Football Insider have revealed that Tottenham Hotspur are willing to smash their transfer record to secure a top-tier striker following Harry Kane’s departure to Bayern Munich.
This morning, we relayed a report from The Athletic, which suggested that Spurs had been planning for the contingency of Kane’s departure for a year.
The report explained that the club had decided that rather than securing one big-name replacement, it would be more prudent to sign a couple of forwards to give Ange Postecoglou more options for his fluid frontline.
It was suggested that the Lilywhites could thus go after a young, up-and-coming striker such as Gent’s Gift Orban.
Gent’s Gift Emmanuel Orban celebrates after scoring during a first leg game between Belgian soccer team KAA Gent and Slovakian club MSK Zilina, in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa Conference League competition, on Thursday 27 July 2023 in Gent. BELGA PHOTO VIRGINIE LEFOUR (Photo by VIRGINIE LEFOUR / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP) (Photo by VIRGINIE LEFOUR/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
Spurs want one top-tier striker to replace Harry Kane
However, Football Insider have now contradicted that claim, insisting that Tottenham want to secure a ‘A-list replacement’ for Kane.
The report adds that the club’s search for a big-name centre-forward is set to go into overdrive over the next couple of weeks.
It is alleged that the North London club are even prepared to shatter their previous record outlay – the £54m they paid to Lyon for Tanguy Ndombele back in 2019.
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It is not a matter of spending big money but rather about identifying the right sort of player. If someone like Osimhen was available and willing to come to Spurs, it would even make sense to spend the entire Kane fee on the Nigerian.
However, spending £60m-£70m on players such as Dusan Vlahovic or Randal Kolo Muani would entail a lot of risk as there is no guarantee that they would be able to succeed in the Premier League.
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