Tottenham are looking set to promote from within once again after striker Shayon Harrison has been seen training with the first team squad, as the club prepare to take on Southampton in an away match on Boxing Day. This game will be followed by a trip to Watford a few days later.

One of the weakest positions in the Tottenham squad continues to be the striking department, where there are very less alternatives beyond Harry Kane. Manager Mauricio Pochettino is widely expected to strengthen this area of the pitch considering that Vincent Janssen may have to be written off as an expensive mistake. The Dutchman came to the club for £17 million from Ajax in the summer, but he has been extremely poor. Many expected Janssen to perform if he received a major break, but even then, the striker failed to grasp the opportunity when Kane missed more than a month of action due to injury.

There are still two matches to go before January and Spurs have to contend these two away matches – against Southampton and Watford – with the existing squad. Spurs are set to face a demanding fixture schedule with no less than three games in the space of 10 days. It means that the squad will be tested to the limit in terms of recovering the energy, and managers would have to rotate the squad in such circumstances. Pochettino has shown earlier this season that he has enough strength in depth to retain the team, but the forward line up presents a major problem.