Report: Lille eye Tottenham’s Georges N’Koudou after receiving £36m bid

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Lille could look to Spurs flop N’Koudou to replace Nicolas Pepe.

French outlet Mercato365 have claimed that Ligue 1 side Lille will enter the race for Tottenham Hotspur outcast Georges-Kevin N’Koudou this summer, if a £36million transfer is completed.

The report claims that Lille’s star man Nicolas Pepe is the subject of a £31.5million bid from an unnamed club, with £4.5million included in add-ons after the 23-year-old scored 14 goals last season from out wide.

If a move goes through for the eight-time Ivory Coast international, then Lille are expected to enter the running for N’Koudou as well as Wolfsburg attacker Paul Georges Ntep.

French website But! Football claimed earlier this week that N’Koudou is the centre of plenty of interest from overseas clubs, with German Bundesliga side Mainz interested in nabbing the France youth international on loan.

However, N’Koudou is said to have turned down the chance to go to Germany, and is instead holding out for a move to Lille’s Ligue 1 competitors St. Etienne.

N’Koudou has struggled at Tottenham since joining the north Londoners from Marseille in the summer of 2016, playing only 23 times for Spurs. However, he has enjoyed a solid pre-season, including scoring a goal against Barcelona

But Lille could now enter the race to sign N’Koudou, who has just over a week to decide on his future with the French transfer window closing on August 31.