Tottenham are reportedly chasing Memphis Depay.
Totenham Hotspur are plotting a move for Lyon attacker Memphis Depay, report The Express.
Depay is enjoying one of his best seasons yet for Lyon and it is possible he fancies a second shot at the Premier League.
The Dutchman joined Manchester United in 2015, against the advice of his former teammate.
Istanbul Başakşehi winger Eljero Elia reportedly told Depay at the time to join Tottenham, or a team like them.
Elia was quoted by The Metro in 2016: “I thought Memphis first had to make a stop, first choose a club like Tottenham Hotspur. United are so big, the pressure is so high. He had to immediately make an impact at such a club, while everyone would watch him.
“Memphis accepted my opinion, but said, ‘I’ll try to give my all and I’m confident that I can succeed there’.”
The advice might have been useful, with Depay failing to make an impact at Old Trafford.
Joining Spurs may have been better for him, but Tottenham would not have allowed him to walk away easily to sign with a ‘bigger club’ and be used as a stepping stone.
Now it appears Tottenham want to bring him in anyway, and Depay has another decision to make.
This season he has scored 12 goals in 15 games for Lyon in all competitions.
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