Tottenham Hotspur make contact with forward who scored 20 times last season

Tottenham Hotspur are stepping up their efforts to sign Atalanta star Ademola Lookman in the final days of the transfer window.

Several journalists, including Fabrizio Romano, have predicted that Tottenham will have a busy end to the summer transfer window, with more signings expected to come through the door in N17.

Over the last two days, Spurs shifted their focus to landing Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig. Journalist Ben Jacobs revealed on Thursday that in addition to Simons, Tottenham are also exploring a move for Lookman.

Jacobs explained that the Atalanta star’s move to Inter Milan has now fallen through, with a late switch to N17 emerging as a possibility.

According to TEAMtalk, Spurs are now intensifying their efforts to land the 27-year-old forward, who found the back of the net 20 times across all competitions last season.

The outlet claims that Lookman is now emerging as ‘a prime target’ for Tottenham in the final days of the transfer window. Thomas Frank sees the Atalanta star as an ideal fit for his attacking setup at Spurs, and has greenlit the move.

The outlet adds that Tottenham have now reached out to Lookman’s representatives to understand the feasibility of a late move to N17.

Spurs have several irons in the fire

It is clear that, based on the reports over the last couple of days, Tottenham have been simultaneously exploring moves for a whole host of attacking midfielders and wings.

Having been left burned in the Eberechi Eze and Morgan Gibbs-White sagas, Spurs clearly do not want to be left empty-handed should their pursuit of their top targets fall through.

The next four days look set to be exciting for Tottenham fans, but there is no doubt that this window will be considered a failure by most supporters if the club cannot get at least two more decent additions through the door.

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