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Report: Tottenham monitoring £1.5m player, three other sides also showing interest

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According to Fanatik, Tottenham are monitoring Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayındır, with three other sides also interested in his services.

The Turkish news outlet add that Ajax are also tracking him, while Schalke 04 and LOSC Lille are watching him as well.

Bayındır – who Fenerbahce paid €1.7 million (£1.5 million) for – has kept a respectable nine clean sheets in 25 appearances this season.

The 22-year-old is yet to be capped by Turkey, although Fanatik say that his performances are showing ambition to be involved in EURO 2020 this summer.

In his 25 outings this term, the teammate of Mesut Özil has conceded 23 goals, which is pretty good – to concede less than a goal every game isn’t bad at all.

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He has, however, received one red card.

In fairness, he’s still a young goalkeeper who is entitled to a few errors here and there.

So, what does this mean for Hugo Lloris, Joe Hart and Paulo Gazzaniga?

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Does Jose Mourinho no longer have faith in his glovesmen, and wants a new shot-stopper between the sticks?

In our view, it seems unlikely that a 22-year-old goalkeeper would be signed to immediately become first choice, so the aforementioned trio are safe for now.

We feel that Spurs are just keeping an eye on the next generation, with Bayındır shortlisted to be their No.1 in future.