Tottenham confirmed the signing of Pedro Porro from Sporting CP on deadline day of the January transfer window. The Spanish wing-back was winter target number one and after weeks of negotiations, where the deal stumbled and very nearly fell apart, Antonio Conte finally got his man that Spurs so desperately need.
The late announcement of Porro, which didn't arrive until nearly 11pm on Tuesday, caused some concern that something had once again gone wrong, but thankfully his arrival was sealed with a creative announcement video from the club.
Earlier in the day, three departures from north London were confirmed with youngsters Djed Spence and Harvey White sealing respective loan moves to Rennes and Derby County respectively. Following that was the surprising permanent departure of Matt Doherty who had agreed a mutual contract termination with the club so that he could join Atletico Madrid.
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Porro now joins Arnaut Danjuma as the two signings made by Antonio Conte in January and buoyed by two new bodies, Tottenham will be hoping to keep up their recent good run of form. Two clean sheets and two victories have been secured by Spurs in their last two outings with the Premier League triumph at Fulham followed up by an FA Cup win against Preston.
A fifth round tie against Wrexham or Sheffield United awaits in that competition but up next for Spurs in the league it's a visit from Manchester City. No less than two weeks ago, Spurs faced City but a second half collapse saw them lose the game 4-2 after being two goals up at half time.
However, two players Conte didn't have in January should now be available for the return fixture in February with Danjuma and Porro, who would be lining up against his old club, likely to be available if submitted into the Tottenham squad before the registration deadline.
That deadline for squads to be submitted for the rest of the season, that likely includes new arrivals, is one day after the window ends, so here it must be finalised before Thursday, February 2.
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