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Cook, 21, caught the eye of Pochettino after establishing himself as a regular in Eddie Howe’s first team last season.

Pochettino has yet to make a summer signing, but is ready to test Bournemouth’s resolve to keep Cook with a transfer deadline beating bid.

Cook captained England to Under-20 World Cup glory last summer and was on standby for Gareth Southgate’s senior squad in Russia this summer.

He is under contract until the summer of 2020 and the Cherries are keen to tie him to a new deal.

Boss Howe paid Leeds just £7m to sign Cook as a teenager two years ago.

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is also a big admirer of the Yorkshireman, who played 33 games last season.

Cherries captain Simon Francis says it would take a big fee to prise Cook away from the south coast.

Francis said: “If clubs were in for Lewis Cook now, you would be looking at £20m or £30m.”

Tottenham are in the midst of a midfield crisis after Moussa Sissoko suffered a hamstring problem during the north Londoners’ pre-season tour of the USA.

Frenchman Sissoko hobbled out of Spurs’ 2-2 draw with Barcelona in Los Angeles.

Spurs were already without Victor Wanyama and Harry Winks due to injury, and Eric Dier and Moussa Dembele, who were given extended leave after the World Cup.

Spurs rounded off their tour with a 1-0 victory against AC Milan yesterday thanks to Georges-Kevin N’Koudou’s goal.

But teenage strike sensation Reo Griffiths has snubbed the north Londoners to sign a long-term contract at Lyon.

Griffiths, 18, passed a medical yesterday and then opened talks on personal terms.

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He is understood to have turned down a three-year professional contract at White Hart Lane.

It is major blow for Spurs and their manager Mauricio Pochettino with Griffiths seen as one of the most exciting young English strikers to have emerged in years.

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain are understood to have been among the clubs who were also keen to sign Griffiths.

He finished last season with 32 goals in 27 appearances for the Under-18s, including four hat-tricks.