Tottenham Hotspur have 'very recently' held talks over signing 'one of the top strikers in England' for manager Antonio Conte.
The Lowdown: Spurs eye new attackers...
Spurs transfer chief Fabio Paratici, after meeting with Conte in Italy for a recruitment meeting, has since been busy with the Lilywhites having sealed both Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster on Bosman deals.
Having finished in a Premier League top four place, gifting qualification for next year's Champions League, it appears the club have been putting their £150 million equity increase to efficient use so far.
The north Londoners reportedly want a new forward with links having emerged to Man City star Gabriel Jesus among others.
Now, speaking to CaughtOffside, super-agent Roberto De Fanti has some transfer news on Spurs' pursuit of new forwards.
The Latest: De Fanti shares news...
Indeed, the player representative has claimed that Paratici and co have held talks over signing a £200,000-per-week top flight star, right across town from the aforementioned Jesus.
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According to De Fanti, Tottenham 'very recently' entered discussions to sign Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford.
“It seems there have been some discussions very recently between the player’s camp and Tottenham Hotspur. The London club feel negotiating a deal for Rashford is virtually impossible though – so that transfer no longer seems an option.”
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De Fanti claims that a deal for the Red Devils big name would cost Paratici and chairman Daniel Levy 'between £70 million and £80m'.
Taking this into account, perhaps a move does seem unlikely as things stand, but there is little doubting Rashford's ability if something were to change and a Spurs agreement became more possible.
Despite enduring a bit of an off-campaign over 2021/2022, the England international has proven over many years just how good a player he is.
During the 2020/2021 season, Rashford racked up 20 goals and assists combined whilst completing more successful take-ons per 90 than any Red Devils player (WhoScored).
He finished that campaign as United's third-best performing player by average match rating and played the fourth-highest amount of league minutes behind Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Bruno Fernandes (WhoScored).
Former interim boss Ralf Rangnick, speaking earlier this year, also raved over Rashford as 'one of the top strikers in England' who has 'everything you need' for a modern forward (Telegraph India).
You could argue that form is temporary and class is permanent with the 24-year-old, leaving little wonder United have placed such a high price on his head.
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