Josko Gvardiol has been linked with Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur and Graham Potter’s Chelsea, and Paul Merson has been hugely impressed by the Croatia international central defender, as quoted in SportsKeeda.
The former Arsenal star believes that Gvardiol, on the radar of Chelsea and Tottenham, could become a very special centre-back.
The Sky Sports pundit has been impressed by what he has seen of the 20-year-old during his time with Croatia at the 2022 Qatar World Cup so far.
Croatia have reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup and will face Brazil for a place in the last four.
According to 90min this month, former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea want to sign Gvardiol and are confident of securing the services of the RB Leipzig central defender in the summer of 2023.
TMW have reported that Tottenham want to sign the 20-year-old defender in the summer of 2023.
The report in the Italian news outlet claimed that Spurs wing-back Ivan Perisic is trying to convince his Croatia international teammate to move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next summer.
Paul Merson on Tottenham and Chelsea target Josko Gvardiol
Merson wrote about Gvardiol: “Josko Gvardiol could become a very special centre-back.
“People do have breakthroughs in the World Cup, and he could be one of them. I do like him, but he’s got his work cut out for him this weekend.”
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