A young striker likened to Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is in line to leave his club, with Tottenham Hotspur ready to pay "big money" for his services, according to a new report this week.
Ange Postecoglou praises Spurs players after Europa League triumph
Spurs were forced to showcase heroic defending on their best night of the season so far, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 in Germany on Thursday night to seal their place in the Europa League semi-finals.
Dominic Solanke's penalty, courtesy of James Maddison heroically putting his body on the line to win it, was enough to keep Ange Postecoglou's hopes of winning silverware during his second season in charge well and truly alive.
Spurs face Norwegian minnows Bodo/Glimt in the next round, and are expected to dispatch this year's unlikely semi-final opponents, but anything is possible in tournament football and Postecoglou will be keen to ensure they're not underestimated.
"We can’t get too far ahead of ourselves. We’re in the semi-final and will play a difficult opponent in the semi, but it’s not about my belief in the team," said the Lilywhites boss in a post-match press conference.
"What’s more important is the belief the team has had because after a season like ours, it would be very easy for the players and staff, they could have left me in a pretty vulnerable place in terms of them splintering, but I’ve never felt that (even) with all the noise around our season.
"They’ve been so united in believing in what we’re trying to achieve here and that is what gave me heart all along that if we got our own slice of luck in terms of getting some players back that I really believed this team could achieve.
"That is what keeps driving me. It isn’t so much my belief in them, it’s their belief in what we’re doing and both players and staff have been outstanding. I am the front man for it but they take responsibility for it as well and all my decisions and everything I do, but not at any stage have I felt they lost any belief in me or what we’re doing."
Postecoglou's future is on the line, and his position will very much play a role in Tottenham's transfer plans for the summer.
Tottenham ready to pay "big money" for Gambian sensation Gibril Sima
As per Football Insider, the club are making some plans regardless, with Gambian sensation Gibril Sima now on Tottenham's radar. The teenager is making a name for himself in Africa, drawing comparisons with Henry, and Spurs are willing to pay "big money" for Sima ahead of other European suitors.
That is according to journalist Pete O'Rourke, sharing news for Football Insider that Postecoglou's side are very keen on the centre-forward, alongside Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan.
His club, Dutch Lions, are resigned to losing Sima amid this interest as well, so it appears he is well and truly in line for a move abroad.