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Report: Tottenham and Leicester locked in £20 million battle for Abdülkadir Ömür

Riccardo Marchizza (C) of Italy competes for the ball with Abdulkadir Omur (R) and Mete Demir (L) of Turkey during the international friendly match...
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The Trabzonspor youngster is a reported transfer target for both Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City.

Riccardo Marchizza (C) of Italy competes for the ball with Abdulkadir Omur (R) and Mete Demir (L) of Turkey during the international friendly match between Italy U19 and Turkey U19 on...

According to Turkish media outlet Haberturk, Leicester and Tottenham are locked in a £20 million battle to sign Trabzonspor wonder kid Abdülkadir Ömür.

The 18-year-old is one of Europe’s most exciting young prospects, and he has really impressed for his club this season, chalking up three goals and six assists in 29 Super Lig outings.

Haberturk claim that both the Foxes and Spurs want to sign Omur, and Trabzonspor could be willing to do business, if their £20 million valuation of the player is met.

Mauricio Pochettino manager

Good enough for the Premier League?

Omur is a right midfielder by trade, and possesses exceptional ability for someone so young.

He is an intelligent footballer, and that combined with his impressive pace makes him a really frightening prospect.

He obviously still has a long way to go, though, and a move to the Premier League would be a huge step up in both quality and intensity for the youngster.

Claude Puel, Manager of Leicester City looks on during the The Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Fleetwood Town and Leicester City at Highbury Stadium on January 6, 2018 in...

The opportunity to work under Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham would be hard to resist, but his chances of more regular first-team action would be far greater at Leicester.

The Turkey under-21 international, could go on to become a really top player, and £20 million would be a small price to pay in today’s day and age to find out just how good he can be.