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Tottenham are eyeing up a £50m move for Bournemouth sensation David Brooks, who has taken to life at Premier League level like a duck to water since his summer move from Sheffield United, as reported exclusively by The Express.
What's the word, then?
The Welshman has excelled for the Cherries since signing in a £10m deal from the Blades, scoring six goals and recording four assists so far this season.
Tottenham are said to be willing to spend up to £50m to lure the Wales international to the new White Hart Lane in the summer, and he is well in with a chance of being named as the PFA Young Player of the Year.
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Manchester United are also seriously interested in bringing the 21-year-old to Old Trafford, but Mauricio Pochettino is hoping to beat the Red Devils to Brooks' signature and help him fulfil his huge potential.
Who could Brooks push out of the team?
The north Londoners have racked up a huge amount of debt from the construction of their new stadium, so any move for Brooks may have to be bankrolled by a significant sale.
Real Madrid were credited with an interest in signing Christian Eriksen recently, although they were quoted a huge £225m price by Spurs for one of their key players.
The Dane is, however, five years older than Brooks, and for a fee in that astronomical region or even slightly lower, Tottenham would be wise to cash in on Eriksen and mould Brooks into being his replacement.
Were he to arrive at Spurs with no departures having taken place, it is tough to see where Brooks gets into an attacking quartet of Harry Kane, Dele Alli, Eriksen and Heung-min Son, so a big sale may need to be made in order to lure the promising Welsh playmaker to north London.
The £50m figure is certainly an important one though as it would set a new club-record transfer fee at Tottenham, eclipsing the £42m spent on Davinson Sanchez two summers ago.