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Tottenham: Postecoglou praises resilience following Kane’s departure<\/h3>\n

Tottenham could gazump Chelsea and Brentford to a blockbuster summer transfer.\u00a0Tottenham are reportedly leading the race to sign Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson, as they look to beat Chelsea and Brentford to what could be a \u00a350million deal before the summer window closes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spurs have been targeting a striker to help replace Harry Kane\u2019s goals following his departure to Bayern Munich – and may have found their man. The Mirror claim that Ange Postecoglu\u2019s side are leading the chase, although they are yet to meet Forest\u2019s \u00a350m asking price for the Wales international.<\/p>\n

Spurs do have the money after fetching \u00a3100m for Kane, but whether they are willing to spend half of it on the 22-year-old remains to be seen.<\/p>\n

Forest are hopeful of keeping Johnson, hence the high valuation, but the significant sale would help cover the club\u2019s budget and spending after bringing another six players to the City Ground this summer after last year\u2019s mass spending spree, leaving them wary of Financial Fair Play.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea targeted Johnson after missing out on Michael Olise, who dramatically turned the Blues down to sign a new contract at Crystal Palace. They are searching for a versatile forward and Forest\u2019s star may fit the bill, but they are yet to finalise a decision on their target for Mauricio Pochettino\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n

Brentford showed early interest in Johnson but have since turned their attention to the signing of\u00a0Fiorentina\u00a0forward Nicolas Gonzalez. The Bees recently submitted a\u00a0club-record bid of \u00a334.2million for the 25-year-old as they look to\u00a0strengthen their attack after striker Ivan Toney was suspended until January for breaching the FA\u2019s betting rules.<\/p>\n

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As a result, Tottenham find themselves in a position of strength when it comes to the Johnson deal. Although manager Ange Postecoglou insists the club will focus on outgoings\u00a0before bringing in any more new players.<\/p>\n

He said: “That’s the reality of it.\u00a0We can’t just keep acquiring players.\u00a0That affects training and it affects the players.\u00a0Our focus right now is to try to trim the squad down and see where that takes us.\u00a0There’s still a couple of weeks left of the window and I’m sure we’ll see movement.”<\/p>\n

When asked whether signing a new striker is a priority, Postecoglou replied: “Not necessarily. I know that’s the obvious place people look at because of recent outgoings but we’d been planning for that for a while. There’s still areas we can strengthen in all our lines: defensively, midfield, up front.<\/p>\n

“Again that’s not just bringing players in for the sake of it. They have to fit the profile we’re looking at. We’ve purposefully gone a bit younger because we want to build a team here. It’s not about putting the finishing touches on something, we’re building something here. So that’s the mind of profiles we’re looking at.”<\/p>\n

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