Tottenham are trying to drive down Inter Milan's asking price for centre-half Milan Skriniar as Jose Mourinho admits he is determined to improve the balance of his squad before the transfer market closes.
Mourinho wants Skriniar who is keen on a move to White Hart Lane and Inter boss Antonio Conte is looking to generate funds in order to make another attempt to prise N'Golo Kante away from Chelsea.
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will be confident of beating down the £46million asking price for the 25-year-old Slovakia international, who earns £120,000 a week in Milan and is not expected to start for Conte's side as they launch their Serie A campaign against Fiorentina on Saturday.