Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino is being linked with a move for a player dubbed ‘a cross between Lionel Messi and Gheorghe Hagi’.
Pochettino has turned Tottenham into one of the most exciting teams in Europe against the backdrop of a fitting new ground being built to showcase their attractive football.
Spurs have also been formidable again this season and are on course to qualify for the Champions League yet again.
The North Londoners also look a good bet for FA Cup glory and to advance to the next round of the knockout stages of the Champions League after a superb comeback draw against Juventus in Turin.
January signing Lucas Moura was a statement of intent of the calibre of player Spurs are looking to bring to the club to fight on all fronts in their new ground.
And now according to Turkish Football Pochettino is being linked with a £22million move for young star Abdulkadir Omur, who has already been likened to legendary duo Messi and Hagi.
While such comparisons at the tender age of 18 are ill-advised and often unhelpful, it has not weighed the Turkish youth international down as yet.
He has impressed for Turkish side Trabzonspor since making his breakthrough as a 17-year-old last season.
The central midfielder has earned high praise with Arsenal star Mesut Ozil describing Omur as an ‘incredible talent’.
Trabzonspor are keen for the player to spend time developing with them.
But according to reports in Turkey, interest from the likes of Spurs could prove difficult to resist for the player’s ambitions and the club from a financial point of view.
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