Tottenham Hotspur have moved to the front of the queue to land one of the most exciting young centre-forwards in European football.
Some outlets have reported that signing a number nine is a priority for Spurs in January, with the likes of Dusan Vlahovic and Ivan Toney thought to be on Tottenham’s radar.
According to various reports, Spurs are also looking closely at a young Spaniard, who is turning a lot of heads in Porto.
Over recent days, Tottenham have been backed to make a concrete move for Samu Aghehowa in January, and a new update has suggested that the Lilywhites are poised to pull off the signing.
Tottenham are battling Arsenal for Samu Aghehowa
This update comes from CaughtOffside, who say that a two-horse race is emerging between Tottenham and their North London rivals, Arsenal, for the Porto star.
Aghehowa, who has scored 36 times in 60 games for the Portuguese club, was also previously on the radars of Chelsea and Newcastle.
However, the interest of the Blues and the Magpies in the Spain international has cooled ahead of the January window, although Enzo Maresca’s men are still keeping an eye on the player’s situation.
The report adds that it is Tottenham who have now moved to the front of the queue to wrap up a deal for Aghehowa in the upcoming transfer window.
Spurs may have to shatter their transfer record to land Aghehowa
CaughtOffside claim that one source told them that Porto are expected to stand ‘firm’ and only sell the striker if his €100m (£88m) release clause is met.
However, the publication claims that they were informed by another source with knowledge of the situation that an offer of around €90m (£79m) would be enough to clinch the deal for the 21-year-old.
It thus appears that in order to land the former Atletico Madrid man, Tottenham Hotspur would have to shatter their current transfer record: the £65m they paid to land Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth in 2024.