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Edmond Tapsoba, a defender from Bayer Leverkusen, wants to join Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
That’s according to a report from 90min, which goes into much detail about the Burkina Faso international’s future.
Tottenham are already lined up a slew of players who could help them enhance their defense next season.
Spurs struggled to preserve clean sheets last season, and goalkeeper and club captain Hugo Lloris has already been replaced.
However, new manager Ange Postecoglou must solve the challenges confronting new goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Apart from Cristian Romero, Tottenham’s other center-back alternatives are inadequate.
Spurs have been linked with several defenders now, including Micky Van de Ven and Clement Lenglet.
Edmond Tapsoba has also been linked and he now reportedly wants to join Tottenham.
Considering other teams are also keen on the 24-year-old, this is a brilliant sign for Spurs.
Now, they just need to negotiate a deal with Leverkusen to bring the defender to North London.
The report from 90min suggests that even though the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle were interested in Tapsoba, he wants to join Tottenham.
Discussions with his representatives are at an ‘advanced stage’, but there’s still work to do in agreeing a deal with the German club.
Leverkusen want £42.5m for Tapsoba, which would make him one of the most expensive defensive options the club are considering.
Spurs are looking to move on several players in that area which could help raise some of the cash needed to sign Tapsoba.
Davinson Sanchez and Joe Rodon have both been linked with exits from the club.
Tapsoba would be a step up from Tottenham’s current center-back alternatives.
He’s an excellent ball-playing defender who is at ease in possession.
He does not always read the game as well as he could and would need to be more reserved if paired with Romero.
Tapsoba understandably wants to join Tottenham in the Premier League at this stage of his career.
It remains to be seen whether Spurs will pay his asking price with cheaper alternatives available.