According to a report in La Stampa (as relayed by TuttoMeractoWeb), Torino are resisting Tottenham’s attempts to sign Perr Schuurs.
Shuurs had an outstanding first season in Serie A since swapping Ajax for Turin last summer and multiple reports over the last week have backed Tottenham to make a move for the Dutchman.
This includes an update from The Times (August 8) which suggested that Spurs aim to offload Japhet Tanganga and Davinson Sanchez, and sign the Torino star before the transfer window closes.
GiveMeSport subsequently reported on August 9 that Shuurs has become Tottenham’s top centre-back target ahead of the likes of Fulham’s Tosin Adarabioyo.
Torino standing firm with Spurs on Perr Schuurs
La Stampa have now become the latest publication to report on Spurs’ interest in Shuurs, stating that the Lilywhites have made a ‘strong comeback’ for the player.
It is explained that the North London club would have no issues meeting Torino’s asking price for the centre-back, given the cash influx they have received from Harry Kane’s switch to Bayern Munich.
However, the publication adds that the Serie A club’s chairman Urbano Cairo wants to ‘resist the onslaught’ from the Premier League side as he is determined to hang on to the club’s best players.
I suspect Postecoglou has decided that he now wants to sign a right-sided centre-back to cover for Cristian Romero, with both Ben Davies and Eric Dier capable of covering on the left for Micky van de Ven.
However, I am surprised that the club seem to be prioritising a move for Schuurs over homegrown options such as Adarabioyo or potentially Marc Guehi
Tottenham Hotspur news – what is the latest?
It has been a real summer of ups and downs for the Spurs faithful this year, with brilliant signings and painful departures.
On the positive side of things, the club have been able to genuinely improve elements of the first team with the signing of the ever-exciting James Maddison and the Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
The arrival of Manor Solomon, whilst not necessarily improving the first eleven, is clearly still a positive addition and should help to strengthen the squad as a whole. However, for as good as those three are and as convincing as Ange Postecoglou has been, the exit of club talisman Harry Kane is an enormous blow to the side’s attacking output, an output that the current crop of forwards do not seem equipped to replace.
With that in mind, it appears that Spurs have identified one of Europe’s most exciting and prolific goalscorers as the man who could potentially come in and help the team find those 20-plus goals a season they are bound to lose in the absence of Kane, Gift Orban.
According to transfers expert Fabrizio Romano, the north Londoners have “appreciated” the youngster for some time now and are well aware of what is required to bring him to N17 this summer.
