Arsenal and Tottenham want Clement Lenglet and the Barcelona defender now appears to be increasingly open to a loan exit this summer.
Lenglet, 26, starred with Sevilla before making a £32million move to Barcelona in the summer of 2018.
The centre back has now racked up more than 150 appearances for Barcelona but could end up being pushed out.
Andreas Christensen is heading to Barcelona this summer whilst there are high hopes for Ronald Araujo and Eric Garcia.
It’s hard to see Lenglet playing a key role next season and beyond, so Barcelona could now let the French international go.
Arsenal and Tottenham want Lenglet
Catalan newspaper SPORT now claim that Lenglet would have been available for €15million (£13million) this summer.
Lenglet is instead open to leaving Barcelona on loan this summer and a move to England could be on the cards.
It’s stated that Arsenal, Everton, Newcastle and Tottenham all fancy signing Lenglet and have made contact about signing him.
The problem is that Lenglet’s salary of more than €10million – around £165,000-a-week – is a major problem though.
The clubs in question seemingly want Barcelona to pay a decent chunk of that money and it’s unclear whether that will happen.
Lenglet is a naturally left-sided defender and that may appeal to certain clubs.
Tottenham are certainly in the market for a left-sided centre back and Lenglet could be an alternative to Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni.
Arsenal want competition for Gabriel Magalhaes but whether Lenglet would be willing to take that kind of role remains to be seen.
Newcastle have the cash to spend this summer but Everton seem an unlikely destination after their struggles this season.
Lenglet looks to be available and of all the clubs listed, Tottenham may be the ones to watch out for this season as they seek a left-sided defender.
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