Tottenham tried to beat West Ham to World Cup finalist on transfer deadline day

Tottenham Hotspur expressed an interest in a Premier League centre-back on deadline day, but it was West Ham who secured the player.

Transfer deadline day proved to be a dull affair for Spurs fans, who are livid that the club did not show more intent in the January window.

Thomas Frank now knows he has to make do with what he has until the end of the season as he attempts to arrest the team’s slide and get them up the table.

The Dane is in a difficult position, particularly...