Alan Hutton suggests that Tottenham should have signed another striker in the last transfer window as they struggle for goals now, although he concedes that almost no striker will want to join the club on a big-money transfer to become the second choice.
Spurs had been tipped to sell Harry Kane in the last transfer window with the Lilywhites receiving bids from Manchester City.
However, they wanted to keep him and they managed to achieve that objective.
Kane remains committed to them at least for this campaign, but he hasn’t found top form just yet.
They could have signed a backup striker for him as they did with the loan signing of Carlos Vinicius last summer, but they never did and as they struggle for goals, Hutton says time will tell if they should have added another attacker to their squad.
“Time will tell if they should have signed a striker,” he told Football Insider.
“I think it was probably difficult to go out and spend £50million after knowing that Kane was staying.
“Who wants to come in for that price and be second choice?
“I think what was realised at the weekend is just how much of a miss Son is to the team.
“It was a whole different set-up. Without him, Kane looked so isolated.
“Usually, they’re bouncing off each other.
“The club will be desperate for Son to return.”
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