Tottenham have been on the search for new centre-midfielders for much of the January transfer window, due in part to the fact that they never properly replaced Mousa Dembele.

The Belgian departed the club last January after seven-and-a-half years and making 249 appearances, but his dominant box-to-box style that offered so much was missed by Mauricio Pochettino, and now Jose Mourinho.

The latter has signed Gedson Fernandes this month in a bid to improve that area of the squad, but after the club posted a clip of a Dembele goal on Twitter it is clear that some fans feel the club hasn't yet signed anyone who can compare to the 32-year-old.

Signed by Andre Villas-Boas in 2012, Dembele scored 10 goals and made 12 assists for the North London outfit so while he may not have been prolific in helping out the attack, he was dependable in turning over possession and putting his team on the foot front.

His immense strength and close control was integral to that, and he had a return of 1.3 tackles and 0.7 interceptions per game in his final season to show for his efforts - his lowest during his Spurs spell - so it is little surprise that Tottenham had to wait until last weekend to record their first away league clean sheet without him.

From supporters' responses to the Twitter clip it is clear that he was a real fan favourite at Spurs, with some very keen to see him return in one way or another.

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Typically, however, not everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet, with one supporter voicing criticism of the midfielder by suggesting he didn't always deliver to the high level that he was capable of reaching.

Meanwhile, fans have been discussing what seems to be their biggest frustration with the transfer window so far.