Club ‘confident’ Tottenham set to buy their player in next window, talks progressed

 

Pau Lopez to Tottenham took a twist at the beginning of March when it was reported in Spain that Tottenham were trying to talk down the price of a transfer.

Spurs have a clause in Pau’s loan which means they can buy the goalkeeper for a fixed fee of €7m, or send him back and pay a €500k figure for not making the loan permanent, that’s on top of the €600k loan fee already paid.

Tottenham were said to want to get the €7m figure down to as little as €3m, which of course Espanyol weren’t altogether keen on.

A director at the Spanish club was quoted as saying: “I know that Pau Lopez is happy, we do not hear from Tottenham; They know what they have to do, they have to pay seven million and if so he will not be an Espanyol player. The option will not be lowered.”

Well, talks have clearly progressed, because Catalan newspaper Sport report on Friday that Espanyol are ‘confident’ a deal is set to be completed, and Pau will be a permanent Tottenham player, back-up to Hugo Lloris.

Don’t be surprised if there’s more twists in this one yet.