Whisper Roberto Soldado's name around the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and it may invoke a series of spine-tingling nightmares.

The Spaniard arrived from Valencia back in the summer of 2013, for a reported fee of £26m. He was part of that infamous group of players who were brought in to help soften the eventual blow of losing Gareth Bale during Andre Villas Boas' time in charge.

The striker struggled massively to find any rhythm and settle into English football, despite coming in as a ruthless poacher in front of goal. His record at Valencia was an astonishing 82 goals in 141 games, including firing 24 in La Liga in his final campaign with the club.

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His time at Spurs on the other hand was unbelievable for all the wrong reasons however. He netted just 16 times in 76 total games, and left north London with his tail tucked between his legs.

And it's the kind of cautionary tale that Daniel Levy desperately needs to keep at the forefront of his mind, amidst reports linking the Lilywhites with a swoop for Real Betis foward Loren Moron.

The injuries to Harry Kane and Heung-min Son have brutally exposed the fact Spurs don't have too many genuine options to play up front, and so it's more than understandable for them to have a new striker on their transfer radar.

But Moron simply shouldn't be the man they should be targeting. Whilst the Spaniard enjoyed a fine goal-scoring start to the season this year - he had bagged seven in eight games in La Liga - his form since then points to someone who just isn't the most reliable of finishers.

Bearing in mind that this is a centre-forward, his current run before the postponement of football saw him net just twice in his previous 18 top-flight games. He has failed to reach double figures in La Liga since making the step-up to the top level with Betis three years ago, and just doesn't possess the kind of pedigree that would make him a guarantee of success.

Spurs have already been burned once by a Spanish striker before in Soldado. Targeting someone who has an even worse record than him would be tantamount to foolishness. Levy can avoid yet more misery by swerving a move for the 11-goal Moron.

Meanwhile, Spurs must swoop for this powerhouse hailed as a "real leader".