Spurs are weighing up a bid this month for highly-rated South Korea centre-back Kim Min-jae. Tottenham are ready to step up their interest amid growing concerns of competition from London rivals Chelsea.
The 6ft 3in Beijing Guoan centre-back,24, is nicknamed 'the monster' and is a rising star in Asia. Spurs were first interested in Heung-min Son's international team-mate in the close season after Jan Vertonghen left.
Now they are plotting a fresh move as Chelsea could be about to enter the race. The Stamford Bridge club famously hi-jacked Spurs' move for Willian in August 2013 to snatch the Brazilian from under their noses in a £30million deal.
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