There is only one deal Tottenham won't do for Eli Junior Kroupi

Tottenham Hotspur desperately need a new No. 9, and while there are concerns about his ability to fit and be a true focal point in a possession based team, Bournemouth's young star striker Eli Junior Kroupi fits every other box that Spurs would want to check for their next striker. They want someone young, proven in the Premier League, and capable of being their best goal scorer now and a 20 goal striker in the future.

Spurs will be in for Kroupi this coming winter transfer window, as they need a solution now. Dominic Solanke has been beyond horrendous at the 9 despite Roberto De Zerbi believing in the former Bournemouth starter, while new addition Omar Marmoush from Manchester City, who is set to cost Spurs 60 million pounds when the season ends, has not fit at all as a true striker.

Tottenham's interest in Kroupi is not new, but since he is back from an injury, they can actually sign him. But it won't be easy, of course. Kroupi will cost well over 100 million pounds with how much Bournemouth value him, and other big clubs like PSG, Arsenal, and Barcelona will be in for the future No. 9 of the French national team.

So transfer rumors are already discussing the possibility of Tottenham Hotspur swapping some of their players to AFC Bournemouth in order to sign Eli Junior Kroupi, reduce his overall transfer fee, and potentially even sweeten the pot to the Cherries. But while there are several veteran and even young players Spurs would not mind sending to the Premier League underdogs for their dream striker target, there is one player Spurs would never sell and that is Luca Williams-Barnett.

The teenage sensation already looks like the next big thing, and while watching Will Lankshear turn into quite the bagsman for Middlesborough this season since being sold from Tottenham to the EFL Championship side this past summer transfer window, Spurs are on high alert about losing young talent to English clubs before they truly get their chance at N17. And Wiliams-Barnett is ten times the prospect Lankshear is; he could be their next global superstar the way Harry Kane was.

So LWB is the price too steep to pay. Tottenham were willing to spend 100 million pounds and set a new transfer record for Sandro Tonali as Roberto De Zerbi's new midfield general from Newcastle United this past summer, so spending even more than that on a top young 9 like Kroupi is not out of the question. But sending LWB to Bournemouth is definitely a total no go.