Tottenham have been very busy on the winter transfer market but the two incoming players at White Hart Lane were slightly odd choices.
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp was once again at the heart of financial dealings in this transfer market with a number of deals made on deadline day. Spurs had a need to bolster their squad ahead of their potential title-chasing as six players made their way through the door in one direction or another. Sebastien Bassong, Vedran Corluka, Steven Pienaar and Roman Pavlyuchenko have all left the London's club with the first three that went out on loan to Wolves, Bayer Leverkusen and Everton respectively.
All those players have left a few gaps that needed to be filled and Spurs went straight to the market to replace them. The incoming personnel may have come as a surprise to few Tottenham's fans. To replace Bassong Harry Redknapp has bought veteran defender Ryan Nelsen. He is a solid defender with great experience behind him but he is already 34 years old. In addition to this Nelsen has had his own injury problems this season after struggling with a knee injury. But Nelsen wasn't the only surprising arrival at White Hart Lane as Pavlyuchenko was replaced with Louis Saha from Everton. As part of this deal Steven Pienaar has returned to Merseyside until the end of the season.
Everton did quite well as they were struggling in midfield and with Pienaar back they should be able to improve in this part of the field. The arrival of Nikica Jelavic from Rangers meant that they were able to let Saha depart without too much concern.
Saha is undoubtedly a natural finisher but he also had injury problems at Everton and also it is unlikely to improve at 33 years old. If he can stay fit could give a nice contribution as is movement and experience are from a top player. He will be a good addition to complement the pace and vision of Gareth Bale who has been sensational recently. The Welshman is pushing Tottenham in the title challenge.
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Pundits, armchair fans and everyone in between have been saying that Redknapp's men won't last long and that their squad don't have the necessary depth to pose a serious title charge. Yet they keep defying the odds and after the recent results are now even closer to the top of the table. They are now clearly investing on experience as Louis Saha have won the title twice and knows what it takes to be up there.
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