Dragusin to affix Spurs with Spence set for Genoa

Tottenham Hotspur have reached an settlement with Genoa to signal centre-back Radu Dragusin.

Regardless of competitors from Bayern Munich, Spurs had a suggestion for the Romania worldwide, 21, accepted by their Italian counterparts in a single day.

Dragusin is anticipated to journey on Wednesday morning forward of finishing the proposed transfer, in a deal that can see full-back Djed Spence go the opposite means on mortgage till the summer season.

The Athletic reported final week that Tottenham had opened talks with Genoa over a transfer for Dragusin, with negotiations centred round a £25million price — together with add-ons and a mortgage transfer for Spence.

Dragusin has featured in all 57 league matches for Genoa since becoming a member of the membership, initially on mortgage, from Juventus in the summertime of 2022.

He performed a key function in Genoa’s promotion from Serie B throughout his debut season on the membership and has been an ever-present this marketing campaign as Alberto Gilardino’s aspect sit twelfth within the Italian high flight.

Spence’s season-long mortgage deal at Championship membership Leeds United was minimize quick final week after a knee damage had restricted the full-back to only one league look earlier than December.

Spence joined Tottenham from Middlesbrough in the summertime of 2022 and has made six first-team appearances for the membership — his change to Genoa is his third mortgage spell away from Spurs after stints at Rennes and Leeds.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou final month outlined his want for a central defender to be signed in January as a consequence of accidents for first-choice central defensive pairing Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven within the first half of the marketing campaign.

Postecoglou has been pressured to play full-backs Emerson Royal and Ben Davies out of place with Eric Dier, who’s out of contract this summer season, falling out of favour and Ashley Phillips becoming a member of Championship membership Plymouth Argyle on a mortgage deal this month.

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