Photo: Moment £17.5m Tottenham strike target Cenk Tosun netted winner against them

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Tottenham Hotspur are interested in Cenk Tosun.

Tottenham Hotspur are claimed to be taking an interest in prolific Turkish forward Cenk Tosun.

The Mail report Spurs have sent scouts to watch Tosun in action, joining Crystal Palace and Newcastle United in the race for the £17.5 million striker.

Tosun scored 27 goals for Besiktas last season, but is still a relatively obscure name in European football considering his achievements.

Yet if they cast their minds back, Tottenham will find they know Tosun a little better than they realise.

Tosun score a winner for Besiktas against Spurs in a 1-0 victory in the Europa League in 2014, during Mauricio Pochettino’s very first season in North London.

The winner knocked Spurs off top spot in their Europa League group, handing them a tougher route in the knockout stages, when they were drawn against and beaten by Fiorentina.

Not many Spurs players from the starting line up still remain at the club.

Among those who have departed are Roberto Soldado, Benjamin Stambouli, Paulinho, Younes Kaboul, Kyle Walker, Vlad Chiriches, Andros Townsend and Nacer Chadli.

Just Danny Rose, Mousa Dembele and Michel Vorm remain, with the latter beaten by Tosun for the finish.