Spurs get encouragement to sign Chelsea star Chalobah
Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea may have to be sold by the Blues in January as a result of FFP rules, according to Football Insider, giving Tottenham Hotspur a major assist in their pursuit of the player.
Spurs decided to reinforce their backline by acquiring Micky van de Ven from VfL Wolfsburg in a £43 million deal during the recently closed transfer window after having issues with their porous defense previous season.
They appeared to be trying to add a second defender this summer, though. Edmond Tapsoba and Lloyd Kelly were among the players regarded as being significant targets.
According to reports, Tottenham made a deadline-day approach to buy Kelly while starting negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Tapsoba. But ultimately,
Tottenham to sign Chalobah
Now that Tottenham have acknowledged that they are lacking in depth at the position, it has been reported that they would seek to rekindle their interest in signing the Chelsea star by bringing in a new defender in January.
Football Insider claims that Chelsea wants to offload Chalobah in January in order to adhere to the FFP rules after spending more than £400 million this summer. Thus, Spurs’ ability to sign the Englishman is a major plus.
Although Thomas Tuchel is a big supporter of the defender, the article states that Tottenham will have difficulty getting Chalobah because Bayern Munich previously indicated interest in signing him but were unable to do so. Though, the
The 24-year-old so boasts the skills essential to succeed in Ange Postecoglou’s system, and should Tottenham decide to sign him, he would be a wise acquisition.
It will be intriguing to see if Spurs opt to formally approach Chalobah, who Transfermarkt estimates to be worth roughly £16 million, during the forthcoming transfer window.
