Clement Lenglet undergoes Tottenham medical

Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet is present process a medical forward of a mortgage move to Tottenham Hotspur, 90min can affirm.

Spurs reached an settlement with Barca over a season-long deal for the Frenchman at the end of June, and he has now arrived in north London to undergo the formalities earlier than finishing the swap.

Head coach Antonio Conte has been looking out for a left-footed centre-back to suit his three-at-the-back system and Tottenham turned their consideration to Lenglet after being rejected by Inter’s Alessandro Bastoni.

The Frenchman spent nearly all of final season on the fringes of the beginning lineup at Camp Nou, typically solely being afforded appearances off the bench. As such, he has been deemed surplus to necessities in the intervening time.

Nevertheless, opposite to what was beforehand believed, there isn’t any choice to purchase included within the mortgage settlement and it’ll as a substitute be a straight one-year mortgage for the 27-year-old – though there’s seemingly scope for that to be re-negotiated at a later date.

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Lenglet is about to change into Spurs’ fifth signing of the window, following the arrivals of Ivan Perisic, Yves Bissouma, Fraser Forster and Richarlison, as Conte provides energy in depth forward of a return to the Champions League subsequent season.

In the meantime, winger Steven Bergwijn departed the membership on Friday and returned to the Netherlands, the place he has signed with Ajax for €30m.

This text was initially revealed on 90min as Clement Lenglet undergoes Tottenham medical.

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