Belgian journalist Sacha Tavolieri has indicated that Tottenham have pulled out of the race for Porto striker Mehdi Taremi.
The topic of who replaces Harry Kane has dominated the headlines from a Tottenham perspective over the last few days, with the prolific Taremi being one of the names being mooted as a potential target.
It was reported by Gianluca Di Marzio last week that Tottenham were battling Inter Milan for the Iranian striker, who finished last season with an astonishing tally of 31 goals and 14 assists across all competitions (Transfermarkt).
However, on Sunday, CaughtOffside suggested that Taremi’s name has been put on the ‘back burner’ by Spurs, with the North London club said to be exploring other options to replace Kane.
Tottenham have moved on from Mehdi Taremi
Tavolieri has now gone one step further and that the Porto star is ‘not an option anymore’ for the Premier League outfit.
Interestingly, the journalist adds that Inter have also pulled out from the race for Taremi’s signature as the Serie A side do not want to pay €30m (£25.8m) for a player who will miss a month and a half of the campaign due to the AFC Asian Cup.
It was always clear that Taremi would be an odd fit for a Postecoglou side, given his age and his style of play. It now appears fairly evident that Tottenham are prioritising a move for Gent’s Gift Orban, with a bid for the Nigerian looking likely over the coming days.
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Dharmesh Sheth says Manchester City could now listen to offers for Tottenham Hotspur transfer target Aymeric Laporte.
The Manchester City centre-back, even though his team won the Treble last season, played only 900-odd minutes in the Premier League and under 300 minutes in the Champions League.
And now, the Treble winners have added Josko Gvardiol to their ranks, with Sky reporter Sheth adding that could decrease Aymeric Laporte’s game time, as he told The Transfer Show on Sky Sports (15/08/23 at 5:05 pm).
With Tottenham still in need of centre-backs this summer, they have expressed interest in the French-born Spain international.
You would imagine that this news about Laporte has boosted Spurs’ chances of signing him, that’s if they now put in a serious offer, because the door seems to be open.
Either way, Sheth dropped an update on Laporte and a possible move this summer. “One of them we mentioned, Aymeric Laporte,” said Sheth. “No signs yet that he is going to leave.
“But we understand that they could listen to offers for Aymeric Laporte. Not a surprise really. You go back to last season. His game time was quite limited, without Josko Gvardiol in the squad.
“Now that they have spent close to £100 million on Josko Gvardiol. You would think that Laporte’s game time would be even further limited.”
Micky van de Ven made quite the impact on his Premier League debut for Spurs and showcased that there is a lot of potential to work with – although, Sherwood wasn’t having any of it and blasted the player.
But a player like Laporte is a step above, in fact, a few steps above. He walks into that Spurs XI and even in front of World Cup winner, Cristian Romero.
Just how ambitious is Daniel Levy about getting Spurs back into the big time? Plus, this is life after Harry Kane, fans will be expecting that money to be spent.
