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Tottenham Hotspur have supposedly identified Leicester City's Bilal El Khannouss as a potential alternative to Arsenal new boy Eberechi Eze.
The Lilywhites faithful were left crestfallen in midweek when their bitter adversaries hijacked their proposed deal for Eze, whom they had already agreed a financial package with Palace for.
However, Arsenal swiftly shook hands on a fee with Palace after losing Kai Havertz to a knee injury, and Eze - a former Hale End graduate - sided with Mikel Arteta's side as a result of his emotional ties to the club.
Thomas Frank's side did not need Eze, Dejan Kulusevski or ACL victim James Maddison to stun Manchester City on Saturday, though, sinking Pep Guardiola's men 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium thanks to Brennan Johnson and Joao Palhinha's goals.
The latter formed an effective midfield trio with Pape Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur, while £55m signing Mohammed Kudus has quickly made his mark since joining from West Ham United in the summer too.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy 'directly relaunches' El Khannouss pursuit
Nevertheless, Tottenham fans have expressed their discontent at their side's inability to get deals for Eze or Morgan Gibbs-White over the line, voicing their frustrations at club chairman Daniel Levy during Saturday's win in Manchester.
Spurs boss Thomas Frank has confirmed on multiple occasions that his side remain in the market for more additions, and according to Africafoot, the Lilywhites are now in for Leicester City playmaker El Khannouss.
The 21-year-old could not prevent the Foxes from suffering relegation from the Premier League last season, but he caught the eye nonetheless, registering three goals and five assists in 36 matches for Leicester across all competitions.
El Khannouss - a £19.5m arrival from Genk last summer - has already set up two goals in two Championship appearances in the 2025-26 season, and the report claims that Spurs chairman Levy has 'directly initiated' a relaunch of Tottenham's pursuit of the 2004-born playmaker.
El Khannouss still has three years left to run on his contract at the King Power Stadium, and Leicester would be well-placed to demand a profit on the £19.5m they paid for the Morocco international last year.
Spurs could gain transfer revenge over Palace with El Khannouss transfer
Levy has been and will always be the subject of fierce criticism from Tottenham fans, many of whom understandably needed a scapegoat to vent their anger towards after news of the Eze hijack reached social media.
Ultimately, there is little more that the chairman could do when Eze had such an unbreakable bond with another club; he reportedly even called Mikel Arteta on Wednesday to see if there was any chance of a deal happening with Arsenal before committing to Spurs.
Nevertheless, there is sure to be some chagrin from Tottenham fans towards Palace themselves, but after having Eze stolen from under their noses, the Europa League winners could now pull off their own hijack as a measure of revenge.
The Eagles are also thought to have earmarked El Khannouss as the perfect Eze successor, and discussions over a â¬35m (£30.3m) deal are underway after the two parties reached an agreement on personal terms.