Josh King is something of a rarity, the teenage prodigy who became a late developer. At 25, Bournemouth's Norwegian forward is at the most important crossroads of his career.
Last weekend, King admitted Tottenham's widely reported interest in his signature had "intrigued" him and acknowledged Spurs as "a big team who play in the Champions League."
King, though, will also recognise that a move to Tottenham would be as backup to Harry Kane, the role that Vincent Janssen failed to fulfil after joining from PSV Eindhoven last summer. And for his manager, Eddie Howe, Tottenham moving in for King would be the first time that Bournemouth would have to fight to retain one of their stars since they were promoted to the Premier League two years ago.