Tottenham’s interest in Barcelona youngster Dani Rodríguez has been met with disappointment at Athletic Bilbao, who are also exploring a move for him.
Estadio Deportivo cover the player today and how he’s on Athletic’s transfer list as they ‘think about the present and the future’.
They’ve already completed the signing of Alvaro Djaló with that in mind but are also making movements to improve their youth sector too and have put their focus on La Masia, where Rodríguez has been shining.
Athletic dream of bringing him back to the Basque Country, after he grew up at Real Sociedad, but ‘it won’t be easy’ because of the interest from Tottenham.
The youngster is set to be available on a free in the summer as he’s yet to sign a new deal at Camp Nou, with those reports making it clear that talks are not progressing and the prospect of a move away is distinct.
Athletic had seemingly been hoping they could take advantage of that but Tottenham’s interest, and indeed efforts, threaten the prospect of that dream becoming a reality.
They will still ‘play their cards’ to try and win the race for the player’s signature but for now, it’s a battle and it seems they’re not confident.
