‘First steps already taken’ for Tottenham to purchase player, agreement by end of month

 

Pau Lopez to Tottenham Hotspur rumbles on, with Spanish newspaper Sport reporting updates frequently from the Espanyol side of the story. Before today the most recent slant had been that everything is on the verge of being agreed, and any disagreements will all get sorted out in the wash.

That hasn’t changed a great deal, but, despite an assumption it would all be sorted out by now, there’s still no agreement, say Sport. Tottenham have for a while wanted to negotiate down their buying option of €7m, although their commitment to keeping Pau beyond the summer hasn’t changed.

Sport say that whilst ‘first steps are already taken’ on Pau to Tottenham ‘for now, there’s is no agreement’. The intention of all parties is that things are agreed before the end of the month.

That’s very important for Espanyol, who have already earmarked the money from Tottenham to buy Diego Lopez permanently from AC Milan.

As long as everything is agreed, Pau Lopez is expected to become Tottenham’s second choice behind Hugo Lloris, which would suggest Michel Vorm is about to leave the club.