An interesting name has emerged as a potential long-term striking target for Tottenham Hotspur this week...

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According to Eurosport's Dean Jones, Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is eyeing up a move for Brentford forward Marcus Forss as the 21-year-old goalscoring sensation is attracting interest from several elite clubs, including Borussia Dortmund.

It's claimed that the Finland international is quickly becoming one of the EFL's most talented starts, which is an opportunity the tough-negotiating Levy does not want to pass on.

Spurs' own Werner?

Forss is quite the enigma. He's started just five matches in all competitions and has scored seven goals. In the Championship alone, he has managed a goal every 69 minutes, per Transfermarkt.

Originally seen as a back-up to £5m summer signing Ivan Toney, the Bees have now started him in their last two league outings, pairing him up with the former Peterborough monster.

David Ornstein at The Athletic has also reported on the Bundesliga giant's interest in Forss, claiming that there is something Jamie Vardy-like about his physique, movement and finishing.

Forss has even been likened to Erling Haaland as a 'fox in the box' who is hard-working and is truly efficient with what touches he does get with the ball, so perhaps it's not a shock to see why Dortmund might be keen on his services.

Indeed, the combination of the above could also point towards the 21-year-old prodigy being that of a Timo Werner type as if you were to remove the names above, then the ex-Leipzig man would undoubtedly be one of your first guesses.

This is further compounded by Breaking The Lines' analysis of the Bees striker, who said: 'Forss also excels at creating space for his teammates via his intelligent movement and quick lay-off passes.'

Back in November 2019, fresh off a successful loan spell with AFC Wimbledon, former Brentford B head coach Kevin O'Connor told Sky Sports:

"Once we got him up to match speed, especially for the B Team, you could see his quality; you could see straight away that he was a finisher and had very good ability with both feet. I think it was only a matter of time before he got in and around the first-team squad.

"He can hold the ball up, he can spin, he's strong and when he gets half a chance, I expect him to score. He's clever; he aims for the defender's legs. He shifts the ball, waits for them to shift their legs and then always shoots in between their legs so the 'keepers can't even react. He's a very intelligent striker in his finishing."

Forss is even now reaping the rewards on the international stage as he downed 2018 World Cup winners France during the recent break, which can be witnessed here.

He ransacked Spurs midfielder Moussa Sissoko before rampaging through to fire past a helpless Steve Mandanda.

The modern game now, especially at an elite level, requires forwards like a Werner, a Haaland or Vardy, and that's something very different to Harry Kane, so Levy must do all he can to land the impressive goalscorer in 2021.

AND in other news, Mourinho has totally transformed £27m-rated Pochettino dud into a "sensational" STAR...