Report: Tottenham set sights on £17m striker with better goal conversion rate than Kane

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Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly set their sights on Reims ace Hugo Ekitike.

Calciomercato.it claims Spurs are one of several clubs planning approaches for the 19-year-old.

As well as Tottenham, the likes of Arsenal, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are apparently eyeing Ekitike.

The Reims ace has been in impressive form this season.

He has registered 10 goals and four assists in 24 appearances in all competitions.

Ekitike also boasts an incredible goal conversion rate – 32.1 percent (9 league goals from 28 efforts).

By comparison, Spurs star Harry Kane has a 12.8 percent conversion rate (12 league goals from 94 efforts).

Calciomercato.it claims Ekitike boasts a price tag of 20m euro, or around £17million.

“He’s got amazing talent”

Tottenham currently boast one of the best strikers in the world in Harry Kane, but could do with a deputy.

Ekitike is a great shout, as he’s a young player who has the makings of a top striker.

He could learn a lot from Kane, not to mention from one of the best coaches in the world in Antonio Conte.

Newcastle tried to land Ekitike in January for an initial £25million, but he decided to stay put where he’s comfortable for the time being.

French football expert Julien Laurens offered his view on Ekitike, speaking on the Sky Sports Transfer Talk podcast in January.

“Silly (price tag), it depends because he is really, really good, really talented,” said Laurens.

“It’s not that he would keep you up or not, because Reims want him to be loaned back to Reims for the end of the season anyway, so he would only arrive at Newcastle in the summer.

“Right now, he would not be the saviour. He still needs to learn a lot, this is his first season really with the first team.

“He was on loan in Scandinavia for the last six months of last season, this is his breakthrough season in Ligue 1, he is still really raw.

“He’s not ready for an amazing season in the Premier League and 20 goals, for example.

“He needs a bit of time, and yeah, it’s a lot of money for someone that you have to give time, that isn’t going to start every game and score tons of goals straight away.

“He’s tall and skinny, he needs to beef up a bit, he needs to be stronger in the challenges and all of that, but he’s got amazing talent.”

In summer, he’ll have more time to assess his options, and Tottenham would be a great club for him.

However, Spurs will have a lot of competition for Ekitike’s signature.