Tottenham 'accelerate interest' in red hot Spanish striker amid bargain £25m January price tag

Tottenham Hotspur links with Espanyol striker Roberto Fernandez are not new, but the club are now accelerating their interest ahead of January.

It first emerged last week that Fernandez shot to the top of Spurs’ striker wishlist for January after his impressive start to the season, which has seen him score six from eight games for Espanyol.

The report explained the Lilywhites had conducted a detailed analysis of the 24-year-old, whose contract is thought to contain a €30m (£25.4m) release clause. The update claimed that Brighton and Chelsea were also watching the centre-forward, who was handed his first cap for Spain in their 3-1 win over Czechia during the recent international break.