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Tottenham quoted cut rate price for long time transfer target
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Rucker Haringey8 minutes ago
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Tottenham are looking for midfield help
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Tottenham are interested in purchasing Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic. This isn’t the first time Spurs have tried to sign the talented Croatian, but the is significant reason to believe things may go differently this time around.
Reports from Italy claim that Inter Milan are
ready to let Brozovic go for less than £15 million. That represents a massive discount from the Serie A club’s previous asking prices. In windows past, Inter have wanted to receive at least £30 million for the versatile midfielder.
That price has put Daniel Levy and company off. Logic would lead you to believe that Tottenham would be very interested at Brozovic at such a discount.
Even though he’s been on the club’s radar for several years, he’s still just 25. That places him squarely in his prime. Perhaps more importantly, it puts him right in line with the ages of Pochettino’s current core.
If you’re wondering where Brozovic would fit in for Spurs, the answer is as a defensive midfielder. He does have a fair amount of offensive talent, but he’s not a natural attacking midfielder. Brozovic would be a logical replacement for Mousa Dembele in Pochettino’s double-pivot. The talented Belgian’s deteriorating health simply won’t allow the club to count on him consistently.
The real question here is whether or not Inter Milan are truly done with Brozovic. Letting such a talented player go for such a discounted transfer fee isn’t exactly astute transfer business. It’s very possible that Inter officials are floating reports of such a discounted sale to the media in order to drum up interest in their star.
The smart money is on Brozovic to leave Inter in January, but it’s unclear whether or not Tottenham will be a real player for his services. Pochettino could definitely use such a versatile talent for his midfield.