Tottenham Hotspur have hijacked a transfer to signal Lens defender Kevin Danso, regardless of Wolves seemingly being on the verge of signing the participant.
Wolves have been in talks to signal Danso for many of this window and organized a medical for the 26-year-old to tackle Sunday morning.
Nonetheless, Wolves have been instructed after Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Aston Villa that Danso had chosen to maneuver to Spurs, after the north London membership started late talks with the participant.
Spurs are available in the market for a brand new defender on this January switch window after Radu Dragusin picked up an harm within the Europa League victory over Elfsborg. Cristian Romero can also be out injured, whereas Micky van de Ven has solely simply returned from the therapy desk.
Ange Postecoglou’s facet had held superior talks with AC Milan over the signing of Fikayo Tomori, however the England worldwide opted to stick with the Serie A membership.
That blow for Spurs got here after Bayern Munich ahead Mathys Tel additionally turned down a transfer to the membership after Daniel Levy helped agree a £50m price for the attacker.
Wolves, who already signed defender Emmanuel Agbadou earlier within the switch window, are actually searching for one other centre half – with the January switch window shutting on Monday evening at 11pm.
Ange: Spurs are nonetheless a gorgeous possibility for gamers
Tottenham stay a gorgeous proposition for brand new gamers forward of Monday’s switch deadline, based on under-fire supervisor Postecoglou.
Spurs are but to signal an outfield participant going into the ultimate days of the switch window – however are hoping to seal a late transfer for defender Danso.
“It depends what the players are looking for,” Postecoglou mentioned on potential new signings.
“You can look at it two ways, OK the league form is not great but there’s some pretty big possibilities to have success here in the last three or four months.
“It is nonetheless a giant membership, it is nonetheless a membership that may problem for honours and it is whether or not the participant sees the potential that we see proper now, or definitely that I see. If it is an excessive amount of of a tough promote, it is in all probability not the fitting one for us.
“You need a bit of discipline. The one thing I don’t want to do is bring somebody in who is just going to be another body.
“I do not suppose that serves any goal figuring out what we have got coming. That apart, there may be undoubtedly a necessity for us and has been a necessity. That is why we have been searching for a participant or two to assist us with what’s forward, however they need to be the fitting sorts and slot in with what we’re doing.
“I guess that’s the tricky bit. There are plenty of players available but are they going to be the right ones? That’s the question for us.”
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