Report: Tottenham are prepared to pay £44m for Frenchman but there’s a very big problem – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Tottenham are not prepared to pay more than €50 million (£44 million) for Nuno Espirito Santo’s priority transfer target Jules Kounde according to Estadio Deportivo.
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And unfortunately for Spurs, that may well not be enough to bring the 22-year-old to north London this summer.
Sevilla allegedly want closer to €70 million (£60 million) according to Estadio Deportivo.
Tottenham boss Nuno desperately needs to address his central defensive department this summer.
Spurs were so easy to get at last season and that needs to change if they are to challenge for the top four again.
Jules Kounde will cost Tottenham more than £44 million
Spurs are allegedly not prepared to pay any more than that amount for the 22-year-old French centre-back.
That could end up being a big mistake…
Kounde is not your archetypal centre-back. Standing at 5ft 10in tall, the Frenchman is one of the shortest top class central defenders in the game. Don’t let that fool you though, he has one of best leaps in the game.
In 34 La Liga outings for Sevilla last season he won an average of three aerial duels per game. That really is some going.
The young defender is a superb passer of the football as well. In La Liga last season he averaged 69.3 passes per game and recorded an exceptional completion rate of 90.1%.
Kounde would be a truly brilliant signing for Tottenham. It seems as though the north London outfit will not be spending crazy money on the 22-year-old, however.
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Perhaps they should push the boat out this time, however. Just this once. The Sevilla ace is totally worth stretching for.
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Author:Tony Martin