Tottenham Hotspur are expected to ramp up their interest in signing Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo this week.
Fulham defender Tosin Adarabioyo looks set to become Tottenham Hotspur’s next transfer target in the coming days.
That is according to Foot Mercato’s Santi Aouna, who claims that Tottenham are set to move for Adarabioyo.
Aouna claims that Spurs are now expected to make contact with Fulham this week to try and thrash out a deal for Adarabioyo.
It may seem strange that this all-London transfer is being reported on over in France.
Monaco are thought to be interested in Adarabioyo though, so his name is doing the rounds over there.
Tottenham are pressing ahead with a deal for Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven but would still like another defender.
Davinson Sanchez and Japhet Tanganga could go whilst Clement Lenglet surely won’t be returning from Barcelona.
Adding a talented homegrown defender will be a keen focus for Tottenham and Adarabioyo could be their man.
Ange Postecoglou may already know about Tosin Adarabioyo
Adarabioyo came up in the Manchester City ranks but only played eight games for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Still, Adarabioyo was a highly-rated prospect at City during Ange Postecoglou’s time in charge of Yokohama F. Marinos.
The J1 League side are part of the City Football Group, meaning Adarabioyo may well have been on the Australian’s radar for a little while.
The situation now seems right for Tottenham to make their move.
Adarabioyo is a giant defender at 6ft 5in tall, a completely different presence to Eric Dier and Cristian Romero.
Adarabioyo also has a great turn of pace, whilst his contract situation – he is free to leave Fulham in 2024 – is very appealing.
The London Evening Standard claimed in June that talks over a new deal have collapsed with Adarabioyo so far unwilling to sign a new contract.
The 25-year-old fits a similar mould to Van de Ven; tall, very fast and with untapped potential for Tottenham to try and extract.
Add in the homegrown aspect and Adarabioyo ticks so many boxes for Tottenham in this new era under Postecoglou.
Hailed as an ‘exceptional talent’ by his former Blackburn Rovers boss Tony Mowbray, Adarabioyo could trade West London for North London this summer.
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