Tottenham Hotspur finally brought in a new striker this summer, alleviating some of the pressure on Harry Kane.
Despite letting Fernando Llorente go in 2019, Spurs didn’t bring in new competition for Kane, and they were caught short when he suffered an ankle injury in January.
Jose Mourinho made a new centre forward a top priority this summer, and landed one as Benfica’s Carlos Vinicius joined on loan with a view to a permanent move.
The Brazilian has shown some promising signs in his first few weeks at Tottenham, but Spurs had another striker in mind before landing him.
Pedro Aldave, the agent of Lucas Alario, has told TNT Sports that Tottenham attempted to sign the Bayer Leverkusen ace over the summer, but were rebuffed.
Aldave claims that Alario wasn’t keen on sitting on the bench, believing that he wouldn’t get enough playing time given that Kane is first choice.
The 28-year-old scored twice in Sunday’s 4-2 win over Freiburg, meaning he has now bagged seven goals in eight games for Leverkusen this season.
Tottenham fans have now been reacting to the rumours, with some believing that Alario has shown a lack of fight and ambition my rejecting Spurs just because Kane is already there.
Others think that Alario is a quality player and is now showing it, hoping that he does end up at Spurs eventually as his form for Leverkusen continues to impress.
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