Chelsea and Tottenham share an interestin Porto striker Samu Aghehowa, with his club open to selling him in 2026.
The 21-year-old moved to the Portuguese club from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2024 and has been in rampant form ever since.
He scored 27 goals in all competitions in his first season with Porto and has continued to impress in this campaign, scored nine times already.
The three-cap Spain international came close to joining Chelsea last year, with financial terms agreed, but an ankle issue saw him fail a medical.
Instead he moved to Porto but there remains interest in him from Stamford Bridge and from north London.
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Portuguese publication Correio de Manha report that both Chelsea and Tottenham are considering a move for Aghehowa next year and Porto are not ruling out a sale.
The striker has a release clause in his contract worth €100million (£88m), but the report states that Porto would be willing to accept an offer of €80m (£70m).
Due to their financial situation, Porto would even be willing to sanction a sale in January, cashing in on their star forward in the middle of the season.
However, whether Chelsea or Spurs would be willing to spend so big in the winter transfer window is yet to be seen.
The Blues brought in forwards Joao Pedro and Liam Delap over the summer, while also signing the likes of Estevao, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens in attacking roles.
Tottenham also brought in new forwards, with the likes of Mathys Tel, Randal Kolo Muani and Mohammed Kudus joining the club.
However, Thomas Frank’s team is struggling to fire in front of goal and could be back in the market for a striker at the earliest opportunity.
Chelsea got the better of Spurs on Saturday with a 1-0 win in north London as the home side turned in a turgid display which led to loud boos from their own fans.
Tottenham managed just three shots and their xG for the game was 0.05, their lowest ever recorded in a Premier League game.
Frank said of the blunt display: ‘I would say that, of course, hurt massively. ‘I’ve never been in charge of a team that created that little in one game, never.
‘So that, of course, I will look into what we can do to make it better. But I think that’s one thing. I think everything is a little bit linked. And today we didn’t hit the level.’