Spurs transfer news: Tottenham set to land Jack Clarke for £8.5m from Leeds United

The Sun reports that Tottenham have haggled their way to an £8.5m deal for Jack Clarke.

The 18-year-old broke into the Leeds first-team last season under Marcelo Bielsa and made 25 appearances in all competitions.

The report claims that Mauricio Pochettino wants more options in the attack and Leeds have to maintain their finances.

Leeds have included add-ons to the deal for Clarke, according to the report, and Spurs could send the English youngster back on loan at the Championship side.

Clarke scored two goals and provided a couple of assists last season as Leeds missed out on Premier League promotion.

Levy works his magic on a deal

Daniel Levy is known for trying to get the best deal possible for the club, and signing Clarke for £8.5m would an amazing bit of business.

Sending him back on loan makes sense as he needs more starts to continue his development, and working under Bielsa could see him flourish further.

The Englishman is one of the highest-rated players in the Championship, and the Express had earlier reported that Spurs were set to splash £15m for the 18-year-old.

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Getting him for half of that would not be a bad start to our transfer dealings, and it will be interesting to see who else we can line up in the summer window.