Tottenham just need €3m more to get signing done – Potential meeting in London ‘in the coming days’

Earlier this week, reports from the Italian media claimed that Tottenham Hotspur are back in the race for AS Roma defender Roger Ibanez.

It was said the Giallorossi were ready to make a discount for the Brazilian, and that would attract Spurs to make new contacts for him.

Now according to outlet Roma Giallorossa, Tottenham will indeed have a meeting for the signing very soon.

That’s because Roma director Tiago Pinto should be in London ‘in the coming days’ to speak about Ibanez.

 

It’s said the club chief will try to negotiate with Fulham and ‘above all’ Tottenham, who had an offer worth €22m rejected by the Giallorossi around 20 days ago.

And it won’t take Spurs a lot more than that to get an agreement done. The report claims that for €22m plus €3m in bonuses, the deal ‘could be closed’.

Roma Giallorossa highlights Tottenham’s lead even against West Ham United, saying Spurs are ‘ahead’ of the Hammers as well.

It just remains to be seen if Daniel Levy will put the extra €3m on the table.

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‘Very concrete option’: Fabrizio Romano says Tottenham could sign £45m man if they sell Harry Kane

Harry Kane could be leaving Tottenham this summer.

Indeed, rumours around the striker’s future don’t seem to be stopping, and it appears as though a transfer to Bayern Munich could well be in the offing.

If Kane is to leave Tottenham then Spurs will need to re-invest the windfall received from this sale wisely.

Of course, logic suggests that if Kane is sold, Spurs will immediately go and spend a huge amount of money on a striker.

However, according to Fabrizio Romano, that may not be the priority.

Indeed, speaking on the Here We Go Podcast, Romano stated that Kane Tottenham may well go and sign Edmond Tapsoba with the money they get back from selling Harry Kane.

Tapsoba move possible

Romano shared what he knows about the £45m man and Tottenham.

“For the other movements I would mention Edmond Tapsoba, I keep saying this, Tottenham want Tapsoba, they consider Tapsoba a top target, but Bayer Leverkusen are a very tough club to negotiate with, they want big money so this is why the negotiation is complicated. I think that if they sell Kane and they have big money to invest in the market Tapsoba could be a very concrete option,” Romano said.

Important

It is somewhat logic-defying to go out and sign a new defender with the money you’ve received for your best striker ever, but let’s not pretend there isn’t a massive gap in that Spurs backline that doesn’t need filling.

A new centre-back could be just as important as a new striker for Tottenham at this point. After all, Spurs already have a few decent attacking options in Heung-Min Son and Richarlison.

Of course, they can’t neglect their attack, but the key to success is a balanced squad rather than a top-heavy one.