Report: Spurs leading three other clubs in race for South American

According to PL Brasil, Tottenham Hotspur have moved into pole position to land Palmeiras youngster Marcus Vinnicius.

Tottenham are currently frontrunners for Vinnicius

Vinnicius has been turning a lot of heads with his displays in youth football recently and it was reported by The Sun earlier this week that the Lilywhites had set their sights on the player.

The report claimed Ange Postecoglou’s side are monitoring the 17-year-old closely, with the versatile left-sided starlet said to have caught the eye of the scouts from the North London club.

The outlet explains that Tottenham’s recruitment drive is currently focused on young talents and Vinniciusis has emerged as one of the latest names on the club’s agenda.

Tottenham last raided South America for Alejo Veliz

PL Brasil claim that Spurs are not the only club interested in the Palmeiras academy graduate, who is also thought to be attracting atttention from Newcastle, Wolves and Benfica.

However, it is explained that Tottenham are currently ahead of the others in the race for Vinnicius, having made advances towards his signing.

The report adds that the left-back is happy at the Brazilian club for the time being and that Palmeiras expect him to sign his first professional contract when he turns 17.

The club allegedly plan on selling the defender to a European side in two or three years for a big profit, thus complicating Tottenham’s pursuit.

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It takes quite a unique set of skills to play as an inverted full-back in Ange’s system. If Tottenham have identified Vinnicius as someone who can be groomed for that role, the Premier League side could test Palmeiras’ resolve with an offer over the coming weeks.

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