As reported by The Mirror, Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Watford attacker Richarlison this summer, should they fail in their attempts to sign Wilfried Zaha.

What's the story?

After signing a new long-term contract at Spurs, Mauricio Pochettino has given the club the stability they need to push on and challenge the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool for major silverware in England over the next few seasons.

To do that though, they need strong summer recruitment and fans are expecting the club to back Pochettino in the transfer market over the next couple of months.

One player on the club's radar is Watford attacker Richarlison.

That's according to The Mirror, who say the club could make a move for him if they are unable to convince Crystal Palace and Wilfried Zaha of a transfer this summer.

The paper say that Watford rate the Brazilian youth international at £40m.

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Would he be a good signing?

At just 21 years of age, there is no doubt that Richarlison holds significant potential and at Tottenham Hotspur under Pochettino his game could improve massively.

The inconsistency of youth was apparent in his 2017/18 season however, showing incredible form in the first half of the season before struggling alongside his teammates from January onward.

The left-sided forward scored five goals and assisted four times between August and mid-December for the Hornets before failing to record another direct goal contribution for the rest of the season.

At the reported £40m, it would be something of a risk for Spurs to invest so heavily in a fairly unproven talent, although his powerful physicality and eye for goal would add a different dimension to their attack next term.

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