Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing a high-profile player this summer, and one who's been seriously endorsed by the club's all-time top scorer, Harry Kane.
Spurs have already announced the signings of Mathys Tel on a permanent deal from Bayern Munich, Kota Takai in a J-League record £5 million move from Kawasaki Frontale and, of course, Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.
Kudus' transfer marked the end of a 14-year-long unofficial transfer embargo between Spurs and their London rivals, with the Ghanaian seriously impressing on his debut against Reading last weekend.
Nottingham Forest playmaker Morgan Gibbs-White was set to immediately follow Kudus to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and a medical was even scheduled for July 11 (BBC), but Nuno Espírito Santo's side blocked the transfer and threatened legal action for what they deem to be an unlawful approach.
Once the matter is resolved, Tottenham are hopeful that Gibbs-White will eventually seal his switch to N17, but the move has been significantly delayed.
In the meantime, it is reliably reported that Spurs are competing with Newcastle United and Forest to sign Brentford striker Yoane Wissa, who scored 20 goals in all competitions under Thomas Frank last season.
Despite the current abundance of holding midfielders in their squad, there are also suggestions that Tottenham are looking for another one, with £167,000-per-week Bayern Munich ace Joao Palhinha among their chief targets.
Palhinha endured a lacklustre debut campaign at Bayern last season after sealing his long-awaited move there in 2024.
The Portugal international - thanks to a combination of injuries, illness and suspension - eventually fell down Vincent Kompany's pecking order, and reports claim he could make a return to the Premier League already.
Tottenham are reported to have contacted Palhinha's agents, and while reliable journalist Alasdair Gold doesn't mention this, he does back up Spurs' interest in a piece for football.london.
Tottenham eyeing Joao Palhinha after Harry Kane praise
Gold states that Tottenham are targeting Palhinha and have the 30-year-old on their shortlist of potential midfield signings, but at least one of Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr and Archie Gray would need to depart first.
Amid Bissouma's links with a move to Turkey and inconsistent form, the Mali international appears their most likely candidate to make way for Palhinha.
Interestingly, Lilywhites legend Kane has already endorsed a possible Spurs swoop for the robust, tough-tackling number six, who was also called a "leader" by Marco Silva during his Fulham days.
Kane is on record calling the ex-Sporting CP star an "animal", citing his many tough battles against him.
"I think they suit our system really well," said Kane after Bayern signed Palhinha and Michael Olise last summer, via Florian Plettenberg.
"Palhinha is an animal in that defensive midfield role. I've had many battles against him.
"Michael's ability on the ball is fantastic. The way he moves, the way he goes around players - and his final product is at a high, high level. And he's still very young, so there's even more improvement to come."