Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a January push for Takefusa Kobo and a new striker.
Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a January push for Takefusa Kobo and a new striker.
Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a January push for Takefusa Kobo and a new striker
Tottenham Hotspur are already shaping up for a decisive January, and the club’s intentions couldn’t be clearer: Thomas Frank wants more firepower, more creativity, and more depth across the frontline. According to Football Insider, Spurs are closely monitoring Real Sociedad winger Takefusa Kubo, with the former Real Madrid prodigy now emerging as one of the club’s standout targets for the upcoming window.
The 24-year-old has been one of La Liga’s most electric performers over the past 18 months, and with Real Sociedad missing out on European football this season, the timing may finally be right for Kubo to explore a Premier League move. Crucially for Spurs, the player is said to be open to the idea, a significant development considering how many top clubs explored deals for him last summer and were rebuffed.
Kubo’s situation could favour Spurs
While Real Sociedad would prefer to keep their star winger, financial pressure in San Sebastián is quietly nudging them toward a potential sale. Reports from COPE Gipuzkoa (h/t Sport Witness) indicate that Sociedad may reluctantly agree to part with Kubo in January, particularly if a club triggers his €60 million release clause.
Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a January push for Takefusa Kobo and a new striker.
Takefusa Kubo would be an electric addition.
Tottenham will see this as an opportunity. Thomas Frank’s squad still feels one attacker short, and although the club addressed some needs in the summer, no one inside Hotspur Way has forgotten how unfinished that window felt.
Kubo’s technical brilliance, ball-carrying, and creativity between the lines would give Spurs the type of incisive wide threat they’ve lacked on the right flank. His ability to drift inside and operate as a playmaker also suits Frank’s positional play model perfectly.
Real Madrid’s sell-on clause does complicate matters slightly; Sociedad make only marginal profit from any deal, meaning they won’t be incentivised to sell below the release clause. That said, if Spurs are serious, and all indications suggest they are, they may simply view the €60m fee as a necessary investment for a top-level talent entering his prime.
Tottenham preparing dual offensive for January
Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a January push for Takefusa Kobo and a new striker.
Dominic Solanke has struggled with injuries this season.
Kubo isn’t the only name on Spurs’ list. The club remain fully committed to bringing in a striker capable of leading the line, with Richarlison’s long-term future uncertain and Dominic Solanke still recovering from injury.
For the first time in years, Tottenham’s recruitment team appear aligned with the manager in wanting ready-made attacking quality rather than developmental gambles. This is a window where Spurs can make a statement, and Kubo fits the profile of a long-term cornerstone.
From a Spurs perspective, signing Takefusa Kubo would send a message. And with Thomas Frank’s project hopefully gaining momentum, a player of Kubo’s pedigree might just see Tottenham as the ideal stage for his next leap.