"Their first choice" - Journalist now says Spurs "would love" to land £77m star who's like Son

Tottenham would love to sign Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez, according to Daily Star journalist Paul Brown.

Antonio Conte has already added three players to his squad this window and is still in the market for an understudy to Harry Kane.

Yves Bissouma recently joined Fraser Forster and Ivan Perisic through the Hotspur Way entrance door, but Conte is far from done as he looks to build a squad capable of competing in the Champions League and Premier League.

According to the Telegraph, he still wants to add at least one centre-back to his squad, plus a right wing-back, which could arrive in the shape of Djed Spence and a striker.

Spurs are interested in Richarlison, but Italian outlet Alfredo Pedulla believe they’re ready to break their record transfer and bid £77m for Martinez, who was compared to Heung Min Son by Serie A specialist Conor Clancy recently.

Tottenham had agreed a slightly lower £63m fee for the 24-year-old last summer, although Romelu Lukaku’s transfer to Chelsea meant Martinez’s proposed move to north London collapsed.

But Spurs’ need for a second striker remains high on Conte’s priority list, especially with the club back in Europe’s elite competition, and Brown reckons Martinez, described as the ‘complete‘ player by Lionel Messi, will be their top attacking target.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “I still think Spurs would love to have Lautaro Martinez, who is someone who’s been on their radar for a long time, but he would obviously be massively expensive and doesn’t look like he’s going to move but he would be their first choice.”

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Conte might already have two of the top attacking players in the Premier League in his ranks in Son and