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Tottenham have accepted personal terms with Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven as they near completion on a deal, sources have told Football Insider.
However, after conversations with the Bundesliga club over the previous week, the Londoners have unable to agree on a deal.
Tottenham is willing to spend £25 million for the 22-year-old Holland Under-21 international, but Wolfsburg is asking roughly £30 million.
Van de Ven has signed to a five-year contract extension with Tottenham Hotspur, keeping him with the Premier League club until 2028.
The north London club have been in direct talks with the Bundesliga side over negotiating a price for Van de Ven but the structure of the deal has not been agreed.
The defender, who is a left sided centre-back, has been on the radar of Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou for some time but the club have alternative targets on their list if they cannot get the deal over the line.
They include Edmond Tapsoba of Bayer Leverkusen but he is valued at nearly double Van de Ven’s asking price.
Van de Ven was part of the recent Netherlands U21 squad at the ongoing European Championships that saw the nation draw all three group stage matches and exit the competition.
He played 90 minutes in every group stage clash against Belgium, Portugal, and Georgia, conceding just two goals in the process.
Postecoglu has already moved quickly to dismantle the team that underperformed last season.
After confirming the permanent signing of Dejan Kulusevski, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario came in for £15m from Empoli, James Maddison signed from Leicester for £40m and winger Manor Salomon has joined on a free transfer.