Tottenham Hotspur are set for a busy summer on the transfer front in the wake of a very difficult campaign.
Spurs sit a lowly 17th in the Premier League table, which shows there’s a lot of work to be done in the summer transfer window.
Tottenham are likely to strengthen their attacking ranks in the coming months, with wide players set to be a high priority.
Now, a report has emerged claiming Spurs are the frontrunners to sign an “outrageous” forward who has been likened to Eden Hazard.
Tottenham lead the way for Rayan Cherki
Tottenham have now stepped up their efforts to sign Rayan Cherki from Lyon, according to GiveMeSport.
Spurs are reported to have made fresh contact this month in order to find out what it would take to sign Cherki ahead of their rival suitors.
As a result, Tottenham are now said to be in pole position to sign the 22-year-old, who has gone from strength to strength at Lyon.
With Cherki’s contract running until the summer of 2026, Lyon risk losing him for nothing next summer if they don’t agree a new deal before then.
However, Spurs are likely to have a lot of competition for Cherki’s services.
TBR Football chief correspondent Graeme Bailey recently confirmed that Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Manchester United are all eyeing Cherki.
Tottenham could be signing an ‘absolute master’
At just 22 years of age, Cherki has shown that he has what it takes to shine at a high level.
Former Arsenal midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles plays alongside Cherki at Lyon and he rates the Spurs target very highly indeed.
“He is the best natural talent I’ve ever seen,” Maitland-Niles said earlier this year. “An absolute master, a wizard with the ball.”
“He’s taking chances, assists and dragging us up the pitch by taking people on and nutmegging them – he is a genius.
“He is two-footed, has no fear, keeps going and going, can get past people with such ease, such finesse.
“He is now working for the team off the ball and has gone to another level this season.”
Cherki has been likened to Eden Hazard. In addition, Dean Jones has deemed Cherki an ‘outrageous’ talent.
