Managing Tottenham as Eberechi Eze transfer hijacked and £25m star snapped up

Tottenham have been steadily going about their business this summer, but with less than a month of the window remaining they may now want to kick things up a notch. A serious-looking pre-season injury for James Maddison has shaken things up and it now seems likely that they will go after another attacking midfielder to compensate.

Thomas Frank and his recruitment team may also move for an experienced centre-back after the injury woes his predecessor, Ange Postecoglou, went through last season. With further incomings and outgoings likely, Express Sport takes you through how we would manage the Tottenham squad for the season ahead...

Goalkeeper and defence

In Guglielmo Vicario and Antonin Kinsky, Frank already has two capable options between the sticks, and he is also well-stocked at full-back. There was rampant speculation surrounding Cristian Romero's future at the start of the window but it now looks like he will stay and continue his centre-back partnership with Micky van de Ven.

Spurs have signed young defender Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale and welcomed teenager Luka Vuskovic this summer, but they could do with another senior option, particularly given the amount of football Romero and Van de Ven missed last season, and the fact Radu Dragusin is still working his way back from a long-term injury.

Koni De Winter is a name that's been linked with Tottenham throughout the window. The Genoa star is only 23 but he's already a full Belgian international with two-and-a-half seasons of Serie A experience under his belt. Other clubs are also following De Winter, who is thought to be available for around £25million.

Midfield

The arrival of Joao Palhinha on loan from Bayern Munich with an option to buy has dramatically beefed up Frank's deep-lying midfield options. Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr will also compete for minutes, along with Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray. Rodrigo Bentancur is also in the equation. The Uruguayan is into the last year of his contract but Frank has talked him up as a key player, which may serve as a call to action for the club's hierarchy to begin talks over an extension.

Options in the No.10 position will need to be tweaked following Maddison's injury. Dejan Kulusevski would step in under normal circumstances but he had knee surgery in May and will not be fit for this weekend's Premier League curtain-raiser as things stand.

New signing Mohammed Kudus can operate behind the striker, but a real statement of intent would be to try and hijack Arsenal's move for Eberechi Eze. Spurs have a long-standing interest in the Crystal Palace playmaker, and nipping in ahead of their local rivals would make a bombshell signing even more satisfying.

Attack

Dominic Solanke is set to start the season as Frank's first-choice striker after netting 16 times across all competitions last term. Mathys Tel will provide back-up while also being able to play out wide, and Kudus can also play up top.

Son Heung-min is heading to LAFC and leaving a gaping hole in the squad but Tottenham may feel they already have enough cover as Kudus, Tel, Kulusevski, Brennan Johnson and, if they sign him, Eze can all play on the flanks. Frank also appears to have taken a liking to Wilson Odobert during pre-season. The only thing that could jolt Spurs into life is the departure of Richarlison, who would likely fetch a decent sum in the market.