Tottenham now eyeing January move to sign £20m defender ahead of Barcelona

Tottenham need to get forward of Barcelona within the race to signal a brand new goal for Ange Postecolgou within the January switch window, based on a contemporary report from Spain.

Tottenham draw 2-2 with Wolves

Spurs didn’t document a primary Premier League win in three on Sunday, drawing 2-2 at residence to Wolves. Tottenham got here from behind because of targets from Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson, nonetheless, Jorgen Strand Larsen’s late equaliser made it only one level from 9 within the final seven days.

The end result leaves Tottenham within the backside half on the midway stage of the season, with the membership miles away from difficult for European soccer subsequent marketing campaign.

Luckily, with the January switch window simply across the nook, Tottenham could have the possibility to strengthen their squad as they search for a greater second half of the marketing campaign, with Postecoglou eager so as to add new blood to his ranks within the subsequent month.

Forward of the Nottingham Forest defeat, the Australian coach defined: “Like I stated some time in the past, we have been planning. Lots of it was going to be round the place we’re at round this time. [It’s] truthful to say we’re nonetheless somewhat bit brief in a few areas and we have to reinforce.”

A defender and a brand new ahead are reportedly on their wishlist, and now they could have discovered a brand new choice to bolster their backline.

Tottenham in race for defender who might depart in January

Spurs have been linked with strikes for the likes of Ben Godfrey and Abdukodir Khusanov already forward of the January switch window, however have now been handed one other, extra unlikely title.

Now, a report from Spain has claimed that Tottenham at the moment are within the combine with Barcelona and a number of other different golf equipment round Europe to land Rayo Vallecano defender Andrei Ratiu in January, with the defender “very prone to depart” the La Liga facet in January.

Although Ratiu is below contract till 2028, the report claims that the defender is ready to depart this winter after a string of spectacular performances. A world teammate of present Spurs defender Radu Dragusin, Ratiu has a €25m [£20.7m] launch clause in his deal in Spain, which the report suggests may very well be triggered this winter.

Alongside Barcelona and Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma are all named as potential locations, with Barcelona reportedly having a bonus on account of robust agent relations. Nonetheless, the Catalan membership at the moment don’t have any cash to signal new gamers in January, already struggling to register summer time signing Dani Olmo for the second half of the season, leaving them an unlikely vacation spot for the 26-year-old.

Regardless of that, a transfer to Tottenham appears equally far-fetched except there’s an exit from north London, with Ratiu’s 16 appearances this season having all come at proper again, the place Spurs are already well-stocked with Pedro Porro and Djed Spence, whereas Archie Grey additionally spent a lot of his Leeds profession at fullback.

Subsequently, although a switch could also be probably for the Romanian defender, it appears unlikely that it is going to be to north London this January, with a centre-back prone to be much more of a precedence for Postecoglou and co given their present scenario.