Tottenham Hotspur interested in Sporting Lisbon's Morten Hjulmand?
The 24-year-old — formerly on the books at Copenhagen, Admira Wacker and Lecce — has made an immediate impression in Portugal since leaving the latter club for an €18m (£15.4m) fee in the summer transfer window.
Primarily a defensive midfielder but also competent as a number eight or even as a number 10, Hjulmand has already amassed two goals and four assists from 36 games for Sporting during his debut year.
The Scandinavian has started 20 Primeira Liga matches for Ruben Amorim's men, who lie one point clear of Benfica at the top of the table with a game in hand, and seven of their eight Europa League contests thus far.
Hjulmand had earned his first senior Denmark call-up before donning the Sporting jersey, but the midfielder has now played for the national team on three occasions, starting a Euro 2024 qualifying loss to Northern Ireland back in November.
The 24-year-old's contract with Sporting runs until the end of the 2027-28 campaign, although his terms reportedly include a release clause worth €80m (£68.5m), offering him an exit route for the right price.
Hjulmand and Sporting will be back in Europa League action this week, hosting Atalanta BC in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday, where scouts are expected to be in attendance to run the rule over promising players.
According to Portuguese outlet Record, Tottenham have their eye on Hjulmand, and the North London giants have already deployed members of their scouting team to watch the Dane in action.
Representatives from Spurs were supposedly present in the first leg of Sporting's Taca de Portugal semi-final with Benfica on February 29, where
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