Tottenham and West Ham in top eight for Premier League agent fees

Tottenham are unbeaten in the league since their opening-day defeat to Manchester United, and can move into the top four with victory over Mourinho’s Chelsea.

Stobart mentioned the new deal would only represent a one-year contract extension, running until the summer of 2021, but the massive jump in wages is the most significant factor in whether Kane agrees.

They are fantasy thoughts for now, but as Pochettino’s profile grows, so do his possibilities, which extends to Sunday’s huge clash with Chelsea.

“Chelsea has two days more to recover”.

The defending champions travel across London to face Mauricio Pochettino’s side – who have lost just once this season.

Pochettino will need to be careful what he wishes for, as speculation linking Harry Redknapp to the England job effectively ended his tenure as boss at White Hart Lane. England midfielder Alli serves a one-match ban after collecting his fifth booking of the season against West Ham last weekend.

As well as being strong in open play, they’re formidable at set-pieces: eight set piece goals is the Premier League’s highest total and reflective of their strength in this area – only two teams have created more chances from corners and only three from free-kicks.

Asked whether Spurs were capable of mounting a serious title challenge, Dembele added: “We have the confidence to win any game if we have the same mentality we have now”. So we are really happy with how it’s going. I am not the sort of player who runs away. Kane, Danny Rose, Andros Townsend and Nacer Chadli were the scorers for Spurs, while Costa, Eden Hazard and Terry tried to earn Chelsea at least a point.

Qarabag had only conceded one goal at home in Europe this season before Tottenham’s visit and they tried to frustrate Spurs by packing the defence and looking to hit the Premier League club on the counter.

Harry Kane has scored seven goals in his last four Premier League matches.

Elsewhere, James Milner held his nerve from the penalty spot as Liverpool beat Bordeaux 2-1 at Anfield to join Spurs in the last 32.