Hoffenheim have decided that they want £15 million before they sell Jeremy Toljan, who is being chased by Tottenham Hotspur.
According to a report from Sky Sports, Hoffenheim have decided that they want £15 million for Jeremy Toljan who remains on Tottenham’s radar this summer.
Spurs have earmarked the 22-year-old as a potential target as they look to add more depth to their defence following the sale of Kyle Walker to Manchester City earlier in the window.
Sky Sports reports that while they are yet to confirm their interest with a bid or enquiry, Tottenham are among the sides interested in the youngster – who was included in the Team of the Tournament following the Under-21 European Championships earlier this year, which Germany won.
But it seems that they will have to pay a substantial amount if they hope to bring him to the Premier League, with Sky Sports reporting that Hoffenheim want £15 million for the full-back.
Sky Sports adds that the Bundesliga side have come to that figure due to the fact that they sold Niklas Sule to Bayern Munich this summer for a fee of £17 million, as they rate him as being slightly less valuable.
While his potential suggests that Toljan could prove to be a bargain at £15 million – especially as Spurs sold Walker to City for £53 million, according to the Guardian – the fact that he has just one year left on his contract in Germany, as reported by Sky Sports, would surely make it understandable if the asking price made Spurs hesitant to pursue a deal.
But with Sky Sports adding that Tottenham’s interest in Porto’s Ricardo Pereira has cooled due to his £22 million price, perhaps it may not be out of the question to suggest that Toljan’s asking price could appeal more and more as the window continues and the deadline looms.
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