Atletico Madrid winger Yannick Carrasco has previously refused to rule out a move to the Premier League in the future amid deadline day links with a move to Tottenham Hotspur.
Rumours have emerged that Fabio Paratici has started the groundwork on a late deal for the Belgian international.
According to Foot Mercato, Spurs - alongside Newcastle United - are ‘very interested’ in Carrasco’s services, with both apparently open to activating the €60m (£50m) release clause in his current deal at the Wanda Metropolitano.
It appears unlikely that Spurs will be able to sign the Belgian in the current window, with only a small amount of time to facilitate a deal.
However, the north London outfit might have been handed considerable encouragement in the summer with Carrasco having previously not ruled out a future switch to the Premier League.
Speaking to The Sun back in 2019, he said: “All the people know England is one of the best championships in the world, it’s a big competition.
“The players who play in the Premier League tell me it is a physical league, strong, but you also have a lot of space. Sometimes when you play in other countries you do not have a lot of space but in England it is open, the play is up and down the pitch.
“That would suit me. I think I can play in a lot of competitions in the world, I can attack and also I can defend. With the national team I play as a winger, but also I can play in behind. England would be a good competition for me. I think I would be OK.
“If I have the opportunity to go to England, why not?”
Carrasco has been an Atletico Madrid player for seven seasons, with a two-year spell in China with Dalian Yifang sandwiched between two stints with Los Rojiblancos.
He has made 204 appearances in total for the Spanish giants, scoring 33 goals in that time.
The Belgian has also been a key player for Diego Simeone at the Wanda Metropolitano throughout the current campaign by starting 27 out of a possible 30 matches in all competitions.
He still has two-and-a-half years left to run on his contract in Spain.
