Mauricio Pochettino eyeing deal for Swansea ace Alfie Mawson this summer
Defender cost Swans £5million from Barnsley in August 2016 - Spurs could find he's worth at least five times that now
ALFIE MAWSON has emerged as a summer target for Tottenham Hotspur.
The Swansea City defender, picked for Gareth Southgate's England squad this week, has come on in leaps and bounds this season.
Mawson, 24, joined the Swans for £5million from Barnsley in August 2016 having started his career at Brentford and being sent out on loan to Luton, West Ham, Welling and Wycombe.
He'll be worth at least five times that now.
An impressive few months with Swansea have brought him not only to Southgate's attention, but also to that of Spurs boss Maurico Pochettino's.
Mawson saw Tottenham at first hand on Saturday afternoon as the Londoners booked their place at Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals thanks to a 3-0 win.
The Swansea defender was called up for Gareth Southgate's England squad this week
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The player has been attracting interest from several other clubs in the Premier League but Spurs are said to hold the upper hold.
Pochettino is renowned for putting the gloss on the Prem's finest talent and turning them into players fit for the world stage.
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Says Pochettino: “From day one, when we arrived at Southampton, we always said to you [the media], the fans and the coaches that the most important thing was to show belief and faith in the young talent in England.
“One of our challenges in the last four years was to show the English people that the talent exists here.
"I think Southampton and Tottenham are showing that, if you believe and work and spend time, they have the same talent as in Argentina, Spain and Brazil.”