According to the Spanish outlet El Pais, Tottenham are entering a race with Borussia Dortmund for the signature of Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez. 

The 22-year-old Uruguayan has been in wonderful form for the La Liga outfit so far this term, scoring six goals and four assists in 10 appearances, and would be the perfect player to complement star man Harry Kane.

Spurs have tried very hard to find a deputy to Kane over the past few seasons, with not a great amount of success. Vincent Janssen came and struggled, Fernando Llorente came, and while he has done better than the Dutchman, he hasn't quite won over Mauricio Pochettino.

The club have tried to play Son Heung-min up front when the England captain has been injured, and have tried Lucas Moura this season with Kane sitting just behind. While these two have done decent jobs, they are not strikers, and that will cost Tottenham eventually.

Gomez is a natural striker, built physically in a similar mould to Kane. Pochettino then has the option of playing the two together, with Kane behind him, or playing Gomez from the bench. Llorente has proven in the past that he can work alongside Tottenham's number 10, and is a presence in the box to provide for the clinical finisher. Gomez would be a younger improvement to Llorente.

With players like Kieran Trippier at the club, his delivery into the box and crossing is wasted with a diminutive player like Moura in the box. On the other hand, Gomez is a player that would suit Tottenham's style.

Then again, in Janssen and Llorente, Spurs have gone for strikers that are similar to Kane, and it hasn't paid off. There is no guarantee that Gomez would be any different to those two, but The Lilywhites need to find someone fast. Not least to allow Pochettino to rest Kane. This may be the best way to get the best from the England skipper.