Tottenham Hotspur signing a new striker before the transfer window closes has not been ruled out, with Freiburg striker Igor Mantanovic one player the club likes, according to GIVEMESPORT senior correspondent Ben Jacobs.
Tottenham have signed six players this summer as they look to soar up the Premier League table under Roberto De Zerbi this season, but there are more signings to come.
Spurs are already working on deals to bring Manchester City winger Savinho and Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as De Zerbi looks to add at least two new faces to his attack before the September 1 deadline.
Ideally, he would have at least one of those in place for the opening day trip to Brentford next Saturday.
A new striker is also a possibility, especially if Richarlison ends up leaving the club in the next few weeks having been linked with a summer exit, with Jacobs revealing one lesser-known name who is on the north London outfit's shortlist.
Speaking on the Last Word on Spurs live stream, the GMS senior correspondent said:
"I heard Igor Mantanovic the other day at Freiburg, who has had a good year or so of goalscoring and is quite a young and interesting profile.
He's basically like a basketball player. I think he's about six foot five, and he's done very well since joining Freiburg. He's been capped for Croatia.
"I think it was about 15 goals in all competitions last season. Not necessarily the finished product, but one name to keep an eye on."
Mantanovic Would Add Different Profile for Tottenham
Neither Richarlison nor strike partner Dominic Solanke are particularly short, but the 6ft 5in Mantanovic would give De Zerbi a new profile to work with, being more of a proper target man and focal point.
After a slow start to his career in terms of goalscoring, the Croatia international has burst into life over the course of the past two seasons, scoring 29 goals, while he also has two in 12 caps for his country.
Mantanovic's strength in the air is shown by the fact that he won 83 aerial duels in the Bundesliga last season, with Richarlison and Solanke winning 89 combined in the Premier League.
The Croatian's hold-up play and ability to win headers could play perfectly into the hands of Savinho and Gakpo if they end up at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Savinho and Gakpo would have opportunities to run in behind the 23-year-old, who would also give both players a big target to aim for with crosses from out wide.
Mantanovic is far from just a hold-up player though, as shown with 11 goals from just 14 starts in the German top flight last term.
That clinical finishing ability will appeal to De Zerbi as he looks to bring more goals to his Spurs side this term.
What we do also know is that the Italian boss likes players with Premier League experience, so it wouldn't be a surprise if he opted to bring in a new striker who has played in England before.
Nevertheless, Mantanovic is an interesting target on the shortlist.