Tottenham Hotspur may be about to turn their attention to a Scandinavian midfielder to address their issues in the number six role, and competition from a Premier League rival might force them into an early move.
The big question now is who Tottenham will turn to address their issues in defensive midfield after it emerged that Johnny Cardoso had rejected a move to Spurs in favour of a switch to Atletico Madrid.
Several midfielders have been mooted as potential targets for the Lilywhites over the last few weeks, but a new update suggests that the North London club may not turn their attention back to a player who they were heavily linked with a few months ago.
Back in February, it was claimed that Tottenham are keen on landing Sporting Lisbon’s Morten Hjulmand this summer, and it has now been revealed how much the Premier League side would have to pay for the 25-year-old.
Tottenham may be forced into an early move for Morten Hjulmand
TEAMtalk have now said that with Cardoso now potentially out of Tottenham’s reach and a deal for Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton appearing difficult, Spurs may turn their attention to the Sporting star.
The report describes Hjulmand as ‘one to watch’ for Ange Postecoglou’s men, explaining that the North Londoners admire his versatility and his work rate.
The hard-tackling midfielder is not expected to come cheap as the Portuguese giants hope to collect £50m from his sale, with Sporting hoping for the competition to drive up the price.
The outlet asserts that Tottenham’s main competition for Hjulmand may come from Man United, and the Red Devils’ interest in the 25-year-old could force the Lilywhites to early action on the deal.
Tottenham miss out on England international midfielder
Spurs were also said to be big fans of England midfielder Angel Gomes, who is out of contract this summer, and their chances of signing him have been talked up all summer.
Over the last week, it was reported that Tottenham had grown in confidence about landing Angel Gomes on a free transfer after the midfielder’s contract at Lille ran out.
The update came from journalist Ben Jacobs, who revealed that Spurs had made a contract offer to Gomes and were even optimistic that he would accept it.
However, it has since emerged that Marseille have beaten Tottenham to the free transfer of Gomes, with another Spurs transfer target coming and going this summer.
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