Tottenham Hotspur officials appear to be doing their homework ahead of the summer transfer window, with the club’s scouts spotted in a big European clash in Portugal last week.
Planning for the summer transfer window may be very tricky for Tottenham, given that the club do not know which league they are going to find themselves in next season.
Spurs are currently in the bottom three with six games to go, and their current predicament may make it hard for them to advance talks with top-quality players, who are likely to have plenty of suitors.
However, that does not appear to be stopping the North Londoners’ scouts from continuing to run the rule over the best young talents around Europe.
Tottenham scouts were in attendance for Porto’s clash against Nottingham Forest
Both O Jogo and A Bola (as relayed by Sport Witness) are now reporting that representatives from Spurs were in attendance at the Estadio do Dragao last week alongside several European sides to watch Porto take on Nottingham Forest in the Europa League.
They speculate on which player Tottenham may have been keeping an eye on and suggest that it may have been winger William Gomes.
The 20-year-old has established himself as a regular in Porto’s starting eleven this season, and has netted 13 goals in 40 outings, including four in 10 Europa League games.
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One of those came in the clash against Forest, as Gomes impressed in front of the Tottenham officials, ending the match with three shots, two successful dribbles and six duels won, as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw.
Spurs explored a move for another Porto star in January
Interestingly, this report comes after one Porto striker was heavily linked with a move to N17 in the winter.
It was reported in the January window that Tottenham made advances towards Samu Aghehowa, who is alleged to have an £87m release clause in his contract.