Tottenham are weighing up a move for Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze and believe the 26-year-old would be open to joining them. The north London side have a longstanding interest in Eze, who is represented by the CAA Base agency, which also counts several Spurs players among its clients.
Spurs have discussed whether to make Eze a statement signing for their new manager, Thomas Frank. Any deal would likely cost around double the £30m they paid to make Mathys Tel's loan from Bayern Munich permanent, with reports suggesting Eze's contract at Palace contains a £68m release clause.
The England international scored his first goal for his country in the World Cup qualifier against Latvia in March and finished the season in superb form, netting nine times in his final 13 matches for Crystal Palace. Eze scored twice in a 2-0 league win at Tottenham and also hit the winner in the FA Cup final against Manchester City.
Eze can operate as a winger or number ten, and England manager Thomas Tuchel used him as a second striker in a recent friendly against Senegal. Tottenham captain Son Heung-min, who is also represented by CAA Base, has one year left on his contract and has been linked with a move to the Saudi Pro League.
In other transfer news, Tottenham have agreed a £5m deal to sign Japan international defender Kota Takai from Kawasaki Frontale. The 20-year-old centre-back will move to north London next month.
