Tottenham want £39 million for Jean-Clair Todibo. Manchester United and Liverpool are both interested in signing new players in January.
With three other players of interest, the main goal is to sign a centre-back, but a loan deal for former Celtic winger Jota is also a possibility.
Tottenham have joined the competition to acquire Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo as they prepare to enter the January transfer market in search of a new center-back.
Spurs need defensive reinforcements and are willing to compete with Manchester United and Liverpool for France international Todibo.
The 23-year-old has shone in Nice’s Ligue 1 challenge to Paris Saint-Germain and is reported to be available for roughly £39 million.
Spurs have made a new centre-back their top priority in January, but they will face competition from some of Europe’s best teams for Todibo.
Micky van de Ven is sidelined until next year with a hamstring injury, and Ange Postecoglou used fullbacks Ben Davies and Emerson Royal in centre defence against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Spurs have long been interested in Bournemouth‘s Lloyd Kelly, while Crystal Palace‘s Marc Guehi and Everton‘s Jarrad Branthwaite are potential replacements.
Todibo wants to play in the Premier League, but after breaking into the France squad, he will want assurances that he will be a regular starter as he attempts to force his way into an ultra-competitive Les Bleus backline ahead of Euro 2024 next year.
Spurs already have a top-tier center-back combination in Van de Ven and Romero, but they are trying to add depth.
Todibo is also less eager to go now that Nice is vying for the crown after an unblemished start to the season.
Postecoglou wants a new defensive signing to arrive in early January.
Palace and Everton will battle tooth and nail to keep both Guehi and Branthwaite, and Kelly, whose contract expires next summer, may be the best choice in January.
Kelly, on the other hand, had a hamstring injury over the weekend and may be forced to miss time.
Eric Dier might quit Tottenham in January after being benched again in the Villa defeat.
Although a center-back is the priority in January, Spurs may look to add depth elsewhere, notably on the wing, where Ivan Perisic is out for the season and Manor Solomon is set to be out until next year.
A loan move for Jota, the Al-Ittihad winger who played under Postecoglou at Celtic, is a possibility, although the Portugueseman is now unable to play for the Saudi Pro League club due to a law that limits the number of foreign players allowed per club.
Jota, 24, played for Postecoglou in Glasgow before joining Al-Ittihad in the summer in a £25 million move.
He has only played in the Asian Champions League since September and is slated to leave in the winter transfer window.
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