OPINION
Mauricio Pochettino must blow Liverpool and Arsenal out of the water to bring Real Madrid playmaker Marco Asensio to Tottenham this summer.
Spanish outlet Diario Gol claim the 21-year-old attacking midfielder has received contact from both Liverpool and Arsenal as well as Italian champions Juventus.
The Real academy product broke into Zinedine Zidane’s side and went on to make a huge 38 appearances in all competitions this season as Real won the La Liga and the Champions League.
Although he is likely to cast a sizeable figure with five years still to run on his contract at the Santiago Bernabeu, Asensio could be allowed to leave with the likes of Isco, Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic ahead of the Real ace in the pecking order.
This Is Futbol considers why signing the three-time Spain international would be a huge boost in their hunt of Premier League glory, ahead of likely contenders Chelsea and both Manchester clubs.
Here are those three reasons, with potential world-beater Asensio already twice the player of another playmaker that Spurs are reportedly keen on signing: