Antonio Conte could finally be close to finding the right-sided attacker he has been seeking all summer with players desperate to come to White Hart Lane.
Working with chairman Daniel Levy and managing director of football Fabio Paratici, the holes in the Tottenham squad have been targeted one-by-one and realistically all that is needed before the window shuts is a centre-back and one more attacking option. That latter weakness has seen a long list of names linked with the club, most recently Anthony Gordon, who is being hotly pursued by Chelsea.
But if Thomas Tuchel does land his man, it may also play right into Antonio Conte’s hands.