Report: Spurs willing to trigger release clause to beat Arsenal and others to signing
Turkish publication Aksam have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur are set to win the race to sign Galatasaray centre-back Victor Nelsson despite the likes of Arsenal entering the picture over recent days. The report states that Tottenham faced competition from their North London rivals as well as from Serie A duo Napoli and Atalanta for Nelsson but the […]
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Turkish publication Aksam have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur are set to win the race to sign Galatasaray centre-back Victor Nelsson despite the likes of Arsenal entering the picture over recent days.
The report states that Tottenham faced competition from their North London rivals as well as from Serie A duo Napoli and Atalanta for Nelsson but the Lilywhites remained ‘the most serious’ in their interest in the central defender.
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It is explained that Spurs initially submitted an offer of €22m (£18.7m) for the Dane, which was turned down by Galatasaray, who informed the Premier League club that the player’s €25m (£21.3m) release clause had to be met to prize him away from Istanbul.
Spurs meet release clause of Victor Nelsson
Aksam claim that after taking some time to consider Galatasaray’s request, Ange Postecoglou’s men have now decided to meet Nelsson’s release clause.
It is suggested that the central defender is thus expected to head to N17 in a deal that represents the biggest sale in Galatasaray’s history.
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This report has to be taken with a pinch of salt as there has been no suggestion from the likes of Alasdair Gold, Dan Kilpatrick, Charlie Eccleshare and others that Nelsson is anywhere near the top of Tottenham’s wishlist.
I suspect the 24-year-old is one of many central defenders that Spurs have enquired about but I highly doubt if the talks progressed any further than that.
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