West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur appear to have yet another shared target.
Dinamo Zagreb’s Filip Benkovic
But with Toby Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier for company in his position at Tottenham, Benkovic could find West Brom the more appealing destination.
The Baggies are looking to recruit a partner for Jonny Evans in the coming weeks, and The Daily Mail reports they have bid for Middlesbrough’s Ben Gibson, but were informed the Teessiders will only sell to a top-six club.
Hawthorns boss Tony Pulis is also said to want Manchester United’s Chris Smalling – who, like Gibson, has also been linked with a move to Tottenham this summer – but looks likely to miss out once more as the England international allegedly favours a Champions League club.
And that appears to have forced West Brom to broaden their search parameters, leading them to Benkovic.
Dinamo Zagreb’s Filip Benkovic
The 20-year-old, who has been capped by Croatia at Under-21 level, has only played 48 times for Dinamo but was tied to a five-year contract at the start of 2017.
Given the option, should Benkovic choose West Brom over Tottenham Hotspur?
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