Antonio Conte is piling the pressure on Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to back him in the January window.
Conte has reinforced his message to club bosses that he needs reinforcements to snatch the fourth Champions League place this season.
Tottenham boss Conte has turned up his demands with his public declarations that his squad is not good enough and also leaving Dele Alli, Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso out in the cold.