Tottenham could have a leg up on Lewis Cook as Bournemouth’s Jefferson Lerma pursuit continues

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Tottenham are being linked to Bournemouth’s Lewis Cook.

Tottenham are eyeing a move for Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook, The Express report.

Their efforts could be helped along by Bournemouth’s ongoing pursuit of Jefferson Lerma.

SkySports report the Cherries are closing in on a club record swoop for the central midfielder, a fee which could hit £27 million.

Like Lewis Cook, Lerma is a versatile midfielder whose attributes are focused to the defensive side of his game.

While it would be possible for the pair to play together, and give Cook more license to get forward, balancing the books by selling the England international could be the price to pay for signing Colombia international Lerma.

The 23-year-old featured against England at the World Cup in the last 16, and Levante are pushing Bournemouth to pay a hefty price.

One of the hazards of doing deals at this stage of the transfer window is that clubs have little time to sign replacements.

For Tottenham, this pitfall to the Lewis Cook deal is avoided if Bournemouth sign Lerma, while Levante’s transfer window is open later, giving them more time to find a successor to the Colombian.