Real Betis could raid Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur this summer.
According to Estadio Deportivo, Real Betis want to sign Newcastle United’s Ayoze Perez this summer – as well as Tottenham Hotspur’s Vincent Janssen.
Betis were tipped for a great season under Quique Setien having qualified for the Europa League, emerging as a top six club.
However, despite some impressive bargain signings last summer – such as Sergio Canales and William Carvalho – Betis have regressed this year, and sit 10th in La Liga.
There will be European football next season, and Estadio Deportivo report that Betis are now looking to splash the cash, with Newcastle’s Perez one of their targets.
A host of big-money strikers are wanted, and Perez is one of them, having hit eight goals in his last 10 Premier League games for Newcastle to end the season.
The 25-year-old last played in Spain in 2014, but Betis may look to tempt him home as they look for a big-money addition and a cheaper second striker, which brings Tottenham’s Janssen into play.
Janssen may have made a couple of substitute appearances of late for Spurs, but it’s clear he still has no future under Mauricio Pochettino and will surely move on this summer.
It’s stated that Betis would be wanting to pay just €3million (£2.6million) for Janssen and give him a three-year deal, but that fee still seems very low despite Janssen’s torrid time at Spurs.
Whilst Tottenham would love to get the Dutchman off their books, Newcastle won’t want Perez to go, and they’ll be hoping that Betis look elsewhere for their ‘big’ striker.
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