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Tottenham scout Henrichs and Toljan

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Tottenham are eyeing moves to sign Bundesliga pair Jeremy Toljan and Benjamin Henrichs, according to a Sky Sports report.

The broadcaster claims Spurs have scouted both players as they look to bolster their full-back options, amid interest from Manchester City for Kyle Walker.

However, it is said that Henrichs of Bayer Leverkusen only recently signed a new long-term contract which ties him to his club until the summer of 2022, which could make him difficult to prise away.

Henrichs, 20, was a mainstay of Leverkusen’s back line last term, making 37 appearances in all competitions, including seven in the Champions League.

The 20-year-old had been a regular in Germany’s age group teams throughout his early career, and he won his first senior cap in the 8-0 thrashing of San Marino in November of last year.

Hoffenheim’s Toljan endured a mixed 2016-17 campaign, making only 21 appearances in all competitions.

However, his contract enters its final year this summer, so he could be a more realistic option for Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino.

The 22-year-old is comfortable at both right-back and left-back, and since he broke into his club’s senior set up in the summer of 2013, he has played 59 league and cup games.

Toljan has been capped by Germany Under-21s 13 times, but he is yet to feature for the senior national side.

Sky report that Tottenham are also keeping close tabs on Porto right-back Ricardo Pereira, who has spent the last two seasons on loan at French club Nice.

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