Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly reached a verbal agreement on the signing of defender Eric Dier.
The 29-year-old has become expendable at Tottenham Hotspur this season under the expansive and forward-looking leadership of Ange Postecoglou.
Dier has made just four Premier League appearances, with only one of those coming in the Premier League, and has fallen behind Cristiano Romero and summer arrival Micky van de Ven in the player pecking order.
Since joining Portuguese giants Sporting Lisbon for £4 million in August 2014, the centre-back has played 365 games for the Lilywhites and scored 13 goals.
According to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, Bayern Munich have agreed a verbal deal with Spurs for Dier’s services.
The report claims that the 49-time international will sign an 18-month contract at the Allianz Arena, with the Bavarians having the option to extend his contract for a further 12 months.
Dier’s current contract in north London expires after the end of the 2023-24 season, and Tottenham are expected to cash in on the player before losing him for free in the summer.
Thomas Tuchel’s charges will pay £3.5 million for the Englishman, who last started a competitive game for the Spurs on 11 November in their defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Although the deal between the Lilywhites and Bayern is not yet finalised, it is believed that Dier will join his compatriot Harry Kane at the Bundesliga champions.
Postecoglou is expected to give the green light to Dier’s transfer as Spurs have overtaken the Bavarians in the race for Genoa defender Radu Dragusin.
The north Londoners are expected to make a new bid for the Romanian international, who will now become a Tottenham player in the near future.
Dragusin is set to join German Tim Werner at Postecoglou, with the former Chelsea striker moving to Spurs on loan from RB Leipzig until the end of the season.
After losing all-time top scorer Kane to Bayern for around £100 million in the summer, Tottenham have struggled without a recognisable central striker, with Richarlison often at the centre of the attack.
Werner and Dragusin could make their debuts for the Lilywhites when they take on Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.