
In the end, Tottenham finally landed the "help" Ange Postecoglou so desperately wanted for his stretched squad, signing centre-half Kevin Danso and forward Mathys Tel in the final 36 hours of the window.
Tel is a major coup for Spurs, especially as the 19-year-old also attracted interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea and his loan deal from Bayern Munich includes a buy option worth £45.7million at the end of the season.