Report: Spurs offered two players to Serie A club last month in deal for midfielder

The Athletic has claimed that Tottenham made contact with AC Milan to sign Franck Kessie last month and offered two players to try and get a deal completed. 

Kessie, whose Milan contract is due to expire in June, has featured on Tottenham’s radar in recent weeks to avoid being embroiled in a fight for his signature in the summer (The Telegraph). 

But despite reported interest from the likes of Barcelona in addition (Mundo Deportivo), the Ivory Coast international never secured a move away and will remain at the San Siro until the end of term. 

But The Athletic has now revealed that Tottenham attempted to make a swoop for Kessie, but saw their attempts knocked back with the midfielder keen to wait for a move until the summer. 

Despite Kessie’s decision, the report states Spurs offered midfielders Tanguy Ndombele and Giovani Lo Celso to try and tempt Milan into deal, but ultimately saw their attempts hit a wall. 

The Spurs duo eventually secured loan exits away from the club on deadline day, with Ndombele returning to former club Lyon and Lo Celso moving to Villarreal (Sky Sports). 

Spurs Web Opinion 

Tottenham were in and out of the race for Kessie and it seems that they will probably go back in for him when he becomes a free agent. There will be plenty of interest in him come the summer so they will have to come up with some convincing offers to him if they are going to tempt him to the Premier League. 

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