Tottenham reportedly ‘closely following’ in-demand 28-year-old winger this summer – originally posted on Sportslens.com
According to reports from Estadio Deportivo, Tottenham Hotspur are “closely following” the developments of Marseille winger Florian Thauvin ahead of a potential summer move.
The report claims that the Marseille president gave Thauvin an ultimatum in January – either he should renew his contract or leave.
However, the 28-year-old ignored the pressure and continued playing under Andre Villas-Boas. He has been performing well under the current manager, Jorge Sampaoli, but there’s no indication that he will sign a new deal at the club between now and end of the season.
Sevilla and AC Milan are interested in him, while Roma and Napoli are also closely following his situation.
Premier League clubs – Tottenham and Leicester – are also in the hunt for his signature. The Foxes have already offered Thauvin a deal worth around £58,000-a-week, while Spurs are ‘closely following’ his situation.
While he will be available on a free transfer in the summer, Thauvin has asked for an annual net salary of between 4 and 4.5 million euros, and Spurs (or anybody) are not willing to offer him that amount of money.
The new president of OM, Pablo Longoria, is still hopeful that Thauvin would pen a new deal at the club, but chances are highly unlikely.
Thauvin has been in brilliant form this season for Marseille, managing eight goals and seven assists in Ligue 1 so far.
In other news, Tottenham have joined Leicester in the race to sign Wahid Faghir.