Tottenham Hotspur are keen on signing Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze as an alternative to Bryan Mbeumo, Fabrizio Romano has told GIVEMESPORT exclusively.
New manager Thomas Frank is keen to strengthen the squad after taking over from Ange Postecoglou this summer, with the Lilywhites preparing for a season in the Champions League following their Europa League triumph last month.
The club showed an interest in his former Brentford star Mbeumo, but the Cameroon star has given his full priority to joining Manchester United instead, which has left the north London side looking at alternatives.
Fabrizio Romano: Tottenham Want Eze
Frank has held talks with Spurs chiefs
Eze, who scored the winner in the 2024/25 FA Cup final and has been labelled a "superstar", is someone who has been linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as he is entering the final two years of his Crystal Palace contract.
The England international has a £60m release clause at Selhurst Park and Spurs are one of several clubs showing an interest in the playmaker.
But speaking exclusively to GIVEMESPORT, Romano revealed that Eze is just one of the names on the list of options at Tottenham to strengthen the forward areas after talks between club chiefs and new manager Frank.
"They are preparing the list together with Thomas Frank. So at the moment, there could be plenty of names before they decide who is the player they want. For sure. One player they appreciate already, since last summer, is Eberechi Eze, who did fantastically this season at Crystal Palace. And so he remains one of the targets in the list at Spurs.
"But at the moment still not an active negotiation, because they are still assessing all the options and then deciding who is the player they want to sign."
GIVEMESPORT sources understand that Frank has already given the green-light to a move for Eze, but so far a deal hasn't progressed past gathering all the information necessary for a deal.
Richarlison is expected to move on during the summer window, while there is interest from Saudi Arabia in captain Heung-Min Son. Spurs have completed the permanent signing of Kevin Danso following his loan in the second half of last season, and the club have also agreed a deal for highly-rated Japanese defender Kota Takai.
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