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According to reports in The Daily Star, Tottenham Hotspur are tracking £40m-rated Bournemouth centre-back Nathan Ake ahead of a potential move.

What’s the word, then?

Well, The Daily Star report that both Spurs and their Premier League rivals Manchester United are keeping tabs on the highly-rated Dutchman, who has played a huge part in the Cherries’ rise to sixth in the English top flight following a brilliant start to the campaign  for Eddie Howe’s men.

The Daily Star says that Mauricio Pochettino views the 23-year-old as a potential long-term replacement for Toby Alderweireld if he leaves the north London outfit over the course of the next 18 months or so, with the Belgian still refusing to sign a new deal.

The report adds that after paying Chelsea £20m for Ake in the summer of 2017 following a successful loan spell, the south coast club are likely to demand at least double that if they are to consider letting him go.

Would he be a good Tottenham signing?

He certainly would be.

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It is no coincidence that Spurs and United are both tracking a player that used to play for Chelsea, and his performances for the Cherries in recent months prove that he is getting to the stage where he is ready to play for a top Premier League side.

Arguably the best centre-back in the English top-flight – and fellow Dutchman – Virgil van Dijk said back in April of this year that Ake has “so much potential”, and given the quality that he has that is certainly an encouraging comment.

While his potential transfer fee may not be ideal, he is a Tottenham-style signing and one that can go on to star for them alongside Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sanchez should Alderweireld go.