Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on a replacement for Harry Kane – who favours a move to north London over west
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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.
Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane applauds the fans after his Bundesliga debut (Image credit: INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Tottenham are set to make a move for Nottingham Forest starlet Brennan Johnson according to the Evening Standard, with the Mailclaiming 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 Mailthough, 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."
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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.
Brennan Johnson of Nottingham Forest is a target for Tottenham and Chelsea (Image credit: Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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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