According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are ‘ready’ to try to beat Arsenal in the race to sign Bournemouth forward Junior Kroupi.

Kroupi has proven a real coup for Bournemouth following his £12m move from French side Lorient in last summer’s transfer window.

20-year-old Kroupi was one of the Premier League’s breakout stars in the 2025/26 campaign, with the forward scoring 13 goals in his debut season.

He missed the start of this season with an injury, but he has been heavily linked with a potential exit from Bournemouth over the past couple of months.

After his stunning debut season for Bournemouth, Kroupi has attracted interest from several leading Premier League and European sides, including Arsenal and Tottenham.

However, Kroupi was priced out of an exit from Bournemouth in the summer, with it reported that they wanted around £100m for him in the summer.

Still, it remains inevitable that Kroupi will leave Bournemouth within the next year or so, with a report this month revealing he has emerged as Arsenal’s top target to improve their attack.

A move to Arsenal would surely be difficult for Kroupi to turn down, but our colleagues at TEAMtalk are reporting that Tottenham are providing competition in the race to secure his services and could make a ‘triple swap offer’.

Tottenham ‘ready’ to make ‘triple swap offer’ for Junior Kroupi

Tottenham spent well over £300m in this summer’s transfer window to improve their squad after narrowly avoiding relegation, but they are still short in attack.

TEAMtalk say Tottenham are looking to Kroupi to improve their firepower, and he is their ‘dream option’ to be their new striker.

The north London side are said to be plotting an ‘ambitious’ move to sign Kroupi, and they are considering ‘offering players in exchange’ to beat Arsenal and others to sign him.

The report adds:

‘Kroupi was one of Tottenham’s top targets in the summer, but an injury meant no deal could be completed. He remains a ‘dream option’ for Spurs, who have continued to monitor his situation.

‘We understand that Tottenham are considering whether a player-exchange proposal could help them secure a deal, with Wilson Odobert one name that has been mentioned as a potential makeweight.

‘The winger is currently recovering from an ACL injury but is expected to be fit again by January. Young talents Mikey Moore and Luca Williams-Barnett have also been discussed as possible players who could form part of an offer.’