Turkish TV Channel A Spor (as relayed by Sport Witness) have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur failed with a £17m offer for Vedat Muriqi during the January transfer window.
Muriqi was one of the names linked with a move to North London during January (Aksam) as the club looked to bring in a striker to replace Harry Kane following his hamstring injury.
However, Spurs ultimately ended their search for another centre-forward empty-handed.
Recent reports from Turkey indicate that Fenerbahce have been forced to slash the asking price for the frontman due to the financial impact COVID-19 pandemic (Todofichajes via Sports Mole).
Sabah journalist, Volkan Demir, claimed at the start of last month that Spurs failed with a January offer for the Kosovan international.
A Spor have now backed up the claim and suggested that the Lilywhites made a €19m (£17m) offer to sign the 26-year-old six months ago.
However, it is said that Fenerbahce were demanding €28m for the striker at the time, which caused Spurs to walk away from negotiations.
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It is also claimed that the Turkish giants did not want to lose Muriqi in January as they were in the middle of a title race.
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In hindsight, Daniel Levy will be counting his lucky stars that the club failed to sign a striker during January. Not only was the season suspended, which gave Kane a chance a return to fitness but prices have now fallen drastically due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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