Tottenham Hotspur have spoken to a Premier League club as Daniel Levy and co weigh up an "ambitious" late signing, according to a former Spurs employee.
Thomas Frank was gifted a major boost with the signing of playmaker Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig, who joins Spurs in a deal worth £52 million after putting pen to paper on a potential seven-year contract.
An agreement with Leipzig was reached "overnight" (Fabrizio Romano), with a medical taking place on Thursday as the north Londoners dished out a hijack of their own on Chelsea - just over a week after Eberechi Eze was stolen from them by Arsenal.
Simons' arrival does wonders to combat the losses of James Maddison, who'll miss most of 25/26 after rupturing his ACL, and Dejan Kulusevski, who remains out for some time with a knee problem.
While Simons is over the line, reports have suggested that Tottenham may not be done in the attacker market just yet, as they've been after a winger too.
Spurs' talks for Savinho, despite Levy's best efforts, ended up going nowhere - with the Brazilian very likely to stay at Man City barring a dramatic late twist as the Lilywhites turn their attentions to alternative targets.
Son Heung-min's departure to LAFC earlier this month has left Tottenham short out wide, and one man who could fill the void left by his exit is Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers.
While the England international, valued at £80 million by Villa, is naturally a CAM, he can be deployed on both the left and right-hand side - featuring a lot in those areas under Unai Emery last term.
Rogers bagged 14 goals and 16 assists in all competitions across 24/25, and signing the 23-year-old with Simons would be a major statement of intent.
Tottenham have spoken to Aston Villa about signing Morgan Rogers
According to Tottenham's former scout, Mick Brown, the north Londoners have spoken to Villa about signing Rogers, in what would be an "ambitious" move from the club.
“Morgan Rogers would be an ambitious move for Tottenham,” he told Football Insider.
“The main thing with Villa at the moment, there are those financial issues hanging over them.
“They haven’t been able to spend big, so they want to keep the players they have got, and that will direct Morgan Rogers’ future and whether they let him go. He’s done really well at Villa so it’s no surprise there is interest in him.
“I’m told Tottenham have spoken to Villa about whether he might be available.
“Unai Emery wants to keep him, he’s one of his better players so that’s a given really. Spurs feel they can get a deal done, but if they do it certainly won’t be cheap."