Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt a transfer blow for long-time target Josko Gvardiol as RB Leipzig sporting director Max Ebert confirms the club do not want to sell him in the summer.
This is a major change of tune from RB Leipzig, as it was recently reported by Foot Mercato that the club were planning to replace Gvardiol with Jakub Kwior.
In December, 90 Min had stated that Tottenham had ‘expressed an interest’ in completing a deal to sign the £59,000-a-week talent.
It’s safe to say that Josko Gvardiol would almost instantly transform a leaky Tottenham defence, which has conceded an unimpressive 25 goals in 18 Premier League games this season.
Gvardiol is the embodiment of the modern-day centre-back, as he combines his incredible reading of the game with his supreme ball-playing ability.
In fact, it is a fair argument to state that the Tottenham-linked starlet perhaps deserved the FIFA Young Player Award at the World Cup instead of eventual winner, Enzo Fernandez.
But keeping that aside, Antonio Conte and Co. may have been dealt a huge transfer blow.
Tottenham dealt blow for Josko Gvardiol, as confirmed by RB Leipzig director Max Ebert
It was bad news for Tottenham Hotspur in their pursuit of Josko Gvardiol, as RB Leipzig sporting director Max Ebert confirmed that the club have no desire to sell him in the summer.
“Thanks to the contract extension with Josko, we are in control, the club has done an outstanding job.”
“Football has gone crazy, but our interest is zero that we want to sell Josko Gvardiol in the summer”, the RB Leipzig director told Sky Germany journalist Philipp Hinze.
Tottenham should persist
Often, clubs go public about their desire to keep their biggest stars.
However, Tottenham Hotspur should not be overly concerned about what the RB Leipzig director Ebert has said, and instead focus on landing Josko Gvardiol at all costs.
Gvardiol has the potential to become the best centre-back in the world one day, so why should Tottenham back down easily?
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