---
title: "Tottenham edge closer to clinching playmaker coup ahead of Liverpool"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-edge-closer-to-clinching-playmaker-coup-ahead-of-liverpool/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jonny Gorrie"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2016-05-26T19:15:04Z"
modified: "2016-05-26T19:15:04Z"
---

# Tottenham edge closer to clinching playmaker coup ahead of Liverpool

![Ante Coric](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Ante-Coric.jpg)

**The Spurs fans propping up the bar in the Transfer Tavern have raised their glasses to another potential new signing.**

Having already crafted a dynamic young side, manager Mauricio Pochettino has been lauded for the job he has done at White Hart Lane in developing young players.

Now, according to Italian website *[TuttoMercatoweb.com](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/esclusiva-tmw-italiane-battute-coric-ad-un-passo-dal-tottenham-834236),* the Argentine coach is all but certain to add another promising young star to his ranks in North London.

It is [claimed](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/esclusiva-tmw-italiane-battute-coric-ad-un-passo-dal-tottenham-834236) that the club are closing in on a [€4m](https://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/esclusiva-tmw-italiane-battute-coric-ad-un-passo-dal-tottenham-834236) (just over £3m) deal for Dinamo Zagreb playmaker Ante Coric ahead of their venture back into the Champions League next season.

The 19-year old is a hugely rated playmaker and has been [linked](https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/svi-su-ludi-za-coricem-engleski-velikan-nudi-15-milijuna-eura-i-zove-corica-na-razgovor-/1574391/) with moves to Liverpool in the past, though the Croatian looks to be set to wear the white of Spurs next term.

With a heftier schedule next season, Pochettino will have to call upon more players, and has yielded great success working with young players such as Dele Alli.

**Who will have a better season next time out, Klopp or Pochettino?**

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