Forget 28-year-old enforcer, Tottenham should home in on three of his teammates instead - view
COMMENT By Will Butcher
Tottenham should abandon plans to sign Benfica midfielder Ljubomir Fejsa this summer and instead raid the Portuguese giants for one of their other star players.
The Sun claims Spurs are keen on signing the 28-year-old enforcer, who has held aloft 10 league titles in his last nine seasons after spells with Partizan Belgrade and Olympiacos.
It is said that Mauricio Pochettino has turned his attention towards Fejsa, after missing out on Sporting Lisbon star Adrien Silva despite tabling an £18million bid.
Spurs have not completed a single signing this summer with chairman Daniel Levy known for his tight stronghold on the Spurs coffers but that is expected to change in the next five weeks.
However, Spurs already have multiple players that can do the job Festa does for Benfica at the base of the midfield in the likes of Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier.
Football Insider believes signing Fejsa would be a waste of time and should instead look to steal one of these three Benfica stars instead, including a player that is reportedly interesting West Ham and Liverpool:
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Pizzi
Nine-time Portugal international Pizzi is exactly the kind of player Spurs need in their side in order to boost their Premier League hunt for title glory.
The 27-year-old midfielder amassed an eye-catching 13 goals from the middle of the park, as well as laying on 12 assists during his 52 league and cup outings.
Wanyama top scored out of Spurs four central midfield options with five goals, and adding Pizzi into that mix would give the north London side an added extra dimension in attack.
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Eduardo Salvio
Salvio, also 27, starred for Benfica this season in their title-winning campaign from out wide, proving to be just as prolific in the final third as he was creative.
Making 42 appearances, the Argentina international scored nine goals as well as turning provider a further 10 times.
That creativity is key in Spurs final third, with the likes of Son Heung-Min, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen in need of competition as Moussa Sissoko, Erik Lamela and Georges N'Koudou fail to do so.
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Raul Jimenez
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claimed earlier this month that both Liverpool and West Ham were chasing the 26-year-old's signature, despite struggling in front of goal for Benfica last term.
The Mexico international only managed 11 goals and three assists during 32 appearances, but he showed for his country at the Confederations Cup just why he is attracting interest.
His physicality and eye for goal would make him an instant hit as Harry Kane's back-up next season, showing a lot more talent that Vincent Janssen.
In other Tottenham transfer news, West Ham have reportedly joined the race to sign this midfielder.
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