West Brom launch £23m bid for Tottenham flop Vincent Janssen with Stoke also targeting striker
WEST BROMWICH want to buy Tottenham flop Vincent Janssen for £23million.
The Dutch forward could also draw a bid from Stoke City.
The move comes after Spurs had their own £17m bid for Fernando Llorente accepted by Swansea City.
The Baggies' offer is actually £6m more than Janssen cost from AZ Alkmaar last summer.
Since then he has endured a miserable time in north London.
He only started seven Premier League games last season and managed just six goals in 39 appearances, 27 of them as a substitute.
Janssen struggled big time for first-team opportunities mainly because Dele Alli and Harry Kane were so effective.
But when he got a chance he largely bottled it, displaying an alarming lack of confidence.
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Kane will clearly lead the line for Mauricio Pochettino again this season.
And Spurs clearly see Llorente, currently recovering from a broken arm suffered on his summer holiday, as a better back-up than Janssen.
The Spaniard is back training and impressed last season with 15 Prem goals in his opening campaign.
Tottenham could actually beat Chelsea to Llorente's signature.
That's despite the fact that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte worked with Llorente, 32, at Juventus and wants him to provide competition in attack.
Swansea, meanwhile, have been trying to sign Wilfried Bony from Manchester City to cover for Llorente departing before the transfer deadline.
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