Spurs Transfers: 5 January Replacements For Jermaine Defoe

5. Alvaro Morata

According to Italian source CalcioMercato, Tottenham are weighing up the possibility of making a move for Real Madrid's highly-rated youngster Alvaro Morata. The report states that the Londoners have already agreed €˜in principal€™ to a deal for the 21-year-old, who is a product of Madrid's youth academy and played for their reserve team, clocking up 45 goals in 83 appearances. Morata's playing style has earned him comparisons to legendary Madrid and Spain player Fernando Morientes, while he has made nine appearances for Real's first team this season, scoring twice. With a star-studded squad of attackers above him in the pecking order, however, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema, a loan move could be on the cards in January, which may well suit Tottenham if they're looking to avoid spending another stack of cash on strikers this winter.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.