Tottenham starter seen as ‘low-cost solution’ for club in January – Conte unlikely to approve

Having sold Kostas Manolas to Olympiakos and with Kalidou Koulibaly likely heading off to the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal, Napoli need a centre-back.

The main option, it seems, is Manchester United’s Axel Tuanzebe, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa, but if the Red Devils cannot find an agreement to cut his deal with the Villans short, then alternatives need to be looked at.

Corriere dello Sport explain that one of the names that ‘resists’ is that of Davinson Sánchez, currently at Tottenham.

The Colombian had somewhat fallen out of favour at Spurs, with Nuno Espírito Santo preferring other options, but the arrival of Antonio Conte and his three man defence has changed matters.

The 25-year-old has found a new lease of life under the Italian, starting the last five Premier League that weren’t postponed by Covid-19, including the recent 1-1 against Southampton.

He’s seen as a ‘low-cost solution’ for Napoli should Tottenham be open to a loan deal, although that remains a very big ask, especially with the all the depleted squads in the Premier League, Spurs included.