That’s according to TEAMtalk, who report that the Bournemouth striker prefers a move to Spurs over Paris Saint-Germain because he wants regular first-team football rather than a squad role behind PSG’s established stars.
As a result, PSG have shifted their focus to Barcelona forward Ferran Torres, with personal terms reportedly agreed and club negotiations progressing.
Tottenham now believe they are in a stronger position to land Kroupi, who is viewed as a priority target by Roberto De Zerbi as the club continues reshaping its attacking options this summer.
Spurs have already spent more than £230million this summer, with six new faces through the door and their transfer record broken twice.
£100m signing Sandro Tonali earlier this week became the headline new arrival of De Zerbi’s summer squad overhaul, following the arrivals of £85m Mateus Fernandes, £52m Jan Paul van Hecke, and free signings Martin Dubravka, Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson.
Spurs will now look to further strengthen the squad, with a striker and left-side attacker likely to be next on the shopping list.
Standard Sport understands that Manchester City’s Savinho is again a target, after last summer’s failed pursuit, with both Junior Kroupi and AC Milan’s Rafael Leao also heavily linked.