Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas is reportedly preparing a bid for Fulham midfielder Moussa Dembele.
The 25-year-old Belgium international, whose current contract expires in June 2013, has also been linked with a move to Manchester United in recent weeks.
Villas-Boas is resigned to losing Luka Modric this summer and has made Dembele his top target to replace the Croatian after giving up in his pursuit of Joao Moutinho for financial reasons, according to The Mirror.
Dembele scored two Premier League goals last season - two fewer than Modric.
