Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea may have to be sold by the Blues in January as a result of FFP rules, according to Football Insider, giving Tottenham Hotspur a major assist in their pursuit of the player.
Spurs decided to reinforce their backline by acquiring Micky van de Ven from VfL Wolfsburg in a £43 million deal during the recently closed transfer window after having issues with their porous defense previous season.
They appeared to be trying to add a second defender this summer, though. Edmond Tapsoba and Lloyd Kelly were among the players regarded as being significant targets.
It was even reported that Tottenham opened talks with Bayer Leverkusen to sign Tapsoba, while they made a deadline day offer to purchase Kelly. But, in the end, they couldn’t manage to broker a deal for any of them.
Having failed to purchase their key targets, Tottenham reportedly made a last-gasp attempt to sign Chalobah, but, they couldn’t secure a deal for him either before the window slammed shut.
Chalobah to Tottenham
Now, it has been suggested that Tottenham are planning to sign a new defender in January as they have realised that they lack depth in that department and they could look to reignite their interest in signing the Chelsea star.
According to the report by Football Insider, Chelsea are keen on selling Chalobah in January to comply with the FFP regulations having spent over £400m this summer. So, this is a big boost for Spurs to secure the Englishman’s signature.
However, the report claims that purchasing Chalobah won’t be straightforward for Tottenham as Bayern Munich previously expressed their interest in signing him as Thomas Tuchel is a big fan of the defender but they couldn’t manage to secure his signature. However, the Bavarian club could opt to reignite their interest in January.
Chalobah is a versatile player as he can play as the centre-back as well as the right-back. He is quick, strong, good in the air, comfortable playing out from the back and also excellent in defensive contributions.
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