{"id":188026,"date":"2025-08-30T21:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/188026\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T21:53:12","slug":"thomas-frank-says-tottenham-wont-make-a-certain-signing-after-bournemouth-loss-and-its-a-huge-mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/188026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Frank says Tottenham won’t make a certain signing after Bournemouth loss and it’s a huge mistake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Tottenham Hotspur have just two days left to sign new players, with the transfer window reaching its climax following their defeat to Bournemouth.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Xavi Simons was a huge coup for Thomas Frank\u2019s team<\/a>, but it\u2019s evident that more signings are required before the close of the window.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> were shocking against Bournemouth as they were beaten 1-0 at home, mustering just five shots to the Cherries\u2019 17.<\/p>\n

After the defeat in North London, Spurs\u2019 new boss has been discussing his transfer plans for what remains in the summer window.<\/p>\n

\"ThomasPhoto by Shaun Brooks \u2013 CameraSport via Getty ImagesThomas Frank rules out signing another striker<\/p>\n

Frank has ruled out signing another striker this summer and admitted that he is happy with both Dominic Solanke<\/a> and Richarlison<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Richarlison\u2019s performance was slammed by Tottenham fans<\/a> during their 1-0 defeat, and there was a real sense that Solanke could have been useful off the bench.<\/p>\n

The England international missed the match with an ankle injury, but Frank is hoping that the issue is only minor and he will be back soon.<\/p>\n

The Danish head coach admitted that he could not add a third striker to his squad as it would \u2019cause a problem\u2019 in terms of keeping everyone happy.<\/p>\n

When asked after the game whether Tottenham would sign another striker, Frank told the media: \u201cNo. I would say not particularly. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo have the three strikers in the squad can also cause a problem, as you can only play one at a time. It\u2019s a fine balance. I\u2019m not saying we will never go for another striker at another time, but I\u2019m happy with Dom and Richarlison.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solanke and Richarlison have both proven themselves to be top strikers at their best, but there is a glaring issue which makes sticking by them a big risk.<\/p>\n

Dominic Solanke and Richarlison\u2019s injury records should be a concern for Thomas Frank<\/p>\n

Tottenham could encounter big issues this season if they are relying on one of Solanke or Richarlison to stay fit, given their recent concerns.<\/p>\n

Solanke had a pretty strong injury record at Bournemouth, suffering just small issues since the start of the decade. But since coming to Tottenham, he\u2019s already had four spells on the sidelines.<\/p>\n\nRicharlison<\/td>\nDominic Solanke<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nCalf (10 games)<\/td>\nAnkle (One game)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGroin (One game)<\/td>\nThigh (One game)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nHamstring (17 games)<\/td>\nKnee (10 games)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nUnknown (Nine games)<\/td>\nAnkle (Two games)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Dominic Solanke and Richarlison\u2019s injury records since start of 2024\/25 season (Transfermarkt<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Richarlison\u2019s inability to stay fit is another cause for concern, and if they were to lose him in addition to Solanke, Frank\u2019s number nine options would become very limited.<\/p>\n

Frank shouldn\u2019t be ruling out the chance to sign another number nine, or maybe he should look to sign an attacker who can cover the striker role.<\/p>\n

Tottenham have been offered Ademola Lookman<\/a>, TBR Football<\/strong> understands, and perhaps he could be the perfect fit for Frank\u2019s team.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian winger is predominantly a left winger, but he has also played up top for Atalanta and has transformed into an elite goal scorer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur have just two days left to sign new players, with the transfer window reaching its climax…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[72398,6649,105276,221,62,11131,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-188026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-dominic-solanke","9":"tag-english-premier-league","10":"tag-richarlison","11":"tag-soccer","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115119941531562765","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}