Alan Shearer believes Tottenham must find a solution to their striker issues during the January transfer window. Spurs returned to losing ways over the weekend, losing to Leeds United, who had gone five games without a win.

It was another disappointing performance from Tottenham, and it was another frustrating afternoon for Omar Marmoush, who has struggled to gain any traction during his Spurs career so far. The on-loan frontman has managed just one goal in nine appearances, and he doesn't look a major threat.

That is a problem for Spurs, especially with Dominic Solanke having struggled to impress throughout his time at the club, and there are no further options due to Richarlison being left out of the Premier League squad.

"I think as much as De Zerbi will say about Tottenham, this, that, and the other, what they massively need is a center forward with the work that he's trying to do and doing, unless they get someone in in January who's going to give them that extra bit of quality in center forward position, then I just think they'll keep on banging their head against a brick wall. I mean, I thought they were poor yesterday, Spurs. I was expecting so much more from them."

Tottenham had won three on the bounce going into that game, but they are a low-scoring team, with only two Premier League teams scoring less so far this season. That's not a characteristic that a team that wants to challenge for European football can live with. Granted, it's not just down to the out-and-out strikers, the wingers and midfield have to offer more going forward. But it doesn't appear as though Spurs have the striker options they need to compete at the top level, and they certainly don't have enough options.

“Maybe, we are not ready yet to be consistent for many games in a row, but it's a part of the journey and we know where we have to work and where we have to improve.” - De Zerbi after Tottenham's defeat to Leeds.

De Zerbi needs more than two striker options due to the fact he does not have two elite strikers at the club. The question is whether Spurs are willing to spend money on a striker in the January transfer window, which is a notoriously expensive window to do business, especially for key positions like striker.

Spurs committed a club-record spend of more than £300million during the summer transfer window, and they are not exactly seeing big results at this stage. It would be a wise move to add a striker to this group, but it would also be a risky one if nothing changes between now and January.