Fabrizio Romano claims that Tottenham Hotspur hope to conclude a deal for Genoa’s Radu Dragusin “in the next day”.
Following yesterday’s news that Tottenham are close to agreeing a loan deal for RB Leipzig’s Tim Werner, yesterday also saw the news that Tottenham have agreed a loan deal for RB Leipzig’s Tim Werner.
Spurs’ interest in Radu Dragusin has been well documented over the last week as the north Londoners look to acquire a new central defender.
There have been claims that Tottenham are pushing for a deal with Genoa to acquire Dragusin at the weekend.
Napoli are also keen on the Romanian defender and are currently bidding for his signature with Spurs.
However, after Tottenham reached a full agreement with Leipzig yesterday on loan signing Werner, it now seems keen to seal a deal for Dragusin “in the next day”.
Tottenham wants to do a deal for Dragusin ‘in the next day’:
Romano said on the Here We Go podcast on Saturday night that Tottenham are looking to sign Dragusin “as soon as possible”.
“They will have a lot of work next week,” the transfer informant said. “Already today and according to what I have been told tomorrow, Tottenham will contact Radu Dragusin, the Genoa centre-back.
“There will be new talks, they are discussing the structure of the deal, but negotiations are absolutely ongoing. We’ve had a lot of stories about Napoli in the last few days, but it’s always been Tottenham in the race. It has always been Tottenham that has controlled this deal.
“And I keep saying that Tottenham is working on this deal to make the deal happen in the next day.
“So the negotiations for Dragusin are ongoing and Tottenham’s main objective will obviously be to get a new centre-back and to get Angelo Postecoglou Dragusin as soon as possible.”
Few would have expected Spurs to conclude a deal for a new striker before bringing in a central defender.
Their problems in that position have been evident in the last few weeks, with Micky van de Ven missing nine league games after a thigh muscle injury in November.
The Dutchman is closing in on a return to the starting eleven after being included in the list of players for the game against Burnley on Friday, which Spurs beat 1-0.
With Cristian Romero also ruled out with a thigh muscle injury, it seems urgent for Tottenham to sign a central defender as soon as possible.
Dragusin has been praised for his ability to become a “top-class” central defender. The defender, who is 21 years old, has done well at Genoa since leaving Juventus.
It will be interesting to see how this deal develops in the coming days, as Ange Postecoglou will no doubt be keen for reinforcements to emerge ahead of Spurs’ game with Manchester United next Sunday.