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Report: Tottenham are finally closing in on agreeing a deal for a new striker

Tottenham head coach Jose Mourinho is confident that the club will sign a new striker before the end of the summer transfer window.

Harry Kane remains the only recognised centre-forward in Spurs’ first-team squad this season.

The north London club have been linked with moves for players like Bournemouth’s Josh King, Napoli’s Arkadiusz Milik and Torino’s Andrea Belotti, and Mourinho is confident that Spurs will sign a back-up striker before Monday’s deadline.

The Portuguese said: “I am optimistic, but more than that the feeling that I like is that we are trying everything to do it.