Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas wants to bring in two strikers this summer and is aiming to launch an ambitious attempt to sign Porto star Jackson Martinez as well as Barcelona’s David Villa.

Talks with Barcelona over a £12million deal for Villa are believed to be at an advanced stage but it is Villas-Boas’s interest in Martinez (above) which should excite Spurs fans.

With the club wary of another frustrating transfer window pursuing long-term target Brazil striker Leandro Damiao at Internacional, the Tottenham coach has put forward Martinez’s name as an alternative.

The 26-year-old Colombian finished the season as the Portuguese League’s top scorer with 26 goals and was key behind Villas-Boas’s old club beating Benfica to the title.

Porto signed him from Mexican side Jaguares de Chiapas for just over £7m last summer and he is already a target for a number of Europe’s top clubs.

As Standard Sport revealed last week, Tottenham used the post-season trip to the Caribbean to conduct a meeting between owner Joe Lewis, chairman Daniel Levy and Villas-Boas to discuss summer targets .

Villas-Boas is continuing to push for big names to help turn the club into not only top four contenders but also title challengers.

He has already suggested Zenit St Petersburg star Hulk, the player he worked with for one productive year during his time as Porto coach, and has now optimistically mentioned Martinez’s name, too.

The transfer will certainly be difficult for Tottenham, who were frustrated in negotiations with Porto last season over Joao Moutinho.

James Rodriguez and Moutinho have just been sold to Monaco for £60m and Porto will not want to lose any more prize assets.

They value Martinez at an eye-watering £33.4m but that hasn’t put Villas-Boas off from putting his name on his wish-list.

Spurs are keen to strengthen the frontline and want to make room by potentially selling both Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defoe. Hopes of luring Christian Benteke appear to have faded, however.

Aston Villa are keen to get him to sign a new contract but Arsenal and Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund are ahead of them in the pecking order should he leave Villa Park after just one season in the Premier League.

Meanwhile, Neymar says he is officially a Barcelona player. The Brazilian striker said he signed a five-year contract agreement with the Spanish powerhouse yesterday.

“I’m sad to be leaving Santos but it’s a great honour to be signing with a club like Barcelona and to be able to play with some of the best players in the world,” Neymar said.

Neither the 21-year-old forward nor Barcelona released financial details of the transfer but it is believed the Spanish club will pay about £30m for the youngster.

Neymar posted a message on Twitter and Instagram announcing his departure from the Brazilian club where he has thrived since he began playing professionally as a teenager in 2009.

“Here it ends this wonderful passage with a special club,” he said. “Thank you for everything. I’ll keep these moments with me my entire life.”