Tottenham face hurdle in £85m striker race as Benfica plan new contract talks

Tottenham Hotspur are not going to find it easy to prise Vangelis Pavlidis away from Benfica during the January window, with the Portuguese club reportedly considering offering the striker a new contract.

Over the past few weeks, a number of outlets have suggested that Spurs are keeping an eye on Pavlidis , who has scored an astonishing 14 goals in 13 appearances so far this season.

The Greece international has reportedly been identified by Roberto De Zerbi’s side as a potential solution to their goalscoring issues. In fact, Spurs Web relayed recently that the Benfica star has emerged as Tottenham’s top priority for January after the North London club’s scouts gave glowing reviews of the centre-forward.

Rumour · This claim is unconfirmed.