Jose Mourinho appears to have already picked out his first Tottenham signing (Picture: Getty)

Jose Mourinho could reportedly hand Edin Dzeko a return to the Premier League.

The Portuguese is preparing for his first transfer window as Tottenham manager and appears to be have marked out potential targets already with a reliable back-up to Harry Kane high up on the list.

Kane played more than 100 games for club and country over the last two seasons and has already racked up 25 appearances in all competitions so far this campaign.

According to the Mirror, Mourinho wants to bring in another out-and-out striker who can help lighten the load, as well as providing a feasible alternative to the England captain when he is injured.




The Special One reportedly has his eye on Roma forward Dzeko, who also won the Premier League twice during his five-year stint at Manchester City.

Dzeko went out on loan from City to Roma in 2015 before making the move permanent and has played nearly 200 times for the Serie A outfit.

The Bosnia and Herzegovina international retains an impressive goalscoring record and is just five strikes short of 100 for the club.

Edin Dzeko has a contract that runs until 2022 (Picture: Getty)

Spurs scouts were said to be in Italy last week to watch him, although he did not find the net as Roma beat Hellas Verona 3-1.

Dzeko is likely to be among the club’s top priorities in January with Heung-min Son an able deputy but required elsewhere in the line-up and Troy Parrott, 17, having only just made his Premier League debut.

However, Dzeko did sign a new contract at Roma that still has more than two years left to run, suggesting they are committed to his services and will need a sizeable transfer fee to be convinced to let him go.