Tottenham Hotspur and chairman Daniel Levy could offer an "attractive contract" to a Spain international, with the Lilywhites making transfer plans ahead of the summer window.
Tottenham suffer fourteenth Premier League defeat with Man City loss
Spurs are beginning to slowly turn a corner under Ange Postecoglou, thanks to the return of key squad members from injury, but Premier League champions Man City still inflicted their fourteenth top flight loss of the campaign on Wednesday evening.
Erling Haaland's winner proved the difference for Pep Guardiola as Spurs maintain their uphill battle to try and climb out of the bottom ten, but Postecoglou used the match to experiment in attack.
Wilson Odobert was handed his first start since September against City, with club captain Son Heung-min dropping to the bench, as Tottenham's manager does his best to cope without star striker Dominic Solanke.
"I thought he was great," said Postecoglou on Odobert's display against Man City. "It was important tonight that him, Destiny and Brennan got some minutes. Again, it’s one thing to get guys back from injury but we have got to get them up to speed as quick as we possibly can.
"You could see Wilson hasn’t played for a while but you could also see the quality that he has. I think he grew into the game in the second half. I thought he was a big catalyst at the beginning of the second half when he was running at the opposition. He is an exciting player and if we can manage him through this period and get him to a really decent level of fitness, I’m sure he will help us finish the season strong."
Mathys Tel has come in as a quality alternative to Solanke alongside Postecoglou's rotated wide players. However, the 19-year-old is only there on a temporary deal and there is no guarantee that Tel will remain at Spurs for 2025/2026, even despite the £45 million buy-option in his contract.
The final decision will rest on his shoulders, and if the Frenchman doesn't wish to extend his stay at N17, then Spurs will need to think of other potential transfer options.
Tottenham could offer Ayoze Perez an "attractive contract"
According to a Spanish media source, former Newcastle United and Leicester City striker Ayoze Perez is attracting interest from Hotspur Way.
The four-cap Spain international, who's enjoying a fine season at Villarreal right now with 14 goals in 20 appearances this season, could be subject to an approach from Spurs in the summer.
Indeed, it is believed that Tottenham could offer Perez an "attractive contract" to join Postecoglou, but the details of this are unclear. The 31-year-old has also caught Eintracht Frankfurt's attention, and Villarreal are fearful they're going to lose their star striker amid all of this interest in his services.
The report describes Spurs' interest as a "problem" for Villarreal, but it remains to be seen whether they take the plunge considering his age and previously undewhelming Premier League stints.