Cardiff City are interested in signing Tottenham youngster Kion Etete, WalesOnline understands.
The Bluebirds are in the market for two strikers this summer, with chairman Mehmet Dalman stating the ideal scenario would be to land one on a permanent basis and another, more experienced forward, on loan. You can read more about that here.
And Etete, 20, is a player Cardiff are targeting for a permanent move. The 6ft 4ins frontman, who spent the first half of last season on loan with Northampton Town in League Two and the second half in League One with Cheltenham Town, scored six goals across 30 league games last season.
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Spurs decided earlier this summer they would be open to selling Etete after opting against him travelling to South Korea on their pre-season tour. The forward has been described as both physical, owing to his stature, and mobile.
Etete scored 10 goals in 25 Premier League 2 games for Spurs' under-21s side and attracted interest from the Football League last season, prompting moves to the Cobblers and then the Robins. He now has many admirers in the Championship and the Bluebirds would have to fend them off if they were to land his signature.
Cardiff are keen to bolster their strike force, with only Max Watters, Mark Harris and the injured Isaak Davies among the Bluebirds' squad options at the minute.
Speaking about the Bluebirds' striker targets recently, Dalman said he hoped to get them "over the line soon". He also added that one target would be considered a "long-term" signing.
When asked about whether the signings would be purchases or loans, Dalman said : "I'd like to think it will be a mixture and that's what we are looking at, at the moment. One we would like to bring in as a long-term recruitment and we would like to bring in someone on loan, preferably someone who has got the experience of the league and has the ability to find his way to the goal posts."
Etete has another year left on his contract at Spurs, meaning Cardiff would have to pay a fee if they were to capture him. While Dalman recently described it as an "exception rather than the rule", he did say if the right player came along, it would be worth paying a transfer fee, something the Bluebirds have not done in their 13 signings so far this summer.
"We've always said if the management and recruitment team come up with a compelling argument, we will find the money to do so," Dalman said on a podcast last week.
"It would have to be an exception rather than the rule. For example, we are talking to a striker at the moment as a potential purchase. We will have to write a cheque out for that striker. And we think it's worth doing, we are having that discussion."
Etete started his career at Notts County before moving to Spurs in 2019.
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