Tottenham Hotspur have made a decent start to the campaign under Thomas Frank and could now be set to make a play for one of the world's most renowned attackers to bolster their forward line, according to ex-Everton CEO Keith Wyness.
Admittedly, striking a balance has proved tricky for Spurs this season when it comes to maintaining Premier League consistency. Five victories, three losses and three draws have led to a respectable return now that the international break is here.
Still, there is an acknowledgment that Tottenham are struggling to put together free-flowing attacking moves, as evidenced by the fact they have kept the ball for a modest 53.7% of the time in top-flight action.
In attack, Randal Kolo Muani's struggles and Dominic Solanke's injury problems have left Frank without a prolific goalscorer to rely on, with Joao Palhinha, Richarlison, and Brennan Johnson tied as their best contributors on four strikes apiece.
Wales international Johnson divides some segments of the Spurs support and doesn't always set the heather alight, though his knack of scoring crucial goals is something to take real encouragement from.
Regardless, Athletic correspondent Jack Pitt-Brooke told the BBC that he believes the former Nottingham Forest man is stuck between a rock and a hard place in North London.
"Frank wants to play a different way, and he wants his wingers to do a lot more on the ball than just score tap-ins," Pitt-Brooke explained.
"Spurs paid £55m for Kudus, who doesn't score many goals, but everything until he gets to the opposition goal is much better than Johnson. At the moment, I don't think any Spurs fan would have Johnson in their first-choice team. It's not really clear where he fits."
With that in mind, Spurs could well now turn to a high-profile alternative to bolster the wide areas, per Wyness.
Wyness: Tottenham could sign Real Madrid star Rodrygo
According to the former Premier League official, in conversation with Football Insider, Tottenham could make a move for Real Madrid winger Rodrygo despite Liverpool also being in the hunt to sign the Brazil international.
Wyness even moots the possibility of a sensational Liverpool swap deal involving Florian Wirtz after hearing 'whispers', but believes that, if any Premier League side are going to win the race, then Spurs are most likely and will pay the money required.
"I think he’ll go to Spurs, but the whisper I got was a potential swap deal with Wirtz as part of it from Liverpool," the ex-Everton chief explained.
"Now, given the start that Wirtz has had, that isn’t beyond the realms of the imagination. I think he may fit better into the Real Madrid style of play and the La Liga style of play.
"I think that may be something that could have some currency in it. I didn’t dismiss it out of hand straight away.
"But I do think that Spurs will be the ones that end up paying the money to get him across from Real Madrid. I expect Spurs to push hard, but that Liverpool-Wirtz story did seem to make some sense to me."
This campaign, Rodrygo has completed ten dribbles on league duty and also directed five of his ten shots on target, proving that he is a livewire despite having to contend with premium talent such as Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Jr.
At 24 years of age, it is suspected that he may consider a move to the Premier League after falling out of contention as an automatic starter, and Spurs may be at the front of the queue given he would likely step straight in as a key member of their squad.