Tottenham are gearing up for some January business, with sources claiming a deal for Barcelona’s Raphinha is on the cards.
Spurs are anticipated to make several changes in the January window as a result of a number of injuries suffered this month.
With James Maddison and Micky van de Ven out, Tottenham‘s preparations may revolve around ensuring that those two players are adequately replaced.
According to Football Transfers, Barcelona winger Raphinha is a target, with a stunning swap deal for central defender Cristian Romero also mooted.
Barcelona want Tottenham to swap Romero for Raphinha
According to Football Transfers, Barcelona would be willing to let Raphinha go if Tottenham agreed to include Romero in the deal.
It is also stated that the Catalan club would like pure cash, with a fee of roughly £61m being indicated as the figure they seek.
Of all, moving Tottenham‘s finest defence to Barcelona just to sign a winger is a strange notion.
Ange Postecoglou‘s high line tactics rely heavily on Romero and the injured Van de Ven to keep things together at the back.
Losing Romero but bringing in Raphinha defeats the purpose of bringing in a new winger.
Naturally, there is a lot of transfer discussion as we approach January, and this appears to be one of the strangest stories to emerge thus far.
Raphinha would be an excellent signing for Tottenham and would provide them with another attacking outlet. But at the expense of Romero’s departure? There’s no way.
Tottenham are rebuilding under Ange Postecoglou, and Romero is an important part of that. Selling him right now would be insane.
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