Tottenham Hotspur are firmly in the driving seat to tie up a move for a £50 million attacker also of interest to Chelsea – and an approach for the player is imminent.
The Lilywhites have begun the season strongly, holding Brentford to a 2-2 draw in Ange Postecoglou's opening fixture away from home before comfortably beating Manchester United 2-0 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
While things are looking up for Tottenham though, Postecoglou has hinted that he would still like players across his squad – and that the replacement for Harry Kane might not be of the same stylistic ilk.
Tottenham are set to make a move for Nottingham Forest starlet Brennan Johnson according to the Evening Standard, with the Mail claiming the Welsh international favours a move to Postecoglou's side over Chelsea.
The Blues, now coached by former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, are still in the hunt for another striker and a right-winger, with Johnson rated at around £50m by Forest. According to The Mail though, Spurs could offer the Tricky Trees a swap deal in order to reach the valuation set by the two-time European champions.
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Postecoglou is reportedly keen to slimline his squad as much as he is to add to it, telling a press conference recently, "It's not so much one has to happen for the other but our focus at the moment is trimming the squad down and seeing where that takes us in terms of reinforcements."
With Tottenham receiving a reported €100m from Bayern Munich for the sale of their talismanic record scorer Kane, they have the financial might to bring in new faces, regardless of who leaves.
Hugo Lloris, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Davinson Sanchez, Giovani Lo Celso, Japhet Tanganga and Tanguy Ndombele have all been linked with exits.
Johnson is valued by Transfermarkt to be worth €38m.
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Spurs have been linked with a move for Chelsea misfit Romelu Lukaku this summer as a replacement for Harry Kane. Tottenham are also reportedly interested in 'the next Thierry Henry' to fill the gap left by their all-time record goalscorer, while Djed Spence has been linked with an exit this summer after making just four appearances since signing last summer.
