Tottenham may be again within the race for Real Madrid’s Lucas Vasquez after reviews declare Spurs and Arsenal have each been approached about signing the winger.
Vasquez, 29, appears to be like set to depart the Bernabeu this summer season. He might be out of contract on the finish of the season after rejecting contemporary phrases proposed by Los Blancos.
The man with 9 Spain caps needed a brand new four-year contract. But regardless of making 237 appearances for the capital outfit over six seasons, he was handed solely three years.
The Spaniards additionally determined to supply a cope with a ten per cent discount in wages. It by no means appeared seemingly he would settle for the proposal and his days on the membership now appear numbered.
That may very well be music to the ears of Jose Mourinho, with Spurs closely linked final summer season and in January.
Earlier this month it appeared as if AC Milan have been on the font of the queue for his signature. But now it appears as if the participant’s representatives are touting him to Tottenham and the Gunners.
Arsenal have been stated to be eager heading into the January 2020 switch window but nothing materialised. And Everton emerged as potential suitors earlier in March.
It seems as if Vasquez has many admirers but Zinedine Zidane just isn’t one. The French tactician doesn’t worth the participant sufficient to push Real’s cash males into providing him what he needs.
Real are stated to be contemplating a transfer for Levante’s Jorge De Frutos as a alternative, in accordance to The Mirror.
Mourinho should work to take away obstacle
Vasquez labored underneath present Spurs chief Mourinho when the Portuguese coach was in control of Real. The pair are stated to have gotten on effectively and that may be one other issue guiding him in the direction of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
One stumbling block could also be that the versatile star needs to be part of a membership taking part in Champions League soccer. He will definitely not get that at Arsenal subsequent season.
And Tottenham have work to do if they’re to end within the prime 4. Vasquez has made 22 La Liga appearances this time period as a wing-back or right-winger.
The ball is now firmly in his agent’s courtroom to discover him an appropriate vacation spot for subsequent season and past. There continues to be time for Real to up their supply but that appears unlikely to occur.
The former Espanyol mortgage star is alleged to favour a transfer to London. It stays to be seen if that’s sufficient to seal the deal with out the carrot of the Champions League.
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