With a contract expiring in the summer, Stefan de Vrij is at a bit of a crossroads in his career, because this could be the last time the Dutchman gets a chance of playing in the Premier League.
Tottenham have long said to be interested in the centre-back, which is a position Antonio Conte will want more depth at going forward.
We’ve seen Spurs linked a number of times with the Netherlands international, but there has never been anything overly concrete.
That could change in January, however, as the player enters the final six months of his contract with Inter, leaving the Serie A side with the choice of either renewing him, letting him go for free in the summer or capitalise on interest in the next transfer window.
While Inter ‘seem intent’ on giving him a new contract, there is also a lot of interest from two clubs, who are ‘already starting to step forward’ with the idea of either taking him on a free or at the very least ‘at low cost’.
Those are Tottenham and Atlético Madrid, who have ‘have set their eyes’ on the player and ‘seem willing to try the lunge already in the next transfer window’.
