Tottenham Hotspur are lining up a transfer to signal AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori this summer season, in accordance with TBR Soccer.
The England worldwide got here by way of the ranks at Chelsea’s well-known Cobham Academy earlier than changing into a part of the primary group beneath Frank Lampard within the 2019-20 season. He left for Serie A to hitch Milan, the place he has develop into a mainstay on the backline.
Tottenham have been beforehand on the path of the 27-year-old in January earlier than he determined to stay at San Siro. It seems the North London membership at the moment are again in rivalry for his signature, having secured Champions League qualification, as TBR Soccer claims that Spurs are hoping to lastly land Tomori this summer season.
The report provides that the Rossoneri has knowledgeable the center-back that he’ll unlikely be an everyday a part of the primary eleven subsequent season beneath newly appointed supervisor Massimiliano Allegri, and Tottenham at the moment are trying to make the most of the scenario.
Nevertheless, Tottenham will face stiff competitors because the report claims that Newcastle United, Everton, Crystal Palace, and West Ham United are additionally exhibiting a eager curiosity in signing the England worldwide.
Defensive reinforcement
Whereas Spurs have completely signed Kevin Danso from Lens, TBR Soccer provides that Cristian Romero may depart the membership, with Atletico Madrid being linked, and Tomori has been earmarked as a possible substitute for the Argentine centre-back.
Tottenham endured a poor season, ending seventeenth, simply above the relegation zone. They did not maintain a home clear sheet since February within the 1-0 win over Manchester United and conceded a sky-high 65 targets within the not too long ago concluded Premier League marketing campaign.
Their abysmal defensive report was not helped by accidents to key defenders Romero and Micky van de Ven, in addition to goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Defensive reinforcement will undoubtedly be excessive on the membership’s agenda this summer season, and it seems Tomori is being earmarked as a first-rate goal.
Tomori, valued at €20m (£16m) by Transfermarkt, is one other doable possibility for the Lilywhites’ defence, and the membership will hope the defender is open to a transfer to Chelsea’s London rivals after rejecting them within the winter switch window.
