Tottenham are reportedly plotting an audacious summer swoop to sign Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin, who could leave the Toon at the end of the season.
According to the Sunday People (19/2; pg 62), the north London side have been monitoring the Premier League star for quite some time, with a summer move now on the cards after thinking against making an offer to sign Saint-Maximin in the January window.
Valued at £60m by Newcastle according to journalist Rudy Galetti, Saint-Maximin is regarded by many as one of the most entertaining players in England and a talent who could fit in at almost any Premier League side, with Tottenham now plotting a move to sign the attacker.
Spurs are expected to undergo a massive summer of transformation with key figures such as Antonio Conte and Harry Kane all tipped to leave Tottenham, yet signing a player like Saint-Maximin could instil a lot of belief into supporters over what could happen in the window.
Indeed, the winger might not be putting up the raw numbers this season for Newcastle, yet it will be difficult to find a Magpie supporter who isn’t a fan of Saint-Maximin’s style of play, with that level of controlled chaos something that could work wonders for a club like Tottenham.
Moreover, with the future of Dejan Kulusevski now up in the air, the French trickster could be a perfect replacement for the on-loan Juventus superstar, with Saint-Maximin himself likely keen for a move to a bigger club in the Premier League.
Tottenham should go all out to sign Saint-Maximin in the summer
Tottenham’s summer window is already shaping up to be one of the club’s biggest in some time, and signing Saint-Maximin could be an excellent move for the north London side given the uncertainty around key attackers Kane and Kulusevski.
Premier League proven with the potential to develop into one of the best forwards in the division, Tottenham will feel like a natural next step for Saint-Maximin, who could flourish at a bigger club in England having been Newcastle’s talisman for the past few seasons.
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