Tottenham revive switch plan as discounted £21m asking value sparks curiosity
Tottenham have reportedly revived their curiosity in Roger Ibanez with Roma dropping their asking value to simply £21million. Spurs have already introduced in James Maddison, Guglielmo Vicario and Manor Solomon this summer time whereas ultimate charges for Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski have additionally been paid.
But Tottenham are in determined want of defensive reinforcements after a woeful season in entrance of their very own objective final yr. Only 5 different groups had a worse defensive report within the Premier League than Tottenham final season, together with the three relegated sides.
Big adjustments have been anticipated on the again this summer time, however Spurs have been pissed off of their makes an attempt to shake issues up in defence. Edmond Tapsoba and Micky van de Ven have been touted as the principle two targets, however Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg respectively have performed hardball in negotiations to date.
It’s pressured Tottenham to take a look at different targets in current weeks with Roma star Ibanez on their shortlist. His unique price ticket was additionally seen as an excessive amount of for Spurs, however Italian outlet Roma Giallorossa declare that valuation has dropped.
It’s said that Roma are determined to boost funds this summer time and have minimize their asking value by £7m to simply £21m. Ibanez is already stated to be a fan of Postecoglou, whereas the report provides that he additionally approves of Tottenham’s plan to signal Tapsoba as properly.
It’s now claimed that Roma’s discounted asking value might persuade Tottenham to revive their curiosity. Bringing in a central defender is high of Postecoglou’s listing of priorities within the ultimate few weeks of the switch window.
“That’s definitely our intention, absolutely,” stated Postecoglou. “We’ve been working on it for a while and we’ll definitely try to get it done as quickly as possible.”
A substitute will now should be signed for Davinson Sanchez after Tottenham agreed a bid from Spartak Moscow for the Colombian.
The central defender might nonetheless flip down a bid from the Russian aspect, however he is been made out there to go away. Tottenham are additionally listening to provides for Joe Rodon and Japhet Tanganga whereas Eric Dier has only one yr remaining on his contract.