Report claims Tottenham can sign attacker for just £17m this summer

The print edition of Correio da Manha (as relayed by Sport Witness) have claimed that Tottenham could be offered the chance to re-sign Marcus Edwards at a huge discount, and the Premier League club are tempted to do so.

Tottenham are tempted to re-sign Marcus Edwards

Over the last few weeks, several Portuguese outlets have talked up the chances of Spurs making a move to re-sign Edwards and the latest report on the matter has come from Correio da Manha.

The report points out that Spurs are keen to ensure they have enough homegrown and club-trained players in the squad for next season, which is one of the main reasons they are plotting a move for their academy graduate.

It is alleged that Ange Postecoglou’s men see the Sporting Lisbon winger as the ‘best option’ to sort out the home-grown player issue, while the player’s ‘wish to go back home’ also makes the deal easier.

Spurs could get Edwards for just £17m

The publication backs up what has already been confirmed by other sources, stating that the Lilywhites have a 35 per cent sell-on clause on Edwards and would thus be able to sign him for a discounted fee.

In fact, it is asserted that Tottenham might only need to pay around €20m (£17m) to take the 25-year-old back to North London.

It remains to be seen whether Spurs pounce on that opportunity.

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The jury is out on whether Edwards is good enough to be a regular starter for a top-four Premier League side but there is no doubt that he would be a decent squad option and one can see why Spurs would be tempted by a cut-price deal for the winger.

The biggest question is, why not just promote a player from the U21s instead? Then you can spend big money on a starting XI homegrown player like Eze or Gallagher.

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