Tottenham closing in on N’Jie deal, confirms Lyon president

Cameroon worldwide Clinton N’Jie joined Lyon in 2010 after being recommended by the brother of former club defender Jean-Jacques Nono.

Now, with the opening weekend behind him, the 19-year-old has turned his attention to the club’s upcoming home clash with Mark Hughes’ Stoke City – and he remains level-headed when it comes to the chances of him walking straight into the Tottenham first team.

“We increased the recruitment of our new players first”.

The 21-year-old Cameroon global impressed in Ligue 1 action last season and his potential arrival at White Hart Lane will offer Mauricio Pochettino a fresh option to boost his ailing Tottenham attack.

“As a striker, when you are scoring goals it gives you more confidence and inspires you to do get even more”.

Four days later and he then struck a brace in a 4-1 demolition of the Ivory Coast, the tournament’s eventual winners come February.

N’Jie has scored six goals in 11 games for his country and has been likened in style to Samuel Eto’o.

Having passed through an academy which knows a thing or two about producing global class strikers – Karim Benzema, Frederic Kanoute and, most recently, Alexandre Lacazette to name just three – N’Jie certainly possesses the attributes required to succeed as a modern-day forward.

Embolo is coming off a 10-goal run within the Swiss Tremendous League final season, and Spurs are reportedly within the result in signal him for as a lot as £10 million, although Aston Villa, West Brom, and West Ham are additionally. He also averages almost two shots per game.

He is due to provide forward support for Harry Kane, who started last season on the fringes of the squad but scored 31 in a breakthrough campaign and is now Spurs’ only reliable source of goals.