Manchester City are advancing in talks with Everton for winger Iliman Ndiaye as an alternative to Cody Gakpo.
With Spurs having previously established a fee of £60m with Everton for Ndiaye and contact already established between City and Everton over Jack Grealish, discussions are moving swiftly.
Richarlison’s reluctance to make a final decision on a move to Everton has held up advanced talks involving Ndiaye that had been ongoing since yesterday.
It means Tottenham are looking to alternative targets and have started talks with Chelsea about a loan for Mykhailo Mudryk.
Earlier on Monday, Liverpool rejected City’s £80m bid for Cody Gakpo.
Sky Sports News understands Liverpool are concerned about their chances of bringing in a replacement for the Dutchman.
Manchester City want to sign a wide forward and a central midfielder before the window closes.
They are interested in Ndiaye and opened talks with Chelsea for Enzo Fernandez on Monday.
Manchester City allowed Savio and Omar Marmoush to join Tottenham earlier month, reducing Enzo Maresca’s options on the wing.
City did not name a winger on their bench in Friday’s win over Crystal Palace and started with Phil Foden – who Enzo Maresca admitted is not a winger – out wide at Selhurst Park.
Liverpool signed Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday while Victor Munoz arrived from Osasuna earlier this summer.
Spurs also targeted Gakpo in this window before signing Savio and Marmoush.
