The Champions League draw was made last week and the fact that Tottenham would be playing in the competition this season confirmed itself as more than just a dream for some Spurs fans.

The White Hart Lane faithful have been waiting for this moment since the days of Gareth Bale and are rightly excited to see how their new generation do against some of the continent's finest.

They've got a good group too, and it's one they'll no doubt feel they can get out of. The London club will face CSKA Moscow, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco in the group stages with the added bonus of playing their home games at Wembley this season.

There should be no reason why the club can't get into the knockout stages then but Mauricio Pochettino might feel before the window shuts on this summer's transfer market that some more signings would go a long way to help them through the group.

There are plenty of options out there and here at FootballFanCast we think these FIVE Ligue 1 stars would be ideal...

Bernardo Silva

Silva has impressed down the right and centrally in midfield for Monaco and should be on Tottenham's radar. The young Portuguese ace scored seven goals in 31 Ligue 1 games last season and also has six caps for Portugal after making his debut last year.

Clearly, his career is on an upward trajectory and with Monaco starting the season so well his stock should only get higher meaning Spurs might want to act now.

Maxime Gonalons

The Lyon captain is the ideal holding player - something Mauricio Pochettino is rather fond of. The Argentine manager likes Spurs to play with two deeper midfielders, but this can sometimes lead to the team looking rather negative.

If Pochettino wants to flip the midfield three and have one holding player he'd likely go for Eric Dier over the more mobile Mousa Dembele who'd play further forward, but Gonalons should come into the equation as he knows what it takes to be that pivot.

Yann Bodiger

The 21-year-old midfielder has worked his way through the system at Toulouse and became a regular feature in their midfield last season making 22 league appearances. He only scored one goal last year, but it was a vital one as it helped his club avoid relegation against Angers in May.

With this in mind it'll be hard for the French club to keep hold of him and Spurs should try and test the water.

Lucas Moura

Spurs really need some extra width in their team. They rely on Danny Rose and Kyle Walker on the flanks to overlap, but if they get hemmed in by the opposition Tottenham become very narrow indeed.

Lucas Moura would be an ideal outlet for the club with his pace and trickery, whilst his Champions League experience would be beneficial as the club return to the top table of European football this season.

Rachid Ghezzal

Why stop with one wide-man though? Algerian Ghezzal is part of the exciting Lyon front line that includes Alexandre Lacazette and would certainly fit the profile of Pochettino's young team, too.

He scored ten goals last season in all competitions, but it's his link up play that should interest the London club especially given Harry Kane and Vincent Janssen are still working on their partnership.