OPINION
Tottenham should forget about signing Nice midfielder Jean Michael Seri and lure one of these three Ligue 1 midfielders to north London instead.
Chief football editor at RMC Sport and BFMTV, Mouhamed Bouhafsi revealed on his personal Twitter account that Spurs had made contact with Nice over a potential summer transfer for the 25-year-old midfielder.
Tottenham have made initial contact with the entourage of Nice midfielder Jean Michaël Seri. #COYS
— Mohamed Bouhafsi (@mohamedbouhafsi) June 12, 2017
However, This Is Futbol believes Tottenham are missing a trick in signing Ligue 1 star Seri and need to target three of his domestic rivals to improve Mauricio Pochettino’s side in the middle of the park.
Here are those three players, including a France international who scored 14 goals from midfield this season that L’Equipe claim is interesting Spurs despite his £35.4million price tag: