Tottenham have reportedly moved in pole position to sign Kalidou Koulibaly ahead of Real Madrid in retaliation to the La Liga giants rejecting a loan proposal for Luka Jovic. Tottenham are looking to follow up the signing of Gedson Fernandes with more recruits in the January window.

A striker is seemingly top of their list with Harry Kane out injured until April at the earliest.

A host of attackers have been linked with a move to the club with players such as Edinson Cavani and Krzysztof Piatek among those mentioned.

But the club have also made an enquiry to sign Jovic on a short-term loan from Real.

The 22-year-old moved to the Bernabeu in a big-money move from Frankfurt last summer but he has struggled to live up to his price-tag in Spain.

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