Tottenham are reportedly keen on Tanguy Ndombele.
Reports in France and England over the past few days have offered Tottenham hope of signing Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele.
Comments from Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas suggest Spurs could face being priced out.
The Mail report already that the Spurs target has a £87 million (100m euros) asking price.
Aulas is hoping to get PSG involved, which does not bode well for Spurs.
He told L’Equipe: “I’m the one who revived the PSG talks so that they don’t feel dismissed. If PSG aligns with the three offers received and Tanguy agrees, it would be nice if he goes there.”
PSG have more financial clout than Tottenham do, both with regard to transfer fees and wages.
French website Telefoot report Ndombele is interested in the possibility of joining Spurs, but a deal would require them to more than double their existing transfer record.
Aulas wants a bidding war so that his new incoming sporting director at Lyon, Juninho, has plenty of money to spend this summer.
His cavalier attitude to strengthening a rival French side over selling abroad shows he will stop at nothing to get the maximum price this summer.
Even Tottenham’s best efforts may not be enough, and it seems like Aulas may be setting them up to fail, by openly courting rival interest.
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