On Wednesday morning, The London Evening Standard journalist Dan Kilpatrick tweeted that Tottenham Hotspur were in talks with Porto over a possible swoop for forward Ze Luis.
However, later in the afternoon, Kilpatrick claimed that the deal was now unlikely to take place with Spurs boss Jose Mourinho looking at other options.
There is no question that the Premier League club are currently stretched in the final third of the field with Harry Kane out until April following hamstring surgery.
It appears that Ze Luis will not be arriving but that is not the worst thing in the world, according to some of the club's supporters at least.
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Others, though, have viewed the update as another blow for the club, who have allegedly also dropped their interest in AC Milan's Krzysztof Piatek.
Ze Luis, who would need a work permit to play in England according to The London Evening Standard, has scored seven league goals for Porto this term.
The 28-year-old also found the back of the net in the Champions League earlier this season but failed to score in four Europa League group outings.