Report: Spurs could hijack Newcastle’s pursuit of player Postecoglou is ‘obsessed with’. According to MSN, Tottenham Hotspur are expected to hijack Newcastle United’s pursuit of Jonathan David, with Ange Postecoglou extremely keen on adding the Lille star to his squad.
Spurs and Newcastle want Jonathan David
It was reported by TEAMtalk last week that Newcastle had stepped up their pursuit of David as the club look for a number nine to replace Callum Wilson, who is expected to leave St James’ Park.
It was revealed that the Magpies had identified the Canadian international as their top summer target and were ready to push ahead with a move for the player.
David recently finished 4th at the Copa America with Canada, playing against Tottenham’s Rodrigo Bentancur in the third-place play-off.
However, MSN have now claimed that Tottenham have no intention of allowing Newcastle to have a free run at David and will try to hijack the move.
The outlet explains that Postecoglou is ‘obsessed’ with the idea of signing a top-class centre-forward and has identified David as someone who fits the bill.
It is revealed that the 24-year-old is a particularly lucrative target for Spurs since he is available for just £25m, which would mean that the club have enough funds to reinforce other areas of their squad this summer.
With Copa America now done, one would expect the race for David’s signature to heat up over the coming weeks.
It seems clear that the striker is Premier League-bound but it is anyone’s guess which club he will end up at, with a host of English sides seemingly chasing him.
