Tottenham revive interest in Leicester City winger Demarai Gray as Mauricio Pochettino plans for next season

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Tom Collomosse10 February 2017

Tottenham have revived a long-standing interest in Leicester City winger Demarai Gray as Mauricio Pochettino makes plans for next season.

Spurs are following closely the brightest young English-born attacking talent, and already have Wilfried Zaha, the Crystal Palace attacker, and Ross Barkley, the Everton midfielder, on their list.

Pochettino wants to add pace to his forward line and believes these players, along with Gray, would do the job well.

Moussa Sissoko was signed for the purpose last summer, in a deal with Newcastle that could eventually be worth £30million, but has not been as effective as Tottenham wanted. Sissoko has started only six matches in the league and is still looking for his first goal.

Tottenham have followed Gray since his days at Birmingham, where he made his debut as a 17-year-old in October 2013.

He moved to Leicester last January when the Premier League champions met his £3.75million release clause, signing a contract until June 2020.

He is now on their radar again, along with that of Liverpool, and others are likely to join the race – especially if Leicester are relegated from the top flight. At 20, Gray fits the profile of player who usually works well with Pochettino – young, ambitious, and with plenty of scope for improvement.

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Since his move to the King Power Stadium, Gray has struggled to gain a regular run of games under Claudio Ranieri, though he has often impressed when he has played.

Earlier in the season, Ranieri demanded Gray improve his team play. The Italian said: “I believe in this player and believe he can have a good career. It is important he understands, tactically, that he can’t play alone. He has to link with other players.”

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