Ahead of the January transfer window, reports in Germany have tipped Tottenham Hotspur with interest in one of Bundesliga's emerging stars..

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According to Sport Bild, RB Leipzig maestro Marcel Sabitzer is on Spurs' wishlist, though the €30m-valued (£26.5m) midfielder is under contract until 2022.

Back in March, the same source claimed that Jose Mourinho had a keen eye on the 26-year-old playmaker along with La Liga giants Barcelona following his destruction of the north Londoners in the Champions League.

His valuation then was in the region of €50m (£45m).

Creative void fulfilled

As mentioned, Spurs already have a nightmarish recollection of Sabitzer after he tore them apart across two legs to knock them out of the UCL earlier this year.

In the second encounter, the Austrian netted an 11-minute first-half brace and also recorded 45 passes, made three interceptions and won 100% of his aerial battles. He absolutely dominated Harry Winks in the middle of the park.

Sabitzer finished the season with 16 goals and 11 assists, primarily playing in a no.10 role as well as on the right flank.

That form has already continued into this campaign where the dynamo has found the net twice in two Bundesliga starts. In each of his last four league campaigns, Sabitzer has averaged at least 1.2 key passes per game, perhaps he can become the attacking midfielder that Mourinho is lacking.

Giovani Lo Celso is yet to truly step-up into the void that Christian Eriksen left behind, having assisted only two Premier League goals since joining last summer.

The Leipzig talisman has been likened to David Beckham due to his ability on set-pieces whilst national team boss, Franco Foda, claims: "Marcel is a player who gives everything for 90 minutes, does a lot for the team and works a lot defensively.  He runs a lot, has some good technical moments, and is now scoring goals."

That couldn't be more in the profile of a typical Mourinho player if he tried, not to mention that he's now captain of the Bundesliga side too.

He has even been lauded as a "joy to watch" by journalist and author Karan Tejwani.

Perhaps the midfield "goal threat" is one of the final pieces of the puzzle in the Special One's lofty revolution in N17. Daniel Levy must deliver one more masterclass this winter.

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