Tottenham are interested in Donyell Malen and Davide Frattesi (Photo by Lars Baron, Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has asked the club to explore potential signings in defense and attack for this January transfer window, although the priority remains defense, due to the club’s long injury list in this position.
One Spurs name in attack is Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen, who is expected to leave this month and is also on Aston Villa’s shortlist. Caught offside understand
Tottenham are also keen on Malen, but Villa look to be ahead in the race for the Dutchman’s signature at the moment, as negotiations are already well underway, with talks now in the final stages by the player.
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There is some distance between the clubs in terms of the player’s valuation, so it could still leave room for other teams interested in being able to join the negotiations. Tottenham are now debating internally whether or not to forcefully enter the conversation.
Tottenham eyeing midfield transfer targets
Just like that, Caught offside Spurs are also said to be carrying out assessments and exploring a number of options in midfield, including the possibility of bringing forward the signing of Johnny Cardoso as early as January.
It is no coincidence that Real Betis is looking for possible replacements to give the green light to this departure, but, as of today, the search is still on as there are no negotiations at an advanced stage.
Not only Cardoso: there are also two Italians names on Tottenham’s list, Inter Milan’s Davide Frattesi and Nicolo Fagioli from Juventus. Spurs have asked for information on them as both cannot find the space they want at their current clubs.
As for Frattesi, Inter have set the price at 50 million euros negotiable, but have no intention of letting him go before the Club World Cup that will be played in the summer, while for Fagioli, Juventus’ valuation is roughly half that (25 million euros). with the Bianconeri open to his departure in January, as Thiago Motta does not consider him a key player in his game idea.
At the moment there have only been inquiries, but – having dealt with issues related to the defense – in the second half of January, Tottenham could increase the pressure on these roles as well.
