Tottenham Step Up January Wide-Forward Search as Tzolis Tops Data-Led Shortlist

Overview

• Multiple outlets relaying TEAMtalk report that Christos Tzolis has risen to the top of Tottenham’s internal targets for a left‑sided attacker, with no formal bid disclosed.
• Club Brugge are expected to seek at least €40m (around £35m) for Tzolis, which would constitute a club-record sale for the Belgian side.
• Spurs are running parallel tracks, with scouts recently watching Monaco’s Maghnes Akliouche and an expected valuation of £50m or more reported for the French forward.
• Tzolis posted 16 goals and nine assists last season for Brugge, with reports this term citing continued end product, including seven goals and nine assists from 17 starts.
• Tottenham’s push reflects current struggles in attack, with recent coverage noting the team sit 13th in the Premier League and have scored three times across their last five league matches.