With Kane sidelined until April after surgery on a ruptured hamstring, Spurs have no recognised central striker in their senior squad. That has made signing a new one in January imperative for manager Jose Mourinho, whose team lacks an attacking focal point.
But The Sun claim that chairman Daniel Levy is only prepared to sanction a £10m spend to solve the problem.
Spurs have a number of targets, but the tabloid newspaper alleges that Levy has frustrated other clubs by ‘not getting anywhere near their asking fees’. That apparently includes offering just £10m for AC Milan’s Piatek, a player valued at closer to £30m by the Rossoneri.
The same is said for Willian Jose, who Real Sociedad could be willing to let go for £21m.
Tottenham are now also said to be looking at Benfica and Switzerland forward Haris Seferovic, although that may be another dead end as he ha a £15m price tag.
Earlier this week, Spurs secured the permanent signing of Giovani Lo Celso for a fee of around £27m, which was only partially offset by the £17m departure of Christian Eriksen to Inter. The club also agreed a soon to be confirmed £27m deal for PSV Eindhoven winger Steven Bergwijn.
It may therefore be that a cheaper striker is all the budget will allow for. That leads to Olivier Giroud, who has emerged as a potential late target, despite his Arsenal history.
A source told 90min this week that Spurs have been approached by Giroud’s agent, and the club are interested in offering the veteran Frenchman a two-and-a-half year contract. The player himself is open to what would be a surprise move and working with Mourinho.
However, 90min has also been told that Chelsea are unlikely to want to deal with a direct rival.
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Source : 90min