Tottenham reportedly want Kieran Kierney from Celtic for a cut price fee.
Tottenham Hotspur want to sign Kieran Tierney from Celtic for just £10 million, report The Mirror.
Spurs are reported to be planning for January already after a transfer window in which they signed no players at all.
Spurs are reported to believe they can sign Tierney for a cut price fee after Celtic failed to qualify for the Champions League group stages.
The left-back has been valued at more than twice this figure in the recent past, with The Times writing Celtic would demand £25 million earlier this summer.
So do Tottenham stand a chance of signing him on the cheap?
Bearing in mind his commitment to Celtic after coming through their academy, probably not.
This makes Tottenham’s stance confusing, if totally unsurprising.
It shows chairman Daniel Levy has not learned his lesson after trying and failing to sign Jack Grealish on the cheap earlier this summer, offering less than half of Aston Villa’s valuation.
Villa’s financial situation improved, and they held onto the midfielder and are in talks with him over signing a new contract.
A year earlier, Tottenham’s desire to sign Ross Barkley on the cheap from Everton saw their advances blocked, and he ended up with Chelsea.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy appears determined not to change, despite an unsuccessful summer.
Perhaps if Spurs can sell some of their unwanted players for big cash, then they may take on a new approach to signing players.
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