Tottenham Hotspur may receive interest from Club Brugge in Victor Wanyama.
Tottenham Hotspur may be done with incoming signings following the closure of the transfer window, but there could still be some outgoings.
There are concerns that Toby Alderweireld or Christian Eriksen may yet move on this month, and Victor Wanyama is another name touted for an exit.
The Kenyan international, 28, was a key player for Mauricio Pochettino in his first season at the club, starring in the 2016-17 campaign with some dominant displays.
Sadly, he hasn’t been able to continue that success, and is increasingly becoming something of a misfit in North London, making just four league starts last season.
Spurs so far haven’t been able to find a buyer for the powerful midfielder, who still has two years left to run on his £65,000-a-week contract (Spotrac), but that may be about to change.
As noted by Voetbal Primeur, ex-Belgium international and former Sheffield Wednesday striker Gilles de Bilde claimed live on VTM on Monday night that Club Brugge are targeting Wanyama before the European transfer deadline.
Club Brugge recently sold their star holding midfielder Marvelous Nakamba to Aston Villa, and allegedly want to land Wanyama as his replacement in a late move.
The Belgian side have already made on big move by signing Simon Mignolet from Liverpool, but could still have one more up their sleeve by targeting Wanyama.
They will have money in the bank from selling Nakamba and Wesley to Aston Villa as well as Arnaut Danjuma Groeneveld to Bournemouth, and may look to splash it on Wanyama.
That would be ideal for Spurs, getting him off their wage bill, but whether they could meet his wage demands is another matter, and we’ll now have to wait and see whether De Bilde’s claims come to fruition.
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