Tottenham have made a shock offer to Lionel Messi following his departure from Barcelona, according to reports in South America.
The 34-year-old Barca legend said an emotional goodbye to the club on Sunday after 21 trophy-laden years at the Camp Nou, with PSG the frontrunners for his signature.
Yet a number of different clubs have sounded out the possibility of signing the Argentine with Spurs one such interested party, according to ESPN in South America as reported by The Express.
Tottenham have made a shock offer to Lionel Messi following his departure from Barcelona
Messi has spent his entire career with Barcelona but is now finally going to venture out
The report details that it is unclear whether Spurs were realistically looking to sign Messi or if they were just 'exploring the finances involved' in any potential deal.