Tottenham Transfers: 5 Players the Fans Would Buy Tomorrow

You could forgive Tottenham supporters for finding comfort in the hypothetical as well as the fantasy right now, especially when the reality of their current situation is so baffling.

Just what has gone so wrong and what might be done to correct it before Spurs' season completely goes to waste are the questions on the lips of fans and other observers alike, and unquestionably will be puzzling the players and coaching staff themselves.

There are undoubtedly areas in need of address in the Tottenham team right now, so for the following exercise we will ponder what players (if this was possible) the fans would like to see their club buy tomorrow, in order to try and get their team back on track.

The following five players are taken from the wish-list of supporters this writer has questioned and may not be the same ones as everyone who reads this might have suggested themselves. But all have been selected with the requirements that they are relatively realistic (so no Messi, Ronaldo, etc. etc.), and would all be players capable of addressing the problems Tottenham are suffering from right now.

This is not to say these are signings that will definitely happen down the line either, but they are ones that could give Spurs a boost right about now. Remember folks, the key words are hypothetical and fantasy here...

Jan Vertonghen

The most recent gossip would suggest that Arsenal are the destination of choice for Ajax's want-away Belgium international defender Jan Vertonghen (though Newcastle have reportedly upped their interest too).

Spurs' own reported interest in the 24-year-old might end up coming to nothing, but the centre-back is undoubtedly the kind of talent that would immediately go some way to restoring order to their chaotic defensive performances of the past two months.

Despite his tender age, Ajax's decision to give him the club captaincy for this season said much about the level of leadership he brings to the table. That is certainly a quality Spurs have been missing desperately at the back in the absence of Michael Dawson.

Tottenham's decision to let Sebastien Bassong and Steven Caulker go out on loan this season has left them short of defensive options, but also with players left (excluding Younes Kaboul and Dawson, whose legs have seen better days). Vertonghen's youthfulness would at least inject some semblance of vitality in an increasingly aging rear-guard.

Considering Spurs' lack of proficiency in converting set-players, or indeed even scoring goals when needed of late, the Belgian is also capable of contributing on this end too.

Milos Krasic

Milos Krasic turned down the chance to join Tottenham in January, instead deciding to stay at Juventus and fight for his place.

Unfortunately for the Serbian, Juve boss Antonio Conte has selected others who he believes to be more conducive to his game-plan, leaving the 27-year-old out int he cold.

Krasic has since revealed his regret at turning down Spurs, and that is something that goes both ways, as the winger would certainly have been of use at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham have greater needs elsewhere right now than out-wide, but Krasic would have added a touch of variety to an attack that has grown increasingly stale.

Fast and slick, with a welcome sense of adventure, Krasic's skillful, purposeful dribbling style would give Spurs a much-needed additional attacking-option (especially with Niko Kranjcar looking disappointingly below-par in recent appearances), beyond that of Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon.

Bale especially has looked increasingly one-track, persistently looking to attack the outside of a full-back—and against the Premier League's better players in the position—he has found little joy.

Krasic is predominantly right-side, but it is exciting to ponder him replacing Bale in the Welshman's less-inspired games, and putting the opposition on the back-foot with swashbuckling runs, turning them inside and out.

Grant Holt

Grant Holt is probably not the striker Tottenham need to carry them into the future, but in the short-term at least, the no-nonsence forward would be a welcome addition to a front-line in need of toughening up.

Though there are more prolific strikers out there, what the Norwich City forward offers are attributes that have been absent in Tottenham's attack of late.

At 6'0" tall, Holt offers a physical presence in the penalty-area.

He is someone who is demanding of defenders, giving them a hard-time but also with the know-how to put himself in positions capable of scoring.

Spurs prefer to option up-front, and Emmanuel Adebayor has had a fairly good season on many levels, but he has lacked the ability to truly impose himself on the opposition in the areas that really count.

Tottenham create countless chances, but these aren't always in the ones that players then go onto miss. These are also those moments where a cross or a pass is made, but no-one is there to be found.

Holt possesses this clarity of thought in the final-third and also, so it is clear, knows how to find the back of the net too. 

The 31-year-old's 13 goals this season (so far) have been an impressive return for someone playing their first season in top-flight. Whether he will score as frequently next season is unknown, but as for the right-now anyway, Tottenham could do with someone of his ilk.

Eden Hazard

Okay, so the likelihood that Eden Hazard's claim in February that Tottenham were a club of interest to him should he decide to move on from Lille looks like one unlikely to come to anything.

With Spurs' hopes of qualifying for the Champions League on a knife-edge, opposing the more-affluent and more-successful propositions of Manchester City and Manchester United registering their interest, a player as highly-touted as Hazard will likely be looking for more of a sure-thing right now, than the North London club can claim to be.

Still, Tottenham's supporters would be delighted to welcome someone of Hazard's quality tomorrow if such an arrival was possible.

The exciting and versatile 21-year-old attacker is generally regarded as the kind of nailed-on certainty to immediately come into a team and up the quality.

Harry Redknapp would just about do anything to bring someone in like that right now, with his team being found out just when it has mattered most and desperate need of someone to revitalise them.

Roman Pavlyuchenko

Perhaps a strange choice considering he only left for Lokomotiv Moscow in January, but Tottenham have missed the Russian in more ways than one.

What is baffling is that had Roman Pavlyuchenko been given the sort of game time his replacement Louis Saha has been, he would not have been so desperate to leave in the first place.

Whilst the striker, who spent three-and-a-half years at the Lane, was never hugely prolific (and that in part was down to the lack of game-time), he was a player capable of coming up with something out of nothing.

Sometimes that would be in scoring a vital and/or spectacular goal (strikes against Liverpool in late '08 and Young Boys in 2010 immediately spring to mind), but it was also in his movement and ability to link up with his team-mates, injecting some much-needed fluidity into Tottenham's attack on more than one occasion.

Spurs have lacked a plan-B in his absence, someone who can offer up something different. But in his style and even his swagger, Pavlyuchenko also was a charismatic presence in a squad that is desperately lacking in personality.

Without the injured Dawson, there effectively has only been the sleeves-up determination of Scott Parker, and to a lesser extent the outspoken Benoit Assou-Ekotto, for Spurs fans to gravitate to and find real inspiration in.

It is a sad state of affairs when, outside of the aforementioned, the dominant public profiles of the team have become the Cristiano Ronaldo-wannabe Bale and the Dani Alves-loving Kyle Walker.

Of course personality only matters so much, performances are what really count. But with the latter becoming a problematic area for Spurs, more than ever they need something more than that.

Steffen Freund was inducted to Tottenhan Hotspur's Hall of Fame as he too was someone more than just a player. Pav had that quality too, and it is sorely missed.