Coman was on Tottenham’s wish-list in the transfer window
Bayern Munich superstar Kingsley Coman had reportedly asked to leave the club towards the end of the transfer window and as per Fichajes (h/t Caught Offside), the Frenchman’s entourage was approached by the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
Although all the clubs including Spurs declared an interest in bringing him in before Deadline Day, they failed to materialise their enquiries with formal offers. As it turned out, Coman turned down an offer from Saudi Arabia and will be staying at Bayern Munich in his bid to play regularly.
His desire to leave Bavaria was driven by the motivation to nail down a starting berth elsewhere. It is indeed surprising to see that Tottenham did not look to get his signing across the line as the Frenchman would have been a solid addition in a relatively understaffed right flank.
Coman also would have been a significant upgrade over Dejan Kulusevski. While the Swede is not bad by any means, a player who has won 11 league titles across spells with Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern Munich would have left Ange Postecoglou with a big selection headache.
The winger’s situation seems to have cooled down for the moment but the pot could yet boil in the winter if his role under Vincent Kompany does not show any signs of improvement despite a busier than usual fixture calendar this season as a result of the new Champions League format as well as the FIFA Club World Cup next July.
It remains to be seen if Spurs would reignite interest in his signing in January and it goes without saying that the 28-year-old’s capture could make them serious contenders to earn a top four finish this season.
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For the moment, however, Postecoglou has not made any specific demand for a right winger as he will use the likes of Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert interchangeably in the role.