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Tottenham are lining up a loan move for Barcelona flop Malcom, per the Daily Star.

Spurs are scrambling to find a replacement to Harry Kane, who sustained an injury against Manchester United, and have identified the Barca winger as a potential acquisition.

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Kane sustained an ankle injury in the 1-0 loss to United, but has yet to have the issue assessed, due to swelling around the area.

There are reportedly fears that he has sustained ligament damage, and with Son Heung-Min on international duty and Mauricio Pochettino left with Fernando Llorente as his only fit senior striker Spurs are searching for forward reinforcements.

Malcom has been on Spurs' radar before, with the club scouting him prior to his move from Bordeaux to the Camp Nou.

Barcelona eventually paid £36.5million for the Brazilian, but he has struggled to make a significant impact in Spain.

Malcom has made just five appearances this season in La Liga, and Spurs are now considering a loan bid to take the 21-year-old this month.

Levy unlikely to spend

Daniel Levy is seemingly reticent to spend big money in January, having failed to add a single player to Tottenham's squad in the summer.

A loan move is not free, of course, with Spurs likely to have to subsidise Malcom's wages.

But the departure of Mousa Dembele to China is set to free up some funds, and a move for the Brazilian is a logical, if risky, one.

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Malcom has yet to prove himself in Spain and there is no way of knowing how he would adapt to Premier League football.

But the deal may be on Levy's radar, with the club able to lure a marquee signing to London at a minimal cost.

Plus, it would do the world of good to Pochettino, who is desperate for forward options, particularly if Kane is ruled out for a significant period of time.