Tottenham are said to be expecting to get the green light from Liverpool over the signing of Cody Gakpo. Spurs are now looking to strengthen their attack after spending hundreds of millions on their defence and midfield this summer.
Roberto De Zerbi has overseen a club-record spend, with £237million spent on Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke, while some smart free signings have been made, including Martin Dubravaka, Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson.
De Zerbi now wants attacking recruits to complete what will surely be seen as a dream window, and Spurs are even said to be willing to buy two new singers, with another £160million or so potentially being spent.
Manchester City star Savinho is a key target, but so is Liverpool winger Gakpo, who looks to be a realistic target, as long as the Reds can find a replacement first, keeping in mind the Merseyside club also need to replace Mo Salah.
As far as Tottenham's hopes of signing Gakpo go, reliable Spurs source szyexcl wrote on X: "Gakpo is happy with personal terms presented by #thfc. no issues there. liverpool demand £70M. green light once an attacker arrives. understood to be soon."
Another £70million would be a big investment from Spurs, who could also spend £80million or so on Savinho. The departures of Cristian Romero and Luka Vuskovic have helped, while Guglielmo Vicario will depart, and Lucas Bergvall is being linked with an exit.
"He can go inside, outside, he has his qualities, he's strong." - Ronald Koeman
But having balanced spending very well over recent years, Spurs have the room to spend, although that's not to say there won't be an impact in future windows, with Profit and Sustainability rules often coming back to bite when so much money is being spread over future years, which will be the case with Spurs.
Gakpo's Premier League seasons so far
Gakpo is a 'dangerous player' and proven Premier League commodity
Former Netherlands boss Ronald Koeman has previously described Gakpo as a 'dangerous' player. He said: "His starting position is on the left side because he is really dangerous if he comes one against one with the right full-back. He can go inside, outside, he has his qualities, he's strong. He's playing a great level this tournament, maybe the most important player until now. I hope that the rest can come to that level.”
Gakpo may be coming off a lass than ideal season, but he still managed seven goals and five assists in the Premier League, down from 10 goals and five assists the year before. Gakpo is a very productive winger for the most part, and a proven Premier League player, which should mean he hits the ground running should he arrive at Spurs.