Premier League 2018/19: Positions the Big 6 need to strengthen in January

#4 Tottenham Hotspur: Creative Midfield

Could Tottenham move for Wolves youngster Morgan Gibbs-White?

Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham didn’t sign a single player in the summer transfer window but thus far, it doesn’t appear to have had much of an effect. Fringe players like Moussa Sissoko and Juan Foyth have stepped up admirably and Spurs currently sit in 3rd position in the league. They have looked somewhat fragile against their fellow ‘Big Six’ sides though, and so strengthening their squad would help.

Many people would point to a need for a backup striker to support Harry Kane, but realistically, it’s always going to be hard for Spurs to find a top player who’s likely to spend much of his time on the bench, and Kane doesn’t miss many games anyway. A bigger miss – and it’s been notable on occasion this season – would be Christian Eriksen.

The Dane is one of the best creative midfielders in the world right now and has already made 6 Premier League goals this season. Midfielders like Sissoko, Harry Winks and Eric Dier clearly offer a lot, but none of them can unlock a defence quite like Eriksen. So who could Spurs sign to back the Dane up?

Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish was rumoured to be signing in the summer and he’d still be a solid signing, but with a new contract now signed at Villa Park, prising him away could prove to be tricky. Given their relatively tight budget and a need for a homegrown signing, a shock move for Wolves youngster Morgan Gibbs-White could work – he’s raw, but learning from someone like Eriksen could do him the world of good and he’s clearly got huge talent that someone like Pochettino could do great things with.