According to A Bola, Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Sporting Lisbon attacker Bruno Fernandes at the end of the season.

What's the story?

Tottenham are expected to be active in this summer's transfer window as head coach Mauricio Pochettino looks to put together a squad capable of challenging on all fronts next season.

According to A Bola, one name on Spurs' wishlist is Sporting attacker Fernandes, who has caught the eye with a number of impressive performances for his Portuguese club this term.

Pochettino is believed to be a huge admirer of the Portugal international, although it is thought that Sporting value the attacker in the region of £87m.

It would be extremely surprising if the Premier League club smashed their transfer record to sign a player that operates in a similar position to Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen, but it must be said that Fernandes' numbers this season are extremely impressive.

So, how well has he performed?

Well, Fernandes has managed 13 goals and 16 assists in 43 appearances for Sporting in all competitions during the 2017-18 campaign.

Eight of those goals and seven of those assists have come in 26 league fixtures, whilst he also struck once in the group stages of the Champions League.

The fact that Fernandes can operate in a number of different positions makes him an attractive proposition for Tottenham, but as mentioned above, it appears that Sporting want £87m in order to sanction a sale.

Much could depend on whether Spurs, who have also reportedly learned the asking price for Norwich City's James Maddison, manage to keep hold of Harry Kane, which seems likely now that talk of interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid has gone cold.

Fernandes is a super footballer, but he had a poor game for Portugal against Netherlands on Monday night, and could ultimately be priced out of a move to White Hart Lane.

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