On Sunday we covered claims from Italy of Tottenham making an offer to Arkadiusz Milik.
Spurs hadn’t approached Napoli, but rather the player’s entourage, and said they’d pay him €5m a season, likely after tax, if he signed a pre-contract agreement in January and moved to them next July.
Of course, that wouldn’t solve Jose Mourinho’s immediate need for an additional striker, but it was possible Spurs were putting pressure on Napoli to bring their price down: Sell now for a reasonable amount, or lose him for nothing within months.
Of course, the latter part doesn’t make a lot of sense for Spurs.
Interestingly, Italian journalist Ciro Venerato now claims Napoli are asking for €20m plus €5m in bonus payments, so the price is falling further.
AS Roma remain in the fight, perhaps the keenest club, and there’s now a suggestion Juventus haven’t completely given up.
