Tottenham Hotspur have had a strong start to the season under Ange Postecoglou, winning two and drawing one of their three league games without Harry Kane, but rumours suggest they are still looking to add to their attacking options.
Spurs are searching for a prolific attacker to take the weight after Heung-min Son and Richarlison have yet to score or create an assist in 2023/24, and it looks Ansu Fati has surfaced as a target.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham have begun talks with Barcelona to take Fati on loan before the transfer window closes. According to the journalist, Barcelona wants Spurs to pay the entire salaries of the players.
The 20-year-old joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2012 and has since made 112 appearances across all competitions, scoring 29 goals and assisting on 10 others. Fati has 14 goals and 14 assists in 51 games last season, but he only started 14 of them (27%).
The £53 million-rated Spanish international has appeared in all three of Barcelona‘s league games this season, but he has yet to start a single one. Tottenham aim to take advantage of the situation by providing him with more possibilities, but it remains to be seen whether he will leave the Catalans. Barcelona may also be unwilling to transfer him because they will have little time to replace him.
Kane was transferred to Bayern Munich after scoring 30 goals and providing three assists in 38 Premier League appearances last season, so he is a significant loss for Spurs. James Maddison has impressed since signing from Leicester, scoring one goal and assisting on two others, but the Lilywhites require more contributors.
Dejan Kulusevski supplied nine goals in 30 league games last season, while Ivan Perisic produced nine goals in 34 league games, thus Fati would be an upgrade given he contributed 11 goals in 36 league games in 2022/23.
According to reports in Spain, Xavi is willing to let Fati depart as long as he returns to Barcelona next summer, which is wonderful news for Tottenham. It all depends on whether they act now, as time is running out to close transactions.
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