Tottenham Hotspur's form has picked up significantly over recent weeks, but scoring goals remains an issue for the Lilywhites.

Spurs' list of attacking players in the number nine role have been hugely underwhelming to start the campaign.

Dominic Solanke has struggled to regain his form since his injury issues have set in, Richarlison has been omitted from the squad, and Omar Marmoush is yet to find his best role.

Roberto De Zerbi's squad is getting closer to looking strong again; however, a new number nine is clearly required.

The North London club has big plans for its attack, and in the coming windows, a striker is a clear priority.

David Ornstein has revealed that Tottenham Hotspur are prepared to go big in the transfer market to sign a striker.

The North London club demonstrated serious intent during the summer window, spending almost £400 million.

Spurs paid around £100 million for Sandro Tonali, £85 million for Mateus Fernandes, £73 million for Savinho and £65 million for Jan Paul van Hecke.

The Lilywhites are very serious about backing their Italian manager and are now ready to give him a new centre forward.

Speaking on The Athletic FC, Ornstein said: "I think in an ideal world, the best case scenario would be to sign a new striker who can be their line leader for the next 10 years.

"What we’ve seen of their ownership in recent times and their hierarchy is that they’re prepared to go big in the market and invest heavily and back Roberto De Zerbi.

"Their ambition is high, so if there were the perfect candidate on the market, I don’t have reason to think they wouldn’t go for them."

However, one of the biggest issues facing Spurs is that the striker market is somewhat underwhelming right now.

Both Barcelona and Arsenal wanted to sign number nines last summer, but were unable to land their top targets or find a suitable alternative.

"There’s a second part of this. We’re not living in an ideal world if you look at clubs at the very top level that were linked with strikers in the summer: Barcelona and Arsenal.

"Barcelona ended up signing Gabriel Jesus from Arsenal. Arsenal didn’t bring anyone in that department, despite the links with Julian Alvarez and others.

"So that’s how tough it is in a summer market where it is said to be easier to do these deals, so that particular position is a real problem," added Ornstein.

Spurs will need to be creative if they are to add to De Zerbi's attacking front line and there is one clear target.

That obvious target for Tottenham is Eli Junior Kroupi, who should be the priority for the Lilywhites.

The attacker will be tricky to pry away from Bournemouth and would likely cost a club record sale for the Cherries.

Kroupi has just returned from a foot injury, but quickly showed his quality with an impressive assist against Leeds last weekend.

Spurs attempted to sign the French youth international last summer, but his injury meant that he did not move.

The Lilywhites could use their fellow France U21 teammates, Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert, to convince him to move to North London.

But again, with Arsenal and FC Barcelona still in the market for a striker, they could face strong competition for the 20-year-old.