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title: "Tottenham to finally land £15m target?"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-to-finally-land-15m-target/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "TT Staff"
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published: "2013-01-08T21:00:49Z"
modified: "2013-01-08T21:00:49Z"
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# Tottenham to finally land £15m target?

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/leandro-damio-buteur-de-l-international-porto-alegre-interesse-leonardo-et-donc-le-psg-on-l-a-compris-le-club-de-la-capitale-sera-encore-une-fois-omnipresent-sur-le-marche-des-transferts_44687_w4601-150x150.jpeg)Only last week here at the Football Transfer Tavern we were discussing the potential swoop by [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.transfertavern.com/) for Internacional’s [Leandro Damiao](https://www.transfertavern.com/) and [Goal.com](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2013/01/08/3657109/tottenham-to-make-official-15m-bid-for-leandro-damiao) report this could well happen soon.

The Brazilian international has long been admired by both Spurs and manager Andre Villas-Boas with the player believed to be available for around £15 million. Internacional are willing to offload the striker during their off season which as our landlord points out, handily coincides with the January transfer window.

Spurs are looking to push for a top four place this season and are also looking strong in the Europa League – a competition which AVB takes very seriously, having won it with Porto in 2010/11. The club have been after Damiao for two years now and feel this is the time to strike in order to finally land the player.

The 23-year-old finished top scorer of the football tournament at the London 2012 Olympics, netting six times and certainly has the so-called Samba flair running through him. Because of Emmanuel Adebayor’s [last minute U-turn](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20941373) to play in the inconveniently timed African Cup of Nations for Togo, Spurs will be short of a forward going into the busiest period of the fixture calendar and feel Damiao could well boost their goal tally.

The player – who has earned 14 caps for Brazil looks set for a move, with his agent claiming: “While Leandro Damiao stays at Internacional, Tottenham will always be interested. Andre Villas-Boas has liked him since he was Chelsea’s manager.”

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