Barcelona have reportedly told Tottenham Hotspur to increase the transfer fee for Clement Lenglet if they are to bring the defender back to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on a permanent contract.
Clement Lenglet spent last season on loan at Tottenham Hotspur from Barcelona.
The £145,000-a-week (Spotrac) central defender made 24 starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League for Spurs during his loan spell at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The 28-year-old gave two assists in those games.
The French defender also made six starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Champions League for Tottenham last season.
Lenglet scored one goal in those games.
Sport is reporting this morning that Barcelona and Tottenham have been in talks over a permanent transfer of Lenglet for a while now.
The report has claimed that Lenglet has reached an agreement over a three-year contract with Spurs.
Barcelona were willing to facilitate a move for the Frenchman to Spurs, but now the La Liga champions have decided to increase the transfer fee needed.
Sport is reporting that Barcelona have told Tottenham to pay €15 million (£13 million) for the France international central defender.
Tottenham Hotspur should pay £13m for Barcelona centre-back Clement Lenglet
In our opinion, if Tottenham Hotspur are genuinely keen on signing Clement Lenglet from Barcelona in the summer transfer window, then they should pay the £13 million needed to get a deal done.
It is not a huge transfer fee for a player who is 28 and is at the top of his game.
We do not think that Lenglet was particularly ‘great’ for Tottenham last season, but with no UEFA Champions League football next season, it is hard to see Spurs attracting too many top-quality centre-backs.
Lenglet is a very good central defender who knows the Premier League and has experience of playing in Europe.
If and when Tottenham do get back into the UEFA Champions League, then Lenglet would be an asset for the North London club.
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