Alexander Isak is among the strikers being considered by Tottenham Hotspur ahead of the summer transfer window...
What's the word?
That's according to football.london reporter Alasdair Gold, who claims that the Real Sociedad forward is one of several potential targets on sporting director Fabio Paratici's wishlist.
The likes of Darwin Nunez, Gabriel Jesus, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Victor Osimhen and Lautaro Martinez are all also mentioned in the report.
It remains to be seen if the Sweden international is even attainable as the LaLiga outfit may not want to sell him, whilst Transfermarkt currently values him at £36m.
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Conte's next Martinez
Spurs' plans to bolster Antonio Conte's playing squad should come as little surprise as the club have lacked a solid alternative to Harry Kane for several seasons now.
It's believed that they would like to find a viable backup, if not someone who could feature alongside him in the starting lineup or out wide, which would suggest that the Italian could alter his formation in 2022/23.
He had great success at Inter Milan with such tactics, deploying Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez as a partnership, where the duo bagged 41 goals between them on their way to the club's first Scudetto in 11 years.
Over at Hotspur Way, Conte already has a Lukaku-type predator in Kane, although he can offer a lot more, especially with his passing range and tendency to drop deeper, so Isak could fit the Martinez role as someone a bit shorter in stature but one that brings pace to burn.
The 22-year-old has bagged ten goals across 40 appearances this season, some seven short of his tally last term, via Transfermarkt. In between, he impressed at Euro 2020, particularly catching the eye of Rio Ferdinand.
"This kid, Isak, he was a problem today for the defenders in the Spain team," the former Manchester United defender said during BBC's coverage of Sweden vs Spain (via football.london). "He was a nuisance. He showed today why he's got Young Player of the Year in La Liga. He was the outlet."
Fellow pundit Gary Lineker also lauded him as an "exceptional talent" during last summer's tournament, where Sweden reached the round of 16.
In Isak, Paratici could well hand Conte his next Martinez. He and Kane would be an incredible duo to strike fear into Premier League, and potentially Champions League, defences next season.
AND in other news, Bid made: Paratici in talks for "underrated" £51m signing, he'd be "unreal" for Spurs...