KAA Gent are ready to demand a Belgian record fee for Tottenham and Fulham target Gift Orban, sources have told Football Insider.
It is believed Gent want between £30-40million to part with the 21-year-old this summer. The current Belgian record departure is the reported £31.1million paid by AC Milan for ex-Club Brugge man Charles De Ketelaere last summer (2022). But Gent are in a strong position to demand that interested sides smash that record for Orban this summer.
The Belgian side are aware both Tottenham and Fulham have significant funds at their disposal following the respective sales of Harry Kane and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
Orban is also under a long-term contract running until June 2027, having only joined from Norweigan outfit Staebek in January. A well-placed source has told Football Insider that the Nigerian is likely to be sold for “top dollar” this summer.
He has already managed six goals in six games in the 2023-24 campaign, picking up where he left off last term.
Orban managed 20 goals and two assists across 22 appearances in the second half of the 2022-23 campaign after landing his Belgium move.
Both Tottenham and Fulham are desperate to replace their talismans in the final days of the summer window.
Kane, who has managed 213 total Premier League strikes, netted 30 top-flight goals in the 2022-23 campaign.
Mitrovic struck 15 times across all competitions last term, with 14 of those goals coming in the league.
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