Club president confirms Spurs have shown interest in prolific young striker
Montpellier president Laurent Nicollin has confirmed that Tottenham Hotspur have reached out about a potential move for striker Elye Wahi.
With Harry Kane’s future remaining unresolved, Ange Postecoglou admitted on Sunday that the club have planned for the possibility of the 30-year-old leaving (Football.London).
Over recent weeks, one of the names mooted as a potential replacement for the England captain is Wahi, who is considered by many to be among the best young strikers in French football.
Although, with Spurs reportedly rejecting Bayern Munich’s latest bid for Kane, it remains to be seen whether the striker will leave at all this summer (Athletic).
GFFN even suggested on July 26 that an offer from Tottenham for the 20-year-old was imminent, with the Lilywhites alleged to have identified the youngster as the man to fill Kane’s big shoes.
Fabrizio Romano reported a couple of days ago that Chelsea have already had an offer turned down for Wahi while Eintracht Frankfurt are now also attempting to secure the France Under-21 international’s signature.
Tottenham have made contact over Elye Wahi
Nicollin has now confirmed that the aforementioned trio are all interested in Wahi, admitting that the striker has asked to leave Stade de la Mosson.
The Montpellier president told RMC Sport: “There are offers for Wahi, we are waiting for more. We had an offer from Chelsea a week ago. We thanked them, but we refused. We wait.
“I’ve had Tottenham who are interested, and they should move soon. There’s Frankfurt too. The musical chairs game, if Kane leaves Tottenham and/or Kolo Muani from Frankfurt, it will move.
“We’ve also learned that Benfica are interested. We aren’t in a rush. If he stays, he stays, there’s no issue there. It’s a pleasure. We sold Mavididi and likely will Esteve. Elye has said he wants to leave, we agreed with his agents. We are working together.”
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Tottenham and Postecoglou might well feel that it would be more prudent to sign two young, up-and-coming strikers (potentially Wahi and Veliz) to replace Kane rather than spending the bulk of the fee they receive on the England captain on one big-name striker like Dusan Vlahovic.
Fingers crossed that the rejected bid today means Kane may well stay after all though, as the England captain is completely irreplaceable.
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