Tottenham are close to beating Arsenal to the signing of a West Ham midfielder, despite the Gunners actively pursuing him for weeks.
Tottenham and Arsenal have been shopping in a similar market in the summer transfer window, which might come as a surprise with Spurs not having European football.
Roberto De Zerbi's side have been incredibly ambitious in the market, which has led to them beating top clubs to the likes of Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.
All right, this summer has seen a host of academy players move between clubs, with Elijah Upson even leaving Spurs to join Arsenal.
Now Tottenham are looking to get revenge on Arsenal by beating them to the signing of a West Ham youngster.
Tottenham close to Arsenal hijack
According to journalist Isaan Khan, Tottenham are close to beating Arsenal to the signing of West Ham midfielder Isaac Allen in the summer transfer window.
The Gunners were actively pursuing the new midfielder for weeks, but Tottenham are now confident of getting a deal over the line.
Unfortunately, for clubs like West Ham, they are often powerless to keep some of their young talents, especially when big clubs like Tottenham and Arsenal enter the race.
With players not tied down to professional contracts, clubs can come in and swoop them for a nominal fee.
Tottenham losing plenty of young talent
It's no surprise that Tottenham are looking to poach young talent, as they are already losing lots of young players in the summer transfer window.
Luka Vuskovic has already made the move to Brighton, while a deal has been agreed for Will Lankshear to join Middlesbrough on a permanent deal.
Alfie Devine has also completed a permanent move to Preston North End, while Tynan Thompson has joined Manchester United.
As a result, Tottenham are going to need to bring in young talent themselves, with their primary focus in the window so far being on signing senior players.