Now, both Tottenham and Arsenal have been trying to sign Bayern Munich striker Mathys Tel, who could leave the Bundesliga on loan should the right offer arrive.
In fairness to Spurs, Daniel Levy appeared to have readied the right bid to sign Tel, only for the player to then snub a move to N17.
Tel rejected Tottenham, even though Levy had travelled to Germany to conclude a £50m deal for the France under-21 international.
On their part, Arsenal are still chasing Tel, but it remains to be seen if a deal will be possible before the end of deadline day.
Tim Sherwood thinks Mathys Tel should have joined Tottenham
That being said, Tim Sherwoord has actually confessed that Tel would be better off joining Tottenham than a club like Arsenal, suggesting that the Bayern youngster made a mistake rejecting Spurs.
Sherwood was speaking on Sky Sports and said that Tel would have a much better chance of minutes under Ange Postecoglou were he to head to Spurs, saying he might have not originally fancied the move given the club’s league position.
Initially speaking about Arsenal’s late attempts to sign a striker, Sherwood said: “It makes no sense to go and find someone just for the sake of it.
“If it is going to be Tel, nobody else has taken him. Perhaps he didn’t fancy Tottenham, because they are towards the bottom of the league.
“If I was the boy and I wanted to play in the Premier League, I would go to Tottenham. He has got more chance of playing.
“Saying that, would he play ahead of Son on the left or Solanke down the middle? I don’t think he would.
“So that’s not going to make too much difference, he’s a development player, so it’s not going to make difference to them [Arsenal].
“For them to go and sign someone who is going to make a difference is impossible for them to do.
“If they [Liverpool] win their game in hand, nine points, it’s pretty much done.
“Liverpool have lost one game all season, I don’t think them losing three or four and even then Arsenal would have to win all their games.”
Tottenham chasing two England internationals
Whilst they are not strikers, Tottenham are said to be interested in both Marc Guehi and Angel Gomes right now.
Tottenham had a bid rejected for Guehi, who currently seems unlikely to leave Crystal Palace on deadline day.
In terms of Gomes, the midfielder has decided to leave Ligue 1 once his contract expires in the summer.
Tottenham could sign Gomes for free, a deal which Levy is thought to be very interested in.
A busy few days for Spurs, who might not be done in the transfer market just yet.