Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly in talks to signal a star who gained promotion to the Premier League final season.
Spurs want to bolster their squad after a tough season that noticed them end only one place above the relegation zone.
They’ve already landed everlasting offers for defenders Kota Takai, Luka Vuskovic and Kevin Danso, however really feel there’s nonetheless room of their rearguard ranks.
Spurs are eager watchers of the league beneath, having landed the likes of Archie Grey and Djed Spence lately based mostly on their performances within the Championship.
There was a change within the dugout, with Thomas Frank changing Ange Postecoglou, however their admiration of expertise displayed within the second tier has not altered.
In accordance with French outlet L’Equipe, Spurs try to signal Burnley defender Maxime Esteve.
It’s the north London membership’s second try at signing the France youth worldwide, with L’Equipe additionally revealing that they provided round €24m for the participant within the winter window.
Burnley rejected that provide and went on to win promotion to the Premier League, with Esteve, together with CJ Egan-Riley and goalkeeper James Trafford, the first forged credited with the Claret’s unimaginable defensive document final time period, conceding simply 16 objectives in 46 video games.
The identical report claims Burnley demanded €35m within the winter, however with promotion full and Spurs in a position to supply Champions League soccer, Scott Parker’s aspect could battle to face too defiantly in Esteve’s method.
In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Esteve is clearly extremely rated by the powerbrokers at Spurs, on account of the repeated makes an attempt to signal him.
Nevertheless, Spurs are already very effectively stocked in central defence, so his competitors for minutes is not going to be straightforward.
That might be the one bargaining chip left in Parker’s arsenal; he’s already misplaced Egan-Riley to Marseille, and Trafford is being linked away, so holding Esteve may show important for the Clarets’ survival.
Esteve is valued at €20m, in line with Transfermarkt.
