Tottenham Hotspur is planning to make one final bid to sign Pedro Porro in the next few hours, but AS reports that Manchester City is now considering triggering a clause to re-sign the right-back.
Porro remains heavily linked with the Spurs. However, Fabio Paratici has, so far, been unable to agree on terms with Sporting for the 23-year-old. The Portuguese side is digging its heels in and demanding that his £39.5 million release clause is triggered if he is going to leave this month.
Tottenham has been unwilling to meet those demands. However, AS reports that he remains a priority for Antonio Conte. He believes that Porro would fit his side like a glove.
Tottenham and Manchester City could make moves for Pedro Porro
Spurs have, however, left the door open for other sides to join the race. AS claims that Real Madrid is now monitoring the Spaniard.
Meanwhile, Manchester City has started to discuss whether they should trigger the buy-back clause they agreed on when they sold Porro to Sporting in the summer.
The Citizens can sign the youngster for £15 million this month. That fee will rise to just under £20 million in the summer.
And AS suggests that Manchester City has begun to consider a move in the last few hours.
Of course, City has to pay considerably less than Tottenham for Porro. But it really will not sit well with Spurs fans if they now miss out on Pep Guardiola’s men.
The opportunity has been there throughout the window. And they have reportedly been prepared to pay £30 million for the defender. So it is not like they are miles away from Sporting’s price.
It has been a frustrating window for Tottenham so far, as their rivals strengthen. Missing out on Porro to either Manchester City or Real Madrid would really be adding insult to injury.
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