Tottenham are reportedly set to announce the double signings of Juventus' Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur, as the Old Lady agree a £4million fee for Man United target Denis Zakaria.
The Lilywhites, despite suffering heart-breaking Luis Diaz and Adama Traore setbacks, have seemingly rescued what could have been a toxic situation for Daniel Levy and co with fan frustrations growing by the day.
But when the going got tough, sporting director Fabio Paratici used his contacts at his former club to good effect to gift manager Antonio Conte what could be a dream ending to a rather difficult January for the Lilywhites.
football.london understands that a £49million overall fee has been agreed for the aforementioned pair if all clauses are met, coupled with the potential of seeing the Swede's loan turn permanent come the summer.
All that was missing resided in the fact that Max Allegri's side had to sign a replacement for the outgoing Bentancur before they gave the green light to Spurs' double raid.
And that has now been settled with Man United target Zakaria swapping Germany for Italy as a £4m deal has been struck between Monchengladbach and Juve over the Swiss international.
News that will excite Spurs fans but will have the opposite effect on a disgruntled United faithful who were hoping Ralf Rangnick was backed with his ideal midfielder signing for this month.
However, one club's loss is another's gain and Conte's side will be thankful things have turned out the way they have with the Juve combo sorting out specific issues in the squad.
It's already known that Kulusevski was a Paratici and Conte target but interestingly with the Uruguayan midfielder, he became a big target of Spurs alongside Weston McKennie once it was revealed that the trio of Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli and Tanguy Ndombele could all be leaving N17 before the deadline surpassed.
Bentancur, a 46-time Uruguayan international, has been a Juventus player since the summer of 2017 and has gone on to rack up 181 appearances for the Bianconeri.
In that time, he has netted three goals, whilst providing a further 18 assists.
The former Boca Juniors playmaker had two-and-a-half years left on his current deal in Turin and wasn't fully considered as a top target until McKennie's transfer conditions were put out there coupled with the aforementioned explanation above.
football.london understands that the north London hierarchy had held talks with the USMNT's representatives but didn't want to sign him permanently which inadvertently led to the Aston Villa target moving to the top of the agenda and being acquired alongside Kulusevski by the scrutinised board.
