summer transfer window, instead bringing in the versatile Brennan Johnson after earlier in the month adding another wide player in Manor Solomon.

Jota, though, was mentioned as a potential target by The Daily Mirror last week, who reported that Postecoglou would search for attacking signings in January as a result of Ivan Perisic’s ACL injury.

According to the source, the Portuguese star, who moved to Al Ittihad for £25 million in the summer, won’t be able to participate in the Saudi Pro League since the Saudi club has nine foreign players in their lineup even though they are only permitted to utilize eight of them in their domestic league.

Is Jota a player that Spurs should pursue?
The position of the attacker is reportedly being monitored by a number of Premier League clubs, including Spurs.

Jones responded to a question regarding Jota and Postecoglou possibly working together again at Tottenham by saying: “The rumors aren’t going away, because the player is going to be looking for a new club and there’s definitely a case where Postecoglou is going to look to get one more attacker in around that front line in the second half of the season.

“So I can see why the story will be there, but to be honest, I don’t think there’s a lot to it right now. However, it’s obvious that Postecoglou keeps being associated with athletes that he worked with at Celtic, and Jota is a fantastic athlete who belongs on the field at a top club.

He ought to have refrained from visiting Al-Ittihad in the first place. That’s certainly a factor, but given the sum of cash offered to him at the time—and in light of how much more money he has since been making as a Celtic—I can see why he made the decision.

“However, I believe that Jota is definitely one of the early warning flags for players who might contemplate entering Saudi Arabia; he won’t be the only unsuccessful narrative to emerge from that country.

And I believe that anyone of his age and standing in the game who is considering going there should definitely take a look at what is transpiring to him before actually making the decision.

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Son, Richarlison, Kulusevski, Solomon, Johnson, and Gil are vying for three slots, and Alejo Veliz is also available if necessary, giving Ange a wide range of attacking alternatives even without Perisic. I believe that signing a center defender and a central midfielder would be Tottenham’s top priorities in January.