Tottenham Hotspur have been told that one of their midfield targets is not for sale this summer, and he has Premier League experience.
After a quiet January window, reports indicate that Tottenham are plotting an ambitious squad rebuild in the summer.
One would expect that to include significant reinforcements in the middle of the park, where Spurs have been lacking in options to create chances and progress the ball.
It was revealed by former Tottenham scout Mick Brown a few days ago that Spurs are eyeing a move for Everton’s Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
Everton will not sell Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Tottenham
After his struggles at Chelsea, the 27-year-old has impressed at the Hill Dickinson Stadium this term, scoring five times and providing four assists in 19 Premier League outings so far.
Football Insider have now claimed that Everton will resist any attempts to prise Dewsbury-Hall away from the club at the end of the season.
The Toffees want to kick on next campaign and build on the foundation they have laid, and are set to take a firm stance that they will ‘definitely’ not sell their star midfielder.
It is revealed that Spurs will thus be forced to look elsewhere for centre midfield additions in the summer window.
Spurs may struggle attract the calibre of players they want
This report comes amidst repeated claims over recent weeks that Adam Wharton has emerged as Tottenham’s dream midfield target.
However, as one would have expected, Spurs are not the favourites to land the Crystal Palace star, who is also attracting interest from several top clubs in the Premier League.
With the Lilywhites looking set to miss out on European qualification, they will likely have a hard time convincing elite players to come to N17 in the summer.