Tottenham are near finalising an settlement with Barcelona over the signing of centre-back Clement Lenglet.
The golf equipment are nonetheless engaged on the previous few particulars of the Frenchman’s mortgage transfer to London studies Fabrizio Romano, after Lenglet agreed private phrases with Spurs final week.
Tottenham have been out there for a left-sided centre-back all summer time and the London membership’s managing director of soccer Fabio Paratici made an intensive record of targets for the place. In accordance with Sky Sports, on that record was Villarreal’s Pau Torres, Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni and RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol however it’s the Barcelona man that they’ve ended up with for subsequent season.
Clément Lenglet to Tottenham, simply matter of time after which… right here we go quickly. Settlement’s being finalised between Barcelona and Tottenham on mortgage deal, engaged on particulars. ??? #THFC
Lenglet agreed private phrases with Spurs final week, matter of ultimate steps between golf equipment. pic.twitter.com/6bg80EeTvD
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 4, 2022
All through Spurs’ seek for a left-sided centre-back, plainly Bastoni was the one which they actually needed to recruit. Nevertheless, the Italian determined to remain at Inter Milan forward of subsequent season and the London membership are almost certainly going to make one other transfer for the 23-year-old subsequent summer time. Subsequently, Lenglet was an inexpensive different within the meantime however whether or not he’s adequate stays to be seen.
Lenglet has been up and down throughout his time at Barcelona and it’s that lack of consistency why the La Liga giants are pleased to let him go. How the Frenchman suits into Antonio Conte’s again three can be an unknown – having solely performed the system for a brief interval beneath Ronald Koeman – however it’s an unknown that may breathe some positivity into this switch for Tottenham.
