Tottenham are willing to shell out a total of €45m to provide Ange Postecoglou with a much-needed attacking boost with two Juventus talents flying to north London in January, according to reports in Italy.
Postecoglou made a sublime start to his reign as Tottenham manager with 8 wins and two draws in his first 10 games, propelling Spurs to the top of the table and gaining popularity as the start ever made by a new boss in the Premier League era.
However, a damaging 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea on November 6 proved to be a disastrous night for Spurs, who not only went down to nine men that night, but also saw their two players, James Maddison (ankle) and Micky van. . de Ven (biceps femoris) suffered quite serious injuries.
With existing estimates suggesting either man will be sidelined until mid-February, along with a host of other unwelcome injuries and suspensions also wreaking havoc, the Spurs have moved up the table and currently sit fifth.
And while they barely noticed the poor situation in Sunday’s 4-1 win over injury-plagued Newcastle, there remains a lingering doubt that Tottenham still need better features across the park for their effort to land the top four teams they can hold this season. Nice trail.
Now in an effort to keep themselves on course, Spurs are readying a big double raid on Juventus this January to further bolster their ranks.
Of course, this is the first time Tottenham have been dealt a double blow in the primaries against the Bianconeri, with then-manager Antonio Conte raiding his former club to bring in Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski in January 2022.
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These two have shown great good fortune for Spurs since their resolution and Postecoglou will no doubt be hoping for similar good fortune as the first double raid against Juventus is now on the cards.
To that end, Tottenham’s interest in signing 20-year-old English winger Samuel Iling-Junior is documented.
Indeed, sources have revealed to TEAMtalk that talks over a possible replacement have gone well, with Postecoglou’s team willing to respect Juve’s €22. 5 million valuation for the 20-year-old, who started his youth career at Chelsea.
Now, according to reports in Italy, it was those talks that Juventus, who recently brought officials to the UK to facilitate a series of potential sales, also presented Tottenham with the option to sign another of their promising strikers, Mathias Soule.
The Argentine Under-20 foreigner has shone on loan at Frosinone this season, where he has scored six goals and helped in thirteen appearances so far.
And while his Serie A loan will last until the summer, Juve have a revocation clause in his January contract, which they are now eager to take advantage of to sell the 20-year-old.
Soule, who is also valued at €20 million to €25 million (£17 million to £21. 5 million), has been the subject of interest from Crystal Palace, Everton and Newcastle in recent days.
However, it is now reported that Spurs are in a position to sign the Argentine in an ambitious double deal that will likely see them charge €45m in total (£38. 6m).
Tottenham’s plans to sign the two have been defined through journalist Fabio Santini, who has revealed that Juve are willing to sell some of their youngsters to get a budget for a double midfielder.
The Bianconeri are mainly interested in Kalvin Phillips but seem to be behind Newcastle in this specific race. As a plan B, they are contemplating Teun Koopmeiners from Atalanta, although the Dutchman would charge them around 45 million euros.
Now, Santini has explained to TV Play how Juve could try to sell at least two young stars to fund such a deal, with young star Kenan Yildiz up for grabs.
“Juventus have two profiles in midfield. Already in June they had approached Koopmeiners with an offer of 40 million euros and in January they could reach up to 45 million euros with the sales of Iling-Junior and Yildiz.
“They have never let go of the track leading to [Domenico] Berardi and would like to sell Soulé for €20-25m to Crystal Palace or Tottenham.”
It is now claimed that Spurs are leading this race towards both as the red carpet has been laid out for the pair to arrive in north London shortly after the official opening of the winter window for business.
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