Tottenham Hotspur are one of several Premier League sides plotting a move for a teenage striker who is impressing in German football this season.
The player in question is Stefanos Tzimas, who arrived on loan at FC Nurnberg as an unknown quantity from Greek side PAOK in the summer.
The 18-year-old has been one of the most impressive centre-forwards on show in the German second-tier this season, with seven goals and two assists in 12 matches so far, which is particularly impressive considering Nurenberg are languishing in 12th place in the table.
The German club have an €18m (£14.8m) option to buy the striker next summer, which they are expected to take, and it was first reported last month that Spurs are keeping tabs on the teenager.
BILD now say that Nurenberg could activate the option and sell the 18-year-old on for a profit next summer.
They too mention Tottenham as one of the clubs interested in Tzimas, but they reveal that the Lilywhites are not alone, with Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham also circling over the player.
The outlet claims that Nurnberg sporting director Olaf Rebbe is keen on playing transfer ‘poker’ with the Greek striker by selling him on for around €24m (£19.7m), thus making a profit of over €5m (£4.1m).
Tzimas’s performance metrics at the start of the season have probably made him stand out among his peers, which is likely why several clubs have been altered.
However, Spurs and the other clubs will be aware that we are talking about a small sample size at the moment and they will thus be keen to observe if he can keep this up for the rest of the campaign.
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