Tottenham’s was a transfer window that veered between extremes – from the highs of Xavi Simons and Mohammed Kudus’ arrivals to the disappointments of missing out on Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-White.

Yet it leaves Thomas Frank’s squad in a much better place than the start of the summer. Son Heung-min is the only regular starter from last year who made way and while Spurs have been far from prolific in the window, Frank was reluctant to add players unless they were likely to be part of his regular set-up.

The new boss was also clear he would not be overloading the squad to patch up injuries.

No ‘bloating’ the squad

There was some talk of another centre-back coming in on deadline day, but Radu Dragusin is still on the books as he continues his recovery from an ACL tear, Kota Takai came

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