5. Paulinho
Villas-Boas has been relatively quiet in the transfer window thus far but the Portuguese boss is at last prepared to make his first signing of the summer by landing Paulinho of Brazilian side Corinthians for £17 million. The
Daily Mail report Spurs are about to steal a march on rivals Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Roma, who have all shown a vested interest in the 24-year old previously, by landing the midfielder's signature. £17 million is the value of the Brazil international's release clause and with interest mounting in the star, Villas-Boas is ready to pay it having first hoped to fork out just £15 million. Buy by paying over the odds he would be landing a player capable of lending his midfield an added goal-scoring threat. England fans will be no stranger to the star having watched him bag an equaliser in this month's prestige international friendly at the Maracanã Stadium and he has netted 20 times in 86 appearances for Corinthians thus far.