Clement Lenglet has been on the verge of a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur for around a week.
The Frenchman is set to join on loan from Barcelona, with Spurs having a buying option of around €10m, which seems a reasonable fee to pay for the 27-year-old.
Barca will be able to rid themselves of the defender’s wages, and edge closer, but obviously not close enough, to a salary bill which makes some kind of business sense.
However, Lenglet to Tottenham has hit several bumps in the road, which have delayed an announcement. One of those is likely to be the deferred wages he’s owed by Barcelona, after the squad took pay cuts during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and were due to be paid the amounts back over the remainder of their contracts.
Mundo Deportivo say getting a work permit is another issue.
Whereas once players from the EU wouldn’t have to go through such a process, things are now different. Mundo don’t think there’s much chance of Lenglet failing to get the required approval, but they say it’s the reason for a delay.
