Tottenham Hotspur are now seen as the favourites to sign a highly-rated forward, despite his agent's talks with London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea.
Daniel Levy gifted Spurs transfer boost after Europa League triumph
Spurs' triumph in the Europa League final last week stands to seriously benefit the Lilywhites in far more ways than ending their long wait for silverware.
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While Ange Postecoglou fulfilled his promise of 'always' winning silverware during his second season in charge, subsequently ending Spurs' 17-year wait for a major trophy, chairman Daniel Levy will also have a much easier task when it comes to attracting the club's top transfer targets.
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The north Londoners are reportedly set to receive £38 million in prize money from winning the Europa League, and will earn at least £15.7 million from qualifying for the Champions League, even if they lose every game and go out in the group phase (Sky Sports).
The boost is clear from a financial perspective, but Spurs' place in the Champions League draw next term now suddenly makes the club a far more attractive landing spot for big-name players.
As reliably reported, Tottenham are aiming to sign more experienced players this summer (BBC), and their European status makes this objective all the more possible.
Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy before the match
This is especially true when it comes to Bayern Munich star Leroy Sane, who is out of contract beyond June 30, with Sky Sports reporting earlier this week that Postecoglou's side have now been offered his services.
The 29-year-old is a proven attacking star at the highest level and possesses great Premier League experience from his time at Man City.
Since departing Eastlands for Bavaria, he's racked up 61 goals and 55 assists in 220 appearances at Bayern, with 27 of those goal contributions coming in the Champions League.
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Some may even suggest he is exactly the calibre of player needed to bolster Spurs' inexperienced squad.
Tottenham favourites to sign Leroy Sane ahead of Chelsea and Arsenal
Arsenal and Chelsea have been linked with a move for Sane within the past few months, but Tottenham's Europa League win has now catapulted them into pole position.
That is according to Sport Bild, who report that Tottenham are ahead of both Chelsea and Arsenal in the race for Sane, despite the latter two sides holding talks with his agent, Pini Zahavi.
Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane scores their third goal
Discussions over a new deal for Sane have stalled recently, thanks in part to the £242,000-per-week winger appointing Zahavi, but the representative travelled to Munich this week for another meeting with Bayern regarding the player's future.
For this reason, we advise an err of caution when it comes to Sane. There is reason to believe this flirting with Premier League sides could simply be a ploy to encourage improved terms from Bayern, and Levy won't want to be embroiled in a dramatic transfer saga.