In keeping with experiences, Tottenham Hotspur are in ‘superior negotiations’ with FC Barcelona over a mortgage deal for his or her defender Clement Lenglet.
Spurs have already signed Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster this summer time.
They’re additionally being closely linked with Middlesbrough right-back Djed Spence.
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France worldwide Lenglet joined FC Barcelona in 2018 from their La Liga rivals Sevilla. They spent round €35m to signal him.
The 27-year-old has performed 160 occasions for Barcelona over the previous 4 seasons. He did solely begin seven occasions for them within the league final time period although.
Tottenham have been first linked with the centre-back earlier this month. Now ESPN (by way of Sport) are reporting that Spurs have ‘appeared on the scene with pressure to grab the companies of the Frenchman’.
It’s mentioned that the golf equipment are in ‘superior negotiations’ over a mortgage deal, though Barcelona would ‘favor’ to let their participant depart completely.
Conte ‘needs to persuade the defender to just accept the proposal’ and the supervisor will talk about the transfer with Lenglet ‘as early as subsequent week’.
In the meantime, Patrice Evra says it “hurts” that Conte took over at Tottenham Hotspur as a substitute of Manchester United.
Conte has performed effectively at Tottenham since changing Nuno Espirito Santo early final marketing campaign and Evra says it’s a “large disappointment” that Man Utd didn’t signal him up as their new supervisor.
Evra mentioned: “It’s is a large disappointment as a result of he may have performed one thing at Man Utd. And you may see with Tottenham, he helped them to qualify for the Champions League spot.
“They’ve the identical gamers, in order that’s why this supervisor is a genius. Once I arrived at Juventus, each participant instructed me: ‘Patrice, this man is a genius.
“He’s addicted, he’s so keen about soccer. So that you’re going to run actually arduous. He’s going to make you sweat. However if you happen to have a look at the Tottenham followers, they’re so completely satisfied as a result of after they see the gamers now, win or they lose, they offer every part. That’s the mentality of Antonio Conte.
“That’s why I say it hurts. Not as a result of it’s Tottenham – I really like each workforce – however it’s simply because Conte may have performed one thing.”