According to German outlet Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger (1107/23 – as relayed by BuliNews), the release clause of rumoured Tottenham target Jonathan Tah has now expired, meaning that interested clubs would have to negotiate a fee with Bayer Leverkusen.
It has been widely reported over recent months that Spurs are looking to make wholesale changes at centre-back this summer (Football.London) and over the past few weeks, Leverkusen’s Edmond Taposba has emerged as one of North London club’s top targets (Fabrizio Romano – CaughtOffside).
Earlier this summer, it was reported that Tapsoba’s centre-back partner, Tah, was also on Tottenham’s radar, with 90 min previously asserting that Spurs are one of several Premier League clubs eyeing a move for the 27-year-old.
Tah’s release clause has expired amid Spurs links
If Kolner Stadt-Anzeiger’s latest update is to be believed, it turns out that Spurs could have signed Tah for a cut-price deal this summer.
It is explained that the centre-back had a release clause of €20m (£17.1m) in his contract with Leverkusen but the clause is now said to have expired.
However, a departure from BayArena this summer does not seem to be out of the question for Tah yet, with interested clubs now having to negotiate a deal with the Bundesliga side.
When asked about the release clause expiring, Leverkusen’s managing director, Simon Rolfes, is quoted as telling the publication: “We could negotiate freely.”
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It is quite possible that Tapsoba came to the attention of Tottenham’s scouts when they were in Germany to run the rule of Tah.
However, if Spurs had held a serious interest in the 27-year-old, they would have made a move for him when the release clause was still active.
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