31-goal striker ‘will not hesitate’ over Tottenham move

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Tottenham Hotspur want Mehdi Taremi and the Porto striker would seemingly jump at the chance to play in England.

Mehdi Taremi ‘will not hesitate’ to make a Premier League move this summer amid interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

That is according to Portuguese newspaper A Bola, who claim that Taremi has always wanted to play in the Premier League.

That means Taremi will jump at a move to England even if interest from Inter Milan materialises.

Tottenham are understood to be very interested but Porto are demanding a fee of at least €30million (£26milion).

Porto won’t let Taremi leave before Wednesday’s Super Cup final against Benfica but things could move after that.

Sky Italia’s Gianluca Di Marzio reported over the weekend that Tottenham had opened talks with Porto over a deal for Taremi.

It was suggested that Tottenham were prepared to pay €24million (£20.75million), about £5million short of the asking price.

Portuguese newspaper Record added that Taremi may use the Super Cup clash with Benfica as a goodbye to the Porto fans.

Tottenham appear to be very interested and the Iranian would love a move to the Premier League.

Mehdi Taremi an interesting option for Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham’s interest in Taremi surely hinges on Harry Kane potentially moving on to Bayern Munich.

The Bundesliga giants haven’t yet given up hope of landing Kane despite so far failing to convince Tottenham into selling.

Taremi has been a sensation for Porto, smashing 80 goals and 49 assists in 147 appearances since a 2020 move from Rio Ave.

Last season saw Taremi rack up 31 goals and 14 assists in a remarkable campaign – and those assist numbers may be why Tottenham have an interest.

Taremi has shown the ability to score, lead the line and create, possibly able to bring some aspects that Kane provides.

This wouldn’t be a long-term solution for Tottenham though given that Taremi is already 31.

Tottenham won’t want to spend too much on that kind of profile but Taremi would seemingly love the move to North London and he will be watching Kane’s situation very closely.