​Tottenham appear ready to put their summer transfer plans into action by making a £26m move for Sporting's Adrien Silva.





Portuguese newspaper ​A Bola has claimed that Spurs want to bring the centre midfielder to the club in the close season, with reports suggesting that they are "committed" to making Silva the next piece of the jigsaw in Mauricio Pochettino's first-team squad.





Silva had been close to agreeing a move to Leicester City last term, but that transfer did not end up materialising and the Foxes' loss could end up being Tottenham's gain.

At 28 years of age, Silva is entering his prime years as a footballer and will not have a better chance of playing in the Premier League than he does now.





Silva's representatives at agency Stelar Group are expected to be sitting down with Sporting's hierarchy in the coming days to discuss his future at the club, and it is rumoured that they will push for their client to be allowed to head across the continent in pursuit of football in England's top flight.





That gossip will no doubt give Pochettino hope over bringing Silva to England's capital, and the potential arrival of Silva would certainly add to an already strong centre midfield contingent at the 2016/17 second-placed side.

However, Sporting could end up scuppering the deal by demanding that the Lilywhites cough up the £39.5m fee needed to release Silva from his contract with the Portuguese giants - a hefty fee that Tottenham may be reluctant to match.





Either way, Silva's agent remains hopeful of concluding a deal for his client before the upcoming Confederations Cup tournament, due to be held in Russia this summer, with Silva expected to play for the Portuguese national side.





Silva, who is contracted to Sporting until the summer of 2020, has risen through the club's youth system into the first-team set up at the Estadio Jose Alvalade and has made 232 appearances during his decade long spell with the Liga Primeira heavyweights.



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