Tottenham Hotspur wrapped up their pre-season with a 3-2 defeat to Harry Kane and Bayern Munich in their last match before the Premier League campaign on Saturday.
Dejan Kulusevski found the back of the net twice, including a goal in the first minute of the match, but strikes from Thomas Muller, Dayot Upamecano, and Serge Gnabry secured the friendly win for the Bavarian outfit.
Ange Postecoglou will now have his full focus on the opening game against Leicester City, newly promoted out of the Championship, at the King Power stadium.
The Lilywhites missed out on Champions League football for this season, finishing below Aston Villa in the table, and a top-four finish may be in the Australian boss’ sights this term.
Spurs have dipped into the market in an attempt to bolster their squad, with Lucas Bergvall, in a deal that was agreed earlier this year, Archie Gray, and Dominic Solanke all joining this summer.
The club’s latest signing was Solanke on a permanent deal from Bournemouth, which has been reported to be worth £65m, to improve the team’s attack.
Spurs eyeing new centre-forward
Despite that addition to the squad, Tottenham are reportedly in the market to add another centre-forward to the group to compete with Solanke.
According to Reports, Spurs have their eye on a possible swoop to sign Jonathan David from Ligue 1 side Lille before the end of the window.
The report claims that Postecoglou is lining up a potential move for the Canada international as there is continued uncertainty over Richarlison’s future at the club.
It adds that that Brazil international ‘could’ leave before the deadline passes but does not mention if there are any teams currently pursuing his services, though it does say that there are Saudi Pro League clubs monitoring his situation.
The report states that the Canadian marksman is now into the final 12 months of his contract with the French side and that has forced them to lower their value of him to £25m, which is why he has emerged as an attractive target for Spurs and other sides in the English top-flight.
If Tottenham do win the race to secure his services before the end of the summer then Postecoglou could have two excellent striker options, with him and Solanke.
Why Spurs should sign Jonathan David
The 24-year-old star, who was hailed as “mind-blowing” for his country by talent scout Jacek Kulig, has been a prolific forward in France in recent years and could come in as an outstanding replacement for Richarlison.
If the Brazilian does move on, to the Pro League or elsewhere, then Spurs could improve their team by swooping to sign David in reaction to that.
The Lille sensation, who has scored 28 goals in 54 caps for Canada, has racked up 121 goals in 267 appearances in his club career to date, which speaks to his knack for scoring goals on a regular basis.
This means that Spurs could end up with two strikers in their squad – Solanke and David – who both scored 19 goals in a major European league last term, which could provide Postecoglou with all the firepower he needs to fight for a top four finish, and possibly even more.
