What Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur transfers mean for Tottenham's non-homegrown numbers

Tottenham are finally set to make their move in the transfer market with Juventus duo Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur on the verge of joining the club.

A very quiet month for Spurs so far despite Antonio Conte having three priority positions to solve before Monday's 11pm deadline, the Lilywhites, who are traditionally late movers in the market, are about to add to their squad.

On the move two years ago after Fabio Paratici lured him from Atalanta to Juventus, Kulusevski's Tottenham deal is expected to be a loan one but with an option to buy for £33million.

However, it will become an obligation to buy once certain criteria are met.

Central midfielder Bentancur, who was linked with Aston Villa this month, will then come in and give Conte more options in the middle of the park and provide competition alongside players such as Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Harry Winks and Oliver Skipp.

Given Kulusevski is from Sweden and Bentancur from Uruguay, many Tottenham fans have been keen to know whether the two deals will impact the club's non-homegrown player numbers.

A big problem in the past with both Mauricio Pochettino and Jose Mourinho having to give the bad news to some players that they had not made their European squad, the issue has been eased this season thanks to Paratici.

The summer exits of Erik Lamela, Serge Aurier, Moussa Sissoko, Toby Alderweireld, Juan Foyth, Carlos Vinicius and Paulo Gazzaniga took seven non-locally trained players off their books, thus giving Tottenham a bit more freedom in the transfer market.

What has not helped Spurs in recent years is that UEFA and Premier League rules are slightly different, with players who learned their trade outside England seen as non-homegrown by UEFA even if it means