Fringe first-team players Andros Townsend (permanently to Newcastle United) and Alex Pritchard (on loan to West Bromwich Albion) departed, but no players were added to Mauricio Pochettino's squad.
With the team still involved in both the FA Cup and Europa League, as well as being long shots in the Premier League title race, their reluctance to seek out reinforcements raised some eyebrows.
The pursuit of Fulham striker Moussa Dembele appears to have been the only real attempt to bring in new players, yet it faltered on Tottenham's unwillingness to loan him back to the Cottagers until the summer, reported by the London Evening Standard.