Tottenham and Manchester City have both been linked to Ben Chilwell.
Manchester City are determined to sign Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell, according to The Telegraph.
Leicester want a defender world record fee for the full-back The Telegraph claim, matching the £75 million spent on Virgil van Dijk.
It is the sort of money only City could and would realistically pay for a left-back.
This is a shame for Tottenham, who The Telegraph reported in September were keeping tabs on Chilwell.
Spurs have a potential ace in the pack to sign Chilwell, in the form of Wales international left-back Ben Davies.
Davies worked under new Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers at Swansea City, establishing himself as a top star and earning a move to Spurs.
A Davies plus cash offer could have been a winning option for Tottenham up against Manchester City in pursuit of Chilwell.
However Leicester’s new valuation kills off Tottenham’s chances, even with Davies knocking a few million off the price.
Tottenham’s record signing is the £42 million spent on Davinson Sanchez in 2017.
Even if Davies saw Leicester’s price dip to a £60 million overall spend, it’s too rich for Tottenham.
Spurs will have to look elsewhere if they wan to upgrade at left-back, or hope Leicester’s valuation drops dramatically.
With City interested, it’s likely to stay high.
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