Tottenham send scouts to watch exciting Benfica talent – report

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Benfica striker Jota caught the eye of Tottenham scouts during his side’s Europa League win over Dinamo Zagreb last week, say reports in Portugal.

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The 19-year-old forward was being observed by Spurs as he helped his side record a 3-1 aggregate win after extra time against the Croatian outfit.

Portuguese newspaper A Bola say that the Premier League club and German side Bayer Leverkusen sent representatives to watch the Portugal Under-21 international.

Jota has broken into the Benfica first team recently and made his first start of the season against Dinamo Zagreb.

He currently has a release clause around £25 million, but his club are believed to be hoping to increase that to £85 million with a contract renewal.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.