Rumours linking Barcelona stars Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldinho with moves to White Hart Lane looked to have been a smoke screen as the North London giants are set to announce the signing of Giovanni Dos Santos from the Catalan giants.

The Mexican international, who only turned 19 years of age on May 11th, is considered an outstanding talent.

It would be a major coup for Spurs manager Juande Ramos and Chief Executive Daniel Levy as they look to follow up the recent signing of Luka Modric in a summer where Tottenham look intent on challenging the best clubs in Europe for the best talent in Europe.