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Tottenham offered chance to sign Hernandez

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Tottenham have been offered the chance to sign former Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez, according to the Mail.

The newspaper claim Spurs and London rivals have been approached about signing the goal poacher, 29, as the possibility grows that he could quit current club Bayer Leverkusen.

The Mail report that Hernandez has a release clause set at £13million and is interested in a return to the Premier League two years after his exit from Old Trafford.

The 94-time Mexico international, who has notched up an impressive 48 goals for his country, has just 12 months remaining on his Leverkusen contract.

He has showed in the Bundesliga that his fox in the box qualities that are well remembered by Premier League audiences remain firmly intact.

Hernandez has scored 39 goals from 76 Leverkusen matches after his 158 matches for United yielded 59 goals and 20 assists as well as two Premier League winners’ medals.

The Mexican was often used as an impact substitute and his goals-per-minutes ratio for the club was particularly impressive.

Tottenham have just Harry Kane and Vincent Janssen as their recognised senior centre forwards and will be without versatile attacker Heung-Min Son for the start of the new campaign.

Hernandez made 36 appearances for Leverkusen last season, scoring 13 goals and picking up four assists as his campaign was disrupted by injuries which kept him out of several matches.

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