Whilst neither have struggled for goals in the Premier League so far this season, both Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa could be in the market for a new attacking midfielder.
Tottenham sold Giovani Lo Celso to Real Betis this summer, a player Unai Emery was thought to be keen to bring to Villa Park.
In the end, Villa didn’t add a new number 10, perhaps mindful that Emi Buendia would soon be returning from injury.
Spurs also didn’t quite find the right signing in that regard either in the summer, failing to launch moves for Eberechi Eze or Villa’s very own Jacob Ramsey.
That being said, TBR Football understands that both Spurs and Villa are keeping a close eye on Viktoria Plzen midfielder Pavel Sulc.
Tottenham and Aston Villa have both been watching Pavel Sulc this season
Playing for Viktoria Plzen last season, Sulc managed an incredible 18 goals in 29 games playing in midfield, form that he has continued this term.
Sulc already has five goals to his name domestically and he has transferred that form internationally, too.
The midfielder now has six caps for Czechia and scored two goals against Ukraine in the Nations League back in September.
Some of Europe’s stop clubs are now paying close attention to Sulc and there’s also interest emerging from the Premier LEague.
Manchester City, Tottenham and Villa are all among the clubs that have watched Sulc in action this season.
On the continent, Napoli, Atalanta, Marseille, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen are also interested in the goal scoring sensation, who certainly knows how to hit the ball cleanly.
Viktoria Plzen would sell Pavel Sulc for the right price
Interestingly, Sulc’s manager, Miroslav Koubek, has admitted that the club would sell their star player for the right price.
Plzen aren’t keen to deny their players a path to Europe’s top clubs, and Koubek said the club would wish him well were the right offer to arrive.
Speaking in May via Denik, Koubek said: “I’ve already said it once, in Plzen, departures are set up in such a way that they will only be dealt with in the case of an offer from the top five elite European leagues.
“And if someone like that comes, I’ll shake Pavel’s hand and congratulate him.”
Therefore if either Spurs or Villa decide to take their interest one step further in January or next summer, it seems as if a deal should be with their reach.