Tottenham Hotspur are no strangers to finalising transfer deals on deadline day. On many occasions in the past the club has waited until the last day possible to announce their new signing – just take Rafael van der Vaart as a prime example.
So far this summer Spurs have made two signings; Jack Clarke, who returned to Leeds on a season-long loan, and Tanguy Ndombele for a club record fee of £55million (Guardian). The early signature of Ndombele allowed the French internatinal to be part of the club’s pre-season tour of the Far East.
Spurs have also been linked with Giovani Lo Celso (BBC), Ryan Sessengnon (Telegraph), and even Paulo Dybala from Juventus (Tuttosport).
A deal to sign Dybala would smash their transfer record for the second time this summer, with the Argentine attacker’s value sitting at approximately £80million (The Sun).
However, in just under two weeks’ time on the 8th August at 5pm, the Premier League transfer window closes.
With the transfer window closing shortly, we look at some of the last-minute transfers that Spurs could still look to complete this summer in our opinion.
Nicolo Zaniolo
Transfer talk regarding Nicolo Zaniolo joining Spurs has quietened down in recent months. According to Corriere Dello, Spurs offered Toby Alderweireld plus 25m Euros in exchange for Zaniolo.
However, with his transfer release having now expired, he seems destined to remain in North London..
Tottenham’s interest in Zaniolo has now ended following quotes from the player that he sees his future at Roma (Football Italia)
Spurs have also held talks with Juventus over a potential transfer for Paulo Dybala, confirmed by Football.London. If Spurs are genuinely interested in signing both Lo Celso and Dybala, if the latter fails then a late push to sign Zaniolo could be on the cards.
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