Tottenham Hotspur fans will be very interested in what one journalist has said about rumours linking Spurs with a move for Vitor Roque.

One can understand why Spurs are being linked with number nines ahead of the January window, given the issues Thomas Frank has had up front.

Mathys Tel is still very young, while Richarlison has not been up to scratch so far this season. The two other centre-forwards at the Dane’s disposal, Randal Kolo Muani and Dominic Solanke, have had injury issues.

It emerged a few days ago that Tottenham and Chelsea are ready to make a move for Palmeiras striker Vitor Roque in January, and there has now been a new update in that transfer saga.

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Roque’s move to Barcelona may not have gone as planned, but the 20-year-old has been very impressive since his return to Brazil at the start of the year.

The centre-forward has found the back of the net 17 times this season, but journalist Jorge Nicola has rubbished the rumours linking him with a return to Europe.

He suggested that Palmeiras will not let their starlet leave and that the rumours are being fed to the press by the player’s entourage.

Nicola said on his...