Tottenham have made an offer for Lille midfielder Boubakary Soumare, according to reports in France.
The 20-year-old has admirers across Europe, with Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Valencia all linked with a move.
According to The Sun via French newspaper L'Equipe, Spurs are ready to steal a march on their rivals having made a move for the Frenchman.
Spurs may hold a slight advantage in tempting the youngster away from Lille considering Jose Mourinho's assistant, Joao Sacramento, worked with him when he was a coach at the French club.
Soumare put clubs on red alert earlier this week when he admitted that he wanted to leave the Ligue 1 club.