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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Jose Mourinho's next transfer mission at Tottenham has been completed ahead of January window

Tottenham and Jose Mourinho have a big decision to make ahead of the January transfer window.

That is the view of former striker Louis Saha who has assessed where Spurs need to strengthen next month in order to maintain their push for a top-four spot.

The Frenchman is of the opinion that the north London outfit need more goals in the squad and has suggested that Mourinho's next transfer mission should be another striker.

However, Saha has also urged the Spurs boss to give the on-loan Carlos Vinicius a run in the side to prove he can ease the goalscoring-burden on Harry Kane and Son Heung-min.

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"It is a worry that aside from Harry Kane and Heung-min Son, only Tanguy Ndombele has scored more than one league goal this season," Saha told Ladbrokes. "Spurs have a decision to make in January.

"They need to look at players who can help get them more goals - even if that means signing another striker.

"I don't think that they have used Carlos Vinicius enough this season, even in a competition like the League Cup.

"It's something that needs to be addressed because if Kane and Son aren't scoring, you don't know where your goals are going to come from.

"I think they need to give Vinicius more of a chance during the rest of the season. The answer isn't necessarily to bring in another striker because they brought him in last summer.

"Yes, Harry Kane and Heung-min Son have been exceptional this season so it's hard to get another striker into the team, but you have to find a way of maintaining the form and confidence of players that aren't playing. I'm not going to teach Jose Mourinho how to do that because he's a master.

"But the reason we were so successful at Man United was because we had four strikers who could all score goals and it took the pressure off all of us.

"It's not easy to achieve because when you're in form it's hard to change a winning team, but Tottenham have dropped points in their last four matches so maybe this is the time to give someone like Vinicius a chance.

"We saw last year Harry Kane had a serious injury that kept him out and we saw a difference in Tottenham - so you have to address the problem you may find yourself in if someone as important and influential as him gets injured again."

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