Report claims Tottenham are lurking behind Arsenal in race to sign £69m striker

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Tottenham Hotspur are eyeing Dusan Vlahovic and are seemingly lurking behind Arsenal in the race for the Juventus striker.

That’s according to Nova Sport over in Vlahovic’s native Serbia, who claim that a move to England could be on the cards.

It’s noted that Arsenal are the most likely destination as things stand, suggesting that his arrival would be the ‘icing on the cake’ for an exciting Arsenal side.

However, it’s added that a couple of other Premier League clubs are lurking in the back ground, most notably Tottenham and Manchester United.

The report notes that Tottenham may need to think about a Harry Kane replacement if he doesn’t sign a new contract and Vlahovic is a prime candidate.

Fabio Paratici chased Vlahovic when he was scoring goals for Fiorentina and may still be on Tottenham’s radar just in case they need a striker.

United have allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to leave the club and now need to find another striker with Vlahovic coming into the picture.

It’s still hard to see Tottenham and Arsenal target Vlahovic leaving in January

There are going to be a lot of rumours surrounding players leaving Juventus in the coming months.

Juventus have seen their entire board resign and it looks like there could be some punishment coming their way over irregular financial records.

It’s unclear whether Juventus could be sent down to Serie B as they were in the Calciopoli scandal but players may be moving on to balance the books.

Vlahovic is a prime candidate given his huge worth on the market and the number of clubs who want to sign him.

The Serbian has hit 16 goals in 36 games for Juve after 41 goals in his final 64 Fiorentina games; put simply, Vlahovic knows where the net is.

Why would clubs like Tottenham, Arsenal and United not have an interest in the 22-year-old, especially when Juve may need to sell?

Juventus struck an €80million (£69million) deal for Vlahovic earlier this year and may well accept a deal if they get their money back.

It’s still a little hard to see Vlahovic leaving in January with Juventus unsure of their fate just yet, with any move surely having to wait until summer.