Conte using Tottenham star as inside agent – ‘Trying to convince’ player to join Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur are one of the Premier League clubs to have been linked the most with Josko Gvardiol.

The 20-year-old central defender currently plays for RB Leipzig and in September he signed a new contract with the Bundesliga club. His deal now runs until June 2027, and gives Leipzig a lot of power at the negotiating table.

He’s played every minute of Croatia’s World Cup campaign so far, and rumours around Tottenham interest, and also that of Chelsea, have been growing.

TMW report Antonio Conte is using Ivan Perisic as an inside agent during the tournament in Qatar. With the Tottenham player and his compatriot spending a lot of time together at the moment, it’s stated Perisic is ‘trying to convince’ Gvardiol to sign for Spurs in the next summer window.

Leipzig are said to want €80m, and if the competition for his signing increases then they may be able to get close to that figure.

What TMW don’t mention is that Gvardiol also has international teammates from multiple other clubs who have been linked, including Chelsea.