Video: Tottenham striker target passes his Premier League audition with goal vs Liverpool

Tottenham target Georges Mikautadze scored the opening goal for Villarreal in a 4-3 Champions League defeat against Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Georgian international intercepted an error by Virgil van Dijk to score in the fourth minute, bringing his tally to four goals and two assists in 12 matches this season. Replacing Richarlison with a permanent striker is reportedly Tottenham's top priority for the January transfer window.

Writer Bharad Thirumalai argues that Tottenham is unlikely to make a January move for Mikautadze due to his similarity in profile to Omar Marmoush. The author suggests Tottenham may prefer a traditional target man, noting that Vangelis Pavlidis, Roberto Fernandez, Igor Matanovic, and Jean-Philippe Mateta are also thought to be on the club's transfer radar.