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Anthony Martial remains Tottenham’s main transfer target as the club seek to sell off their unwanted players.
The Monaco forward is Spurs’ top choice to share the goalscoring burden with Harry Kane next season and there have already been discussions about the 19-year-old French forward.
Monaco are in no rush to sell Martial and are seeking £19 million for the France Under-21 international, who scored nine goals in Ligue 1 last season. Yet there is quiet confidence at White Hart Lane that they have a strong chance of getting their man.
Despite signing Kevin Wimmer and Kieran Trippier, head coach Mauricio Pochettino remains keen to improve his defence and is still interested in Toby Alderweireld, the Atletico Madrid defender who spent last season on loan at Southampton.
Atletico retain an interest in Tottenham forward Erik Lamela, who is an old favourite of their coach Diego Simeone, but it is highly unlikely that Spurs would consider selling the 23-year-old this summer.
Lamela was one of the seven players signed in the summer of 2013, at a cost of more than £100m, who Spurs hoped would compensate for the loss of Gareth Bale, who joined Real Madrid for a world-record £86m.
Lamela, Chadli and Christian Eriksen are the only members of the seven still wanted by Tottenham. Chairman Daniel Levy is actively looking to sell Roberto Soldado, Vlad Chiriches, Etienne Capoue and Paulinho, who is wanted by Watford.
