According to a report in the print edition of Sport (25/07/23 as relayed by Sport Witness), Marseille have now entered the race to sign Clement Lenglet.
The report states that Marseille are keen to add reinforcements in central defence ahead of the new season and want to take Lenglet back to his home country.
In fact, the 28-year-old is described as the Ligue 1 side’s ‘great dream’ of the summer transfer window.
However, it is alleged that the defender is prioritising returning to Tottenham, who are said to be keen on signing him.
Marseille and Spurs are both keen on Lenglet
With the 28-year-old making his desire to return to the North London club clear, Marseille are now allegedly set to turn their attention to another Barca star in Eric Garcia.
The report also sheds some light on Barca’s negotiations with Spurs regarding Lenglet, explaining that the deal was well on track after the player agreed personal terms with the Lilywhites.
However, the Catalan club then decided to stand firm on their demands of €15m (£12.8m) in the hope that other clubs would enter the race.
Spurs Web Opinion
The way Barcelona have handled the negotiations for Lenglet shows just how dysfunctional they are run as an organisation.
The reality is that it is very unlikely that any other club would match Lenglet’s wages, which is why it is clear that they would have no choice but to eventually relax their demands and sell to Tottenham.
They are only putting themselves in an even more difficult position by dragging these negotiations on, given their desperation to reduce their wage bill.
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