Reports of Tottenham closing in on a deal to sign Monaco and USMNT striker Folarin Balogun are wide of the mark. Spurs have had a busy summer so far, racking up a club-record spend of more than £235million, which has largely been made up of the signings of Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.
Roberto De Zerbi has been handed more financial resources than any other Spurs manager before him in his first summer in charge, and the spending is not done yet. Tottenham still want to add attackers, with a winger signing the next priority, while they could end up signing a striker if the right deal comes up, or indeed if one of Dominic Solanke and Richarlison leave, and it is not clear De Zerbi wants either to leave.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Tottenham were closing in on a deal to sign Monaco striker Balogun, who impressed for his national team at this summer's World Cup. Balogun is a former Arsenal player, which would make the deal a controversial one.
But GIVEMESPORT understands that the reports are wide of the mark and that Tottenham are not interested in a deal to sign Balogun this summer. Spurs may well end up signing a striker this summer, but it won't be the London-born USMNT international.
Tottenham's signings so far this summer
Sandro Tonali
Mateus Fernandes
Jan Paul van Hecke
Marcos Senesi
Andry Robertson
Martin Dubravka
Balogun has a reported asking price of £51.2million this summer, which would make him a pricey deal for a club that has already amassed a huge spend this summer, while the winger position now appears to be their priority.
Spurs have been heavily linked with a move for Manchester City star Savinho this summer, while Liverpool's Cody Gakpo is another who has been linked. In terms of the striker position, Spurs have three out-and-out strikers on their books, which includes Solanke, Richarlison and Dane Scarlett.