Portuguese international Adrien Silva is the subject of a £26m offer from Tottenham Hotspur as the Premier League side look to reinforce their midfield. The Sporting captain has been on international duty with Portugal during the team's Confederations Cup run, where they secured a third place finish after beating Mexico 2-1 in Moscow.





Silva has been a key player for Sporting in recent years, having been with the club since 2001. Tottenham will now look to lure Silva away from Lisbon as Mauricio Pochettino prepares for the new season at Wembley. The French-born midfielder is valued a £30m by Sporting at the club will be in no hurry to sell unless their asking price is met, according to reports from Portuguese publication Abola.

Adrien Silva for 30m would be a perfect example of why we're shit at spending big money on a player — TottenhamTalk (@tottenhamtalk1) July 3, 2017

Silva was a part of the Portugal side that won Euro 2016 in France and he has established himself as a key player within his national team. The 28-year-old featured in 36 games for Sporting last season, including 5 appearances in the club's Champions League campaign.





Pochettino is looking for someone to come in and relieve some of the pressure from Mousa Dembélé in the heart of the Tottenham midfield. The north London side are hoping to reinforce their squad and launch a title challenge next year whilst retaining their place in the top four.

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​​Spurs managed to impress everyone last season with a strong Premier League campaign after a disappointing year the season before, failing to overtake Leicester City in the race for the 2015/16 Premier League title and finishing behind rivals Arsenal following a defeat to Newcastle on the final day of the season.