Tottenham transfer news: Watford striker Troy Deeney is top target for Mauricio Pochettino as they attempt to get quality cover for Harry Kane
TOTTENHAM are lining up a shock swoop for Troy Deeney.
The North Londoners are eyeing the Watford striker as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of next season’s Champions League campaign.
Spurs chiefs are about to finalise their wish-list of summer transfer targets.
Deeney is not the club’s MAIN strike target, but he is one of the players they are looking to sign.
The Hornets skipper, 27, scored 13 Prem goals to help his newly-promoted team finished 13th in the top flight last season.
But it was formidable work-rate and willingness to lay on goals for his Watford team-mate Odion Ighalo that most impressed Mauricio Pochettino as they look bring in forwards who can cover for and play alongside Harry Kane.
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Spurs are also trying to seal a deal for Marseille’s £30million-rated striker Michy Batshuayi.
But that would not affect their move for Deeney, a player they believe could become a cult figure at White Hart Lane.
Watford are desperate to keep hold of their captain, but he is upset by their sacking of manager Quique Sanchez Flores in a decision the player branded “crazy.”
And the Hornets are unlikely to stand in the way of Deeney joining a team in the Champions League.
Champions Leicester are also interested in Deeney, but his family are settled in Hertfordshire, just a 20 minute-drive Tottenham’s training HQ.