Tottenham Hotspur will return to the Bilal El Khannouss situation - but they will only sign the Leicester City star as a last resort on deadline day.
The north Londoners and their rivals from south of the water, Crystal Palace, have moved into a position to buy the Morocco international. But while the Eagles would have automatically considered him for a spot in Oliver Glasner’s side, it’s not the same story at Spurs.
Spurs Keep Tabs on El Khannouss' Situation
Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank has money to spend on his squad following an injury to James Maddison and the embarrassing U-turn from Eberechi Eze, who snubbed them in favour of a move to rivals Arsenal.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and other influential figures behind the scenes are keeping an eye on El Khannouss' situation, but they want a player of more proven quality who can step straight into the thoughts of the Danish tactician.
Maddison was already in that position and, had Eze arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, he would have been in contention for a first-team spot immediately.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Bilal El Khannouss made four key passes and grabbed two assists during Leicester City's Championship victory over Sheffield Wednesday earlier this month
El Khannouss, who has been described as 'unbelievable' by former Leicester teammate Jamie Vardy, does not have the same level of experience as either of those two players.
The No.10 arrived at the King Power Stadium last season and although he impressed during his debut campaign in the Premier League - scoring a winner against Spurs when the two teams met in January - he is not so far up the pecking order that he can command an immediate spot in the first-team.
What might work in the favour of Tottenham and Crystal Palace is the fact that the player himself does not want to leave England.
Reports that Leicester are trying to push him towards an exit to Saudi Arabia are circulating. But El Khannouss holds the upper hand as he does not have to agree to a move, regardless of whether the Foxes have thrashed out a deal with any club in the Middle East.
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