Tottenham Hotspur are not proceeding with a move to sign Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet on a permanent basis.
Clement Lenglet could miss out on a permanent move to Tottenham Hotspur as the Premier League club look elsewhere.
That is according to Fabrizio Romano, who claims that Lenglet is no longer a priority for Tottenham in this transfer window.
Reports in Spain have been adamant that Tottenham are pushing to land Lenglet permanently after spending last season on loan in North London.
Lenglet started 24 Premier League games last season but didn’t exactly make a huge impression as he split time with Ben Davies.
SPORT claimed this time a week ago that Tottenham had made progress in talks with Barcelona over signing Lenglet.
However, Romano now believes that Tottenham are ‘not advancing’ on a deal for Lenglet and it’s simply ‘not a priority’ now.
Romano claims that Tottenham are instead focusing on Edmond Tapsoba and Micky van de Ven as their new centre back targets.
Tottenham better off going for Micky van de Ven than Clement Lenglet
Van de Ven makes more sense as an alternative for Lenglet given that both are left-footed centre backs.
That profile has been on the rise in recent years and Tottenham really need to find their left-footed defender of the future.
Lenglet just isn’t that player.
The 28-year-old was a decent enough stop-gap for a year whilst Barcelona paid a portion of his hefty wages.
Tottenham must now move on and aim higher – or at least look a little more long-term as they look to build under Ange Postecoglou.
Van de Ven fits the bill at just 22, he is huge at 6ft 4in tall and possesses outstanding speed as well as being comfortable on the ball having played at left back in his career.
The Dutchman will be more expensive than Lenglet but Tottenham need to make an investment in that position rather than a short-term stop-gap.
Signing Van de Ven won’t be easy – iNews reported in May that Liverpool are interested too – but Spurs seem to be placing a keen focus on him.
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