According to a report in The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur are now considering a move for Palmeiras Marcus Vinnicius, who is seen as one of the best young players in his age group in Brazil.
Vinnicius, who has turned a lot of heads with his performances in youth football, is now being backed to make a move to Europe, with Spurs named as one of the clubs keen on acquiring his services.
The report says Ange Postecoglou’s side are monitoring the 17-year-old closely, with the versatile left-sided player said to have caught the eye of the scouts from the North London club.
The outlet explains that Tottenham’s recruitment drive is currently focused on young talents and Vinniciusis now one of the latest names on the club’s agenda.
However, Spurs are not the only eyes eyeing a move for the teenager, who is also said to be attracting interest from the likes of Wolves, Newcastle, and Benfica.
It is revealed that the youngster, who can operate at left-back or on the wing is set to sign his first professional contract with Palmeiras, with the Brazilian club open to cashing in on the player.
After selling the likes of Endrick, Luis Guilherme and Estevao Willian to European clubs recently, Palmeiras allegedly view Vinicius as the next big cash cow who can rake in big money.
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While Tottenham have not historically tended to sign players straight from South American football, the club’s policy has clearly changed under the new regime as they demonstrated with their acquisition of Alejo Veliz last summer.
Frustratingly for Veliz, his loan spell at Sevilla failed to give him any sort of chance to continue his first-team footballing education.
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