Manchester City are keen to land Tottenham ace Harry Kane by trading Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling.
With clubs feeling the pinch during the Covid-19 economic downturn, City are looking for ways to use their wallet sparingly.
In March, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters revealed that top-flight clubs stood to lose £2bn by the end of the season due to renegotiated broadcast deals and almost no matchday revenues due to a ban on fan attendance.
And City are set to kick off a trend this off-season of player exchanges, with swap deals being considered across the league.
This could see Sterling and Gabriel heading to Tottenham as part of a deal for wantaway striker Kane.
Spurs, meanwhile, are reportedly keen on Brazilian striker Jesus and would not say no to Dutch defender Nathan Ake, who joined City from Bournemouth at the start of last season for £41m.
Sterling joining the north London club would also be a big blow to local rivals Arsenal, who are reportedly willing to splash £60m on the England winger, who has also fallen out of favour with coach Pep Guardiola.
Claims in the UK media say that Spurs’ Daniel Levy would be tempted by the swap deal if City throw in an extra £40m in cash to sweeten the deal.
Premier League champions City have also been busy moving other players on.
Eastlands defender Eric Garcia is also heading out after it was announced yesterday that he will join City’s all-time leading goalscorer Sergio Aguero in moving to Barcelona on a free transfer.
The 20-year-old Barca youth product’s contract runs out at the end of this month and the centreback will return to his hometown club after four years in England.