Tottenham are preparing to make a move to improve their forward line this summer, having already reinforced their goalkeeping department, defence and midfield.
Spurs have been by far the busiest side in the summer transfer window so far, completing six new signings for head coach Roberto De Zerbi.
Martin Dubravka, Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson, Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali have all arrived at the club, with the Lilywhites splashing out more than £237million in the process.
But despite all those new signings there has so far been an absence of new forward players coming into the club.
Forward players linked with a move to Spurs
GIVEMESPORT understands that at the start of the window Spurs were looking at the potential of adding a new No.9 to their ranks, while a left forward was also on the cards.
Tottenham have been in talks with Manchester City over a move for Savinho, while Rafael Leao has reportedly been offered to the club, with the Portuguese set to leave AC Milan this summer.
One player Spurs have started to be heavily linked with a move to sign is Eli Kroupi Junior from Bournemouth.
The 20-year-old became the new Premier League record holder for the most goals scored in a season by a teenager last year, notching 13 in his first campaign in the top flight. And that has led to plenty of speculation around his future, with Spurs not the only club interested in signing him this summer.
A bid in the region of £75million was reported, with Bournemouth not keen on selling the player, but now it is being reported that Spurs are readying a bid of around £85million to try and tempt the Cherries into sanctioning a deal.
The philosophy from Tottenham this summer has been to sign readymade Premier League players, with experience in England's top flight, after a number of transfer windows where the emphasis has seemed to be on bring in young talent.
Kroupi would actually tick both boxes, in terms of being young and a player for the future, but a player for the hear and now too given his impressive first season in the Premier League.
Talksport reporter Alex Crooks said: "Tottenham are preparing a potential £85million bid for Junior Kroupi to try and test Bournemouth’s resolve that he is not for sale this summer.
"We know Bournemouth are in contract negotiations with [Alex] Scott having received an enquiry from Arsenal, but Tottenham and Kroupi seems to be bubbling under."
Kroupi has been described as being capable of playing in an 'elite system' and signing him would take Spurs' spending over the £300million and it is clear the forward line is the last piece of the jigsaw for De Zerbi. He would certainly fit in more with the new strategy at Spurs over the likes of Rafael Leao and the fact he can play off the wide left or through the middle is a plus point. Whether he is yet worth £85million remains to be seen, but Tottenham have identified targets quickly and paid what they have been asked already this summer so why stop now?
Kroupi Junior could be the perfect De Zerbi signing
He has also been coached to do what De Zerbi might ask of him in his Tottenham team.
Speaking last season, then Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola said: "Junior has been a big challenge for me this season, one of the biggest challenges because we noticed straightaway that he has special things.
"His finishing is top for me. But we had to work a lot with him and, especially, he has had to do a lot of work that he wasn't used to win his minutes.
"I have tried to make him focus on other parts and he has improved a lot. In the past month, he has allowed us to put out a very offensive line-up because he is giving us the work rate so we can keep it all together and not suffer defensively too much."
De Zerbi expects everyone in his team to work hard, press high and demand the ball, something Kroupi clearly has now after working under Iraola.