Tottenham Hotspur ended the January window with sporting director Fabio Pas aratici having worked his magic to pull off a deadline day deal for long-term target, Pedro Porro, after previously hijacking Everton's pursuit of Arnaut Danjuma in order to bring the Netherlands international to N17.

The latter man may not have been the only forward that the Lilywhites were targeting, however, with The Athletic revealing that Paratici and co had shown an interest in prising Anthony Gordon from Goodison Park, prior to the 21-year-old's recent switch to Newcastle United.

The England U21 international had seemingly been a target for the north Londoners during the summer window, with reports having claimed that Spurs were hoping to secure the signing of the Toffees academy graduate alongside Richarlison.

Perhaps thankfully - as far as Tottenham supporters are concerned - there was said to be little more than an enquiry made into the prospect of landing Gordon in the winter window, with that having potentially been a bullet dodged for the top-four hopefuls.

Although the one-time Preston North End loanee has showcased flashes of his talent in recent times - having been described as "fearless" by Premier League legend Alan Shearer - it is seemingly hard to justify the £45m outlay that it would have taken to bring the versatile gem to the capital.

While potentially a "sensational" signing for the Magpies, in the words of pundit Tam McManus, it would have been difficult to see the wisdom in Antonio Conte's side recruiting a player who has just seven goals and eight assists to his name to date in 78 games for the Merseysiders.

In fact, the Kirkdale-born speedster has registered more yellow cards than he has goals in his career to date, having racked up 13 bookings during his time with his now former employers.

With Spurs already boasting a forward line that includes the likes of Harry Kane, Heung-min Son, Dejan Kulusevski and the aforementioned Richarlison, it may well have been rather bizarre to recruit a player who would struggle to provide adequate competition for that stellar cast of names.

That was seemingly the verdict of former Tottenham man Paul Robinson, with the one-time England number one stating last month that Gordon is "not enough of a goal threat", having "not hit the heights of last season".

The 6-foot winger has scored just three top-flight goals so far in the current campaign, after previously contributing four goals and two assists in the league last term, with such a record seemingly again not worthy of such substantial investment.

Although Gordon may well go on to blossom in the future, Conte was arguably in greater need of signings who can impact proceedings immediately in the race for Champions League qualification - hence the addition of Danjuma - with the club having avoided a possible howler by not stepping up their interest in the young Englishman.