Tottenham's £100m transfer mistake made clear as Omar Marmoush solution shot down before Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur made a sedate mistake by not spending £90m oregon £100m connected a world-class striker during the summertime transportation window, a erstwhile Spurs defender has exclusively told Sports Mole.

The Lilywhites caput into Saturday lunchtime's showdown with Aston Villa having failed to people successful immoderate of their 4 Premier League matches truthful acold this season, lone the 2nd clip specified a streak has occurred successful the existent era.

The lone erstwhile squad who failed to people successful their archetypal 4 Premier League games of a azygous play was Crystal Palace successful 2017-18, though the Eagles coiled up successful a respectable 11th spot aft sacking Frank de Boer aboriginal doors.

Tottenham did astatine slightest negociate a consolation successful their midweek nonaccomplishment to Liverpool successful the EFL Cup, arsenic Conor Gallagher nodded location from adjacent range, but Roberto De Zerbi's men are suffering successful the lack of Richarlison.

The wantaway striker was Spurs' apical scorer successful each tournaments past play with 12 goals, and Alan Hutton believes that Tottenham made a mistake by not breaking their transportation grounds connected a top-drawer fig nine.

'Tottenham should person spent £100m connected a caller striker'

"I person thought for a mates of seasons present that Spurs truly request an out-and-out goalscorer," Hutton said. "They did good to fortify successful the summertime with the likes of Tonali, Fernandes, Van Hecke and Savio, but there’s inactive an evident portion missing.

"With the Richarlison concern and Solanke’s deficiency of availability, they’re truly successful request of a goalscorer and I deliberation they should person gone and spent £90m oregon £100m connected 1 successful the summer, but they chose to walk that wealth elsewhere.

"[Omar] Marmoush is simply a bully indebtedness signing, but adjacent helium lone scored 3 Premier League goals for Manchester City past season, truthful he’s not going to beryllium the feline to people you 20-plus goals successful a season, which is what Spurs need."

Marmoush did registry 15 goals and 10 assists successful conscionable 17 Bundesliga matches for Eintracht Frankfurt successful 2024-25, but the 27-year-old has started each of Tottenham's 3 top-flight games this word without success.

Meanwhile, Dominic Solanke - Spurs' erstwhile grounds signing astatine £65m - is yet to scope treble figures successful a azygous Premier League play for Tottenham, netting 9 successful 2024-25 and scoring a specified 3 past term.

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Regardless of however overmuch wealth Tottenham had to walk successful the 2026 summertime window, attracting the elite of the elite with nary European shot was ever going to beryllium an highly gangly order.

Julian Alvarez's tendency to permission Atletico Madrid was well-documented, but the Argentine's yearning for Barcelona and Arsenal's ain involvement meant that Tottenham could ne'er person been considered superior contenders.

However, Tottenham were credited with a superior involvement successful Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, liable for 65 goals successful 78 games for the Turkish giants aft scoring 76 goals successful 133 appearances for Napoli.

Brentford talisman Igor Thiago - 2nd lone to Erling Haaland successful the 2025-26 Premier League Golden Boot contention - was besides linked with a switch, but the Brazilian is yet to find the backmost of the nett successful the existent campaign.

Tottenham seemingly considered a £65m attack for Osimhen, but a determination for the Nigeria planetary ne'er got disconnected the ground, and Spurs are present surviving to regret their glaring transportation mistake.

Alan Hutton was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of NetBet Sport.