Tottenham battle Chelsea and Newcastle for £43.8m Germany U21 international
Tottenham Hotspur are considering swooping for a young Bundesliga starlet on the back of his breakthrough season, but they will have to see off competition from two of their rivals.
There could be wholesale changes to the Spurs squad even if they stay up this summer, with Roberto De Zerbi expected to put his own imprint on the squad.
While the Italian may deem some of the players at Tottenham to be unsuitable for his style of play, he may also be forced into some changes.
That looks particularly likely at centre-back, with Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven continuing to be heavily linked with moves away from Spurs.
Tottenham battling two Premier League clubs for Karim Coulibaly
Earlier this week, news emerged that Tottenham are eyeing a £43.8m summer move for Karim Coulibaly, who is enjoying a breakthrough season at Werder Bremen.
The 18-year-old, who is a centre-back by trade but can also play as a number six, has thrived in his first taste of Bundesliga football, and a new report in The Daily Mail has now also backed up Tottenham’s interest in the youngster.
The report claims that the North Londoners are now ‘taking a close look’ at Coulibaly ahead of the summer, but they are not the only ones doing that.
Newcastle United and Chelsea are also running the rule over the German U21 international and could battle Tottenham for his signature.
Coulibaly’s transfer stance revealed amidst Spurs’ interest
The Mail also reveal that scouts from both Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain have been to Bremen to watch the young centre-back in action this season.
A few days ago, Fabrizio Romano predicted that there would be a big race for Coulibaly this summer, revealing that the defender’s list of admirers is growing.
Interestingly, Romano also added that the teenager is ‘prepared for a new chapter this summer’, which suggests that the youngster is expecting a big move.
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