Report: Defender’s future now ‘in the balance’ – Tottenham are frontrunners
TuttoMercatoWeb have revealed that Stefan de Vrij’s future is ‘more than ever in the balance’ amidst Tottenham’s interest in the Inter Milan star.
De Vrij has been linked with a move to Tottenham ever since Antonio Conte arrived as the club’s head coach over a year ago but the transfer rumours have particularly intensified over recent weeks as the centre-back is about the enter the final six months of his contract at the San Siro (Transfermarkt).
Football Insider were the latest to report on the matter, with the publication stating a couple of days ago that Spurs were leading the race for the Dutchman’s signature.
The report claimed that De Vrij is looking ‘increasingly likely’ to leave Inter and that Conte had already spoken to the player about a potential switch to Tottenham.
TMW now assert that the 30-year-old’s future hangs in the balance despite Inter being intent on proposing a contract renewal over the coming weeks.
This is because interested teams are already ‘starting to step forward’ to hold talks with De Vrij regarding a January or a summer switch.
The report asserts that Tottenham and Atletico Madrid are currently the frontrunners for the former Lazio star’s signature, and both clubs are ready to push for his signing in January.
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If De Vrij does not sign a new contract with Inter over the next few weeks, one would assume that he would be near the top of Conte’s wishlist as far as centre-backs are concerned.
While the Dutchman is no spring chicken, Spurs showed with their acquisition of Ivan Perisic in the summer that they are willing to relax their policy of not signing players over 30 if Conte insists on a particular target.
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