Clearly intent on giving Antonio Conte all the tools he needs to succeed at Tottenham, Daniel Levy and Fabio Paratici continue to work on Spurs’ transfer window.
The big arrival of Richarlison will have ticked many boxes, but quality in depth in defence is a must as well, which is why we are seeing the negotiations with Barcelona for Clement Lenglet taking place.
They’ve been ongoing for a while now, and there have been many claims of agreements being reached and so on, which continues on Tuesday courtesy of Marca.
While the formula had been agreed for some time, ‘the main problem of the talks had been the player’s wages’, which Spurs didn’t want to pay in full.
Marca now reveal that ‘in the end, the agreement is that Barcelona will assume 15% of the salary, while the rest will be paid’ by the Premier League side.
What also ‘remains to be seen’ is the final price of the option to buy, which ‘will be over €10m’ regardless.
Not turning up for the start of preseason at Barcelona, it was clear Lenglet was in the process of switching sides, having been granted permission by Xavi to refrain from returning to Barcelona to sort out his future.
