Spurs fans were devastated to hear that signing Leicester City striker Islam Slimani has become a priority for the club before Friday’s deadline.
According to France Football (via Daily Hotspur), the North London club are prioritising a deal for the Algerian striker, who has spent the first half of the season on loan at AS Monaco. The 31-year-old originally joined Leicester from Sporting Lisbon in 2016 but struggled to make much of an impact in the Premier League; scoring 13 goals in 46 appearances for the Foxes.
Spurs are in need of a striker following the injury to Harry Kane earlier this month but have left it late to try and secure a replacement and it now seems as if signing Slimani is their best hope of bringing in a striker. The Algerian international is reportedly keen on cutting his loan with Monaco short, despite contributing seven goals and seven assists in just 13 games in Ligue 1.
Do you want Slimani to sign before the deadline?
Yes
No
Reaction from Spurs fans to the reported update on Slimani can be seen in the tweets below.
No don’t do this please!
— Terry david (@Terryda98843481) January 29, 2020
Ha ha say sike
— Announce Aarons you cowards (@sacramentoszn) January 29, 2020
So he’s not good enough for Leicester but good enough for Tottenham. No thank you.
— Darren Richards (@DarrenR28) January 29, 2020
im done
— a (@springmontage) January 29, 2020
I’ll puke in my mouth pic.twitter.com/IDpiUTkQGI
— NLIW (@NLIW2) January 29, 2020
We are a laughing stock
— The Paxton one! (@dsizzle71) January 29, 2020
No ambition
— N A T H (@NathanWyle) January 29, 2020
These Spurs fans are clearly not keen on signing Slimani ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline.
What do we think?
Although Spurs fans have their doubts, Slimani’s impressive start to the season with Monaco suggests that he wouldn’t be the worst signing but it would be a surprise to see Leicester let him join a potential top-four rival.