Tottenham have received a huge boost in their attempts to sign Eli Junior Kroupi from Bournemouth.
Spurs have been the busiest club in the summer transfer window so far, completing five new signings already, with a sixth due to be confirmed in the coming days.
Free transfers for Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi were completed very quickly, having been agreed prior to the end of the 2025/26 season providing Spurs remained a Premier League club.
Spurs have made some big signings already
The Lilywhites then acted quickly to get a £52million deal for Roberto De Zerbi favourite Jan Paul van Hecke over the line from former club Brighton & Hove Albion.
Martin Dubravka became a third free transfer, joining from Burnley at the end of his contract with the Clarets, before Spurs pulled the trigger on a club-record signing, bringing in Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United for £85million.
That club record will be short-lived, with Sandro Tonali set to become the sixth new signing of the De Zerbi era, for an initial £92.5million, rising to £100million with add-ons - the first time ever Spurs will have spent three figures on a player.
And, having made drastic changes to their defence and midfield, the emphasis in the next few weeks will surely be on De Zerbi's forward line and how Spurs can improve in the goalscoring department.
One player who has been linked in the past few days is Eli Junior Kroupi from Bournemouth. football.london Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold confirmed Spurs' interest on the Talking Tottenham podcast, saying: "There's interest, but everyone's interested."
Kroupi scored 13 goals for the Cherries last season, helping them to qualify for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the club's history. It was a breakout season for the now 20-year-old and has led to interest from across the Premier League.
Kroupi has been described as 'world-class' and 'elite' by analytical websites in the past, and is likely to command a fee in the region of £80million to be sold this summer, with Bournemouth not looking to let the youngster leave.
Bournemouth complete key transfer
However, they may already be making plans for an eventual departure.
The Cherries have agreed a £25.7million deal to sign Elche striker Alvaro Rodriguez this summer, with the 21-year-old set to put pen to paper on a five-year deal next week.
That may not necessarily suggest the Cherries are preparing to say goodbye to Kroupi this summer, but making a £25million signing of a striker when your current 13-goal frontman is being linked with a move away certainly rings the 'replacement signing' gossip bell.
If Spurs or any other club really are intent on signing Kroupi, an £80million offer may yet make them think about it.