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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Club begin transfer talks with Bournemouth striker Josh King"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-begin-transfer-talks-with-bournemouth-striker-josh-king/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-09-01T11:10:33Z"
modified: "2020-09-01T11:10:33Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Club begin transfer talks with Bournemouth striker Josh King

**According to an exclusive update courtesy of [talkSPORT,](https://talksport.com/football/752872/tottenham-talks-sign-josh-king-callum-wilson-bournemouth/) Tottenham Hotspur talks have ‘[begun](https://talksport.com/football/752872/tottenham-talks-sign-josh-king-callum-wilson-bournemouth/)‘ over the signing of Bournemouth striker Josh King as the club continue their search for a capable back-up forward who can provide competition for Harry Kane.**

King, who scored six Premier League goals in 24 starts last campaign ([WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/81026/Show/Joshua-King)), has been linked with a move away from the Vitality Stadium after the Cherries suffered relegation in 2019/2020 – with defender Nathan Ake and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale having already[left the club](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/18662612.aaron-ramsdale-completes-move-sheffield-united/#:~:text=Cherries%20say%20the%20fee%20received,Villa%20was%20%C2%A326.5million.) to stay in the top flight with Man City and Sheffield United respectively.

Now, talkSPORT correspondent Alex Crook claims that King’s agent [flew to London last week](https://talksport.com/football/752872/tottenham-talks-sign-josh-king-callum-wilson-bournemouth/) as Spurs transfer talks to sign the Norwegian begin, and fellow Levy target Callum Wilson is also being [touted with a move away](https://talksport.com/football/752872/tottenham-talks-sign-josh-king-callum-wilson-bournemouth/) from the south coast.

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Having stated no clear valuation, [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joshua-king/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/91059) currently estimate his price tag to be somewhere in the region £14.4 million, but it may take an even higher bid if Spurs hope to land the former Man United prodigy.

Ex-manager Eddie Howe’s praise of the attacker should certainly come as a good incentive to invest, with the former Bournemouth boss describing him as the ‘complete package’ to Match of the Day whilst hailing how ‘outstanding’ he is physically, mentally and technically ([BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/47008456)).

King’s experience on the international stage is also evidence of his quality, having already neared half a century of caps for Norway at just 28-years-old.

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Indeed, notching [46 appearances for Løvene](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joshua-king/nationalmannschaft/spieler/91059), national team manager Lars Lagerback evidently sees King as a viable asset – potentially supporting the theory he would be a capable Kane alternative.

Having scored [48 Premier League goals since the start of the 15/16 season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joshua-king/detaillierteleistungsdaten/spieler/91059), Spurs could do far worse in their search for a back-up forward.

***Spurs fans, would you take King? Let us know below…***