Thomas Frank is keen to sign another centre-back at Tottenham, as revealed by football.london earlier this week.
The new Tottenham boss wants at least two more signings at Spurs before the summer transfer window closes, with a No.10 on the priority list as well as a defender.
Spurs are light in the 10 position, given Dejan Kulusevski is not fit enough to start the season following a knee injury at the end of last season and the news on Thursday that James Maddison had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the pre-season friendly with Newcastle United.
Tottenham did try to sign Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest but after a protracted saga, the 25-year-old put pen to paper on a new deal at the City Ground.
Spurs do seem more stacked in the centre-back department, but last season, with the north London club having 60 games to play, Cristian Romero was only available to play in 26 of them and Micky van de Ven just 22, while Radu Dragusin remains sidelined.
A number of defenders have been linked with a move to N17 this summer and in previous years, with Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi chief among them.
But Spurs could make a move for someone who was linked with a move to north London three years ago - although he will cost a huge amount more now than back then.
Back in 2022 under Antonio Conte, Spurs were interested in Illia Zabarnyi, with the then 19-year-old impressing for Dynamo Kyiv. Spurs watched the teenager a number of times and weighed up a summer move, but did not pull the trigger.
Zabarnyi would go on to sign for Bournemouth in January 2023, with the Cherries paying just under £20million for him.
With Spurs in the market for a centre-back again, Zabarnyi's name has cropped up, with Paris Saint-Germain struggling to complete a £54.6million deal for the now 21-year-old.
Reports in L'Equipe suggest Spurs could hijack the deal and finally complete a three-year transfer mission. PSG had looked odds-on to seal the deal and may still do so, but with the two teams due to meet in the UEFA Super Cup final on Wednesday night, it will be interesting to see if Zabarnyi is in either of the two squads for the clash between the Champions League winners and the Europa League winners.
If Spurs can get one over on PSG before kick-off, it will give them a psychological advantage heading into the contest.