Tottenham want to make a number of new signings this summer but one rival manager appears to have shut down their chances of one signing.
Spurs have signed Archie Gray and Timo Werner already and have also got Lucas Bergvall coming into the squad.
However, Ange Postecoglou wants even more and he is keen to bring in players who know the league and can immediately make an impact on proceedings.
Of course, finding those players is a tough ask given the amount of clubs all in the same boat.
But one man who Tottenham are keen on is Manchester United midfielder, Scott McTominay.
The Scot is a wanted man, with Newcastle also keen on landing McTominay as well.
But his manager, Erik ten Hag, has been speaking about the midfielder and appeared to quash any talk of the club selling McTominay for now.
Erik ten Hag plays down Scot McTominay exit amid Tottenham links
Speaking to The Evening Standard about potential interest in McTominay, Ten Hag has said that in an ideal world, he keeps hold of the Scot.
“We have very good players so there will always be an interest from other clubs,” Ten Hag said.
“When you score 10 goals in a season and also perform very good for Scotland, then there will be an interest.
“But we want to keep him because he is a very important player for our squad.
“What he can contribute, as we saw last season once we had our sixes available, he could play in a more advanced role and he is a highly interesting player for our team.”
McTominay was lauded last season for some ‘fantastic‘ performances and United are thought to value him at at least the £30m mark.
That sort of money would not be an issue for Tottenham but with Ten Hag’s comments here, it looks like the deal has just become a touch harder to do for Spurs.