Spurs Transfers: 5 January Replacements For Jermaine Defoe

4. Leandro Damiao

Leandro Damiao is a long-term target of Tottenham's and has been linked with a move to White Hart Lane before, such as last January, when the Lilywhites failed with a last-ditch £13 million bid for the Brazil striker. Damiao has also been tipped to join a string of other sides, including Southampton and Liverpool, while Spurs remain interested. The 24-year-old, who excelled at last summer's Olympic Games, has admitted he is keen on a move to the Premier League, but says he is happy to stay at Brazilian club Internacional for the time being. It remains to be seen if a move this January finally comes to fruition, or whether a bid after his native Brazil have hosted the 2014 World Cup would be more appropriate. Considered one of South America's hottest young prospects, it seems inevitable that he will one day ply his trade in England, however.
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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.