Tottenham winter window 2026 round-up: Six new signings in ‘disgraceful’ scenes
Tottenham have now seen the January transfer window slam shut in North London.
Thomas Frank is under pressure to be sacked at Tottenham and needs the winter to go well to help save his skin.
The Dane may benefit after Tottenham came back to draw 2-2 with Manchester City last time out, but trouble could be just around the corner.
That hasn’t been helped by the transfer business in N17, which has left many supporters frustrated at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham News has now rounded up all the done deals for the Lilywhites as things look set to kick off after deadline day in North London.
Tottenham complete six January signings
There was a need to make business happen for Frank this winter after such a shocking start to the season.
Spurs are sat 14th in the Premier League and have shown no sign of fighting any further up the division, with a relegation battle looking more likely.
Hopes were ignited when Conor Gallagher came in from Atletico Madrid for £34million, even if he wasn’t exactly what the N17 outfit needed.
The Englishman came through the doors to join youngster Mason Melia after his £1.6m move from St Patrick’s Athletic was completed on 1 January.
Things didn’t pick up from there as supporters had to wait over a week for their net signing as young left-back Souza came in from Santos for £13m.
The rest of the window followed a similar path, with three stars coming in who are likely to go straight into the academy setup.
Elisha Sowunmi, Joel Vidal-Philbert and James Wilson joined Tottenham, with the latter choosing the Lilywhites ahead of Arsenal on deadline day.
These were hardly the signings to improve fortunes under Frank, especially with Cristian Romero seemingly wanting out.
Cristian Romero points towards Tottenham exit
There were a number of exits from North London throughout the winter, with Brennan Johnson being the first and most expensive at £35m.
Herbie James also left on a permanent deal to Cardiff City, while Kota Takai, Manor Solomon, Jamie Donley, Oliver Irow, Damola Ajayi and Yusuf Akhamrich completed loan agreements elsewhere.
That long list was eventually joined away from N17 by Dane Scarlett, Alfie Dorrington and George Abbott, who departed in the final stages of the window.
What raised eyebrows most on deadline day was an Instagram post from Romero that points towards a future departure being on the cards.
He said: “Great effort from all my teammates yesterday [vs Manchester City], they were incredible.
“I wanted to be available to help them even though I wasn’t feeling well, especially since we only had 11 players available — unbelievable but true and disgraceful.
“We’ll keep showing up and taking responsibility to turn this around, working hard and staying together. All that’s left is to thank all of you for being there and for always supporting us, the fans.”
Referring to a club decision as “disgraceful” is unlikely to go down well and could spark a summer departure after a busy winter window came to a close.
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