Coutinho earns more than £200,000 a week, which would make him the top earner if he were to join Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur have launched a remarkable double bid to sign Philippe Coutinho and Paulo Dybala before the transfer window closes tomorrow.

They have made an offer to sign Coutinho on loan from Barcelona and hope to agree a £65 million deal with Juventus for Dybala, though his move to north London is complicated by his image rights being owned by a third party, which was one of the issues that hindered Manchester United’s attempt to sign him. The Argentina forward did not want to go to United, but Tottenham will hope that the offer of Champions League football helps their cause. Agreeing personal terms may be tricky — Dybala, 25, wanted as much as £350,000 a week from United.

Mauricio Pochettino worked briefly with Coutinho