Tottenham continue to be linked with Ruslan Malinovskyi, as his contract expires at the end of the season and he is on the outskirts of Gian Piero Gasperini’s current plans at Atalanta.
The Ukraine international was already a target for Spurs in the summer, and preferred a move to London over others, but nothing ever came of him.
Perhaps Tottenham were waiting for him to get cheaper, although recent reports have suggested €15m will be needed to let him leave in January, regardless of his contractual situation.
There is good news for Antonio Conte and Fabio Paratici in all of this, and that is the fact Marseille have supposedly pulled out of the race.
They prefer to invest their money in younger players, and with the Serie A side aware that clubs in the Premier League are keen on their player, they want the money.
Right at the end, it’s stated ‘there is still Tottenham’ on Malinovskyi, and it appears the door has opened that little bit wider for Spurs, with one of their main competition now out of the race.
