Controversial Tottenham star could cancel loan deal to secure January return

One Tottenham star could be set to return to the club earlier than expected despite being on a season-long loan deal. There is plenty of noise around Spurs currently, with Thomas Frank coming under pressure amid consistent form that has left Spurs six points outside the top four.

Tottenham were heavily beaten by Nottingham Forest on Sunday, and that result sparked another set of rumours that Frank could be sacked.

Such a decision is unlikely at this stage, especially given Tottenham are still within punching distance of the European spots. But that isn’t going to stop the pressure from building over a busy Christmas period that could define Tottenham’s season.

In the meantime, players out on loan are attempting to impress Frank from afar, and one player is enduring a frustrating time on that front. Manor Solomon has been struggling for game time with Villarreal, making only 10 appearances across all competitions.

Solomon has one goal and four assists, but while they have flopped in the Champions League, Villarreal have been superb in La Liga this season. The Yellow Submarine are in third place and only four points behind Real Madrid in second with two games in-hand.

Tajon Buchanan, Alvaro Moleiro and Nicolas Pepe are all ahead of Solomon currently, and Illias Akhomach is arguably ahead, or at least level when it comes to game time.

El Periódico Mediterráneo, who are on the ball for Villarreal news, are now reporting that Solomon has become frustrated by his lack of game time, despite coming off the bench in each of the last two.

It’s reported that Solomon actually has a break clause in his loan deal that he can activate to return to Spurs in January. It will be interesting to see whether Solomon opts to do that, and what the second half of the season holds for him should he decide to do it.

The winger impressed with Leeds United last season, and it remains to be seen if the Whites would be interested in signing him on loan for the second half of the campaign. Meanwhile, Solomon has attracted plenty of attention off the pitch for controversial pro-Israel posts on social media, with the winger having regularly posted in support of his nation amid their genocide of Palestine, as classified by the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry.