Tottenham have moved ahead of Olympique Marseille for Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet.
The Frenchman has been made available by Barca this summer.
OM have been linked with the defender, but RMC says the French giants find Barca's loan fee and the player's contract demands too rich.
Instead, his agent will now step up talks with Tottenham about a move to England.
Spurs boss Antonio Conte is in the market for a centre-half signing and regards Lenglet highly.