SHARE

For the past two days, reports coming out of Italy stressed Milan have made contact with Tottenham Hotspur to sign Japhet Tanganga this summer.

At the weekend, Corriere dello Sport stated the operation to sign the Spurs defender is now getting serious.

Having suffered an injury at the start of this year, the 23-year-old has regained full fitness and is currently training with Spurs.

His future may not be at Tottenham as the Serie A winners are taking steps to secure the player’s services.

The Rossoneri lost to Newcastle United in the battle for Sven Botman, which has seen them look for a centre-back on a loan deal with right of redemption.

This is where Antonio Conte’s man comes into the picture, according to MilanNews.

In the ‘last few hours’, the Italian club ‘intensified contacts’ with Tottenham for Tanganga  With the defender open to the joining Stefano Pioli’s side, the report says the solution to bring him to the San Siro could be defined in the next few hours.

Corriere dello Sport on Monday explain Milan’s operation to sign Tanganga is ‘advancing’. Napoli also think about him, but the newspaper states their league rival are ahead both with Spurs and the Englishman’s representatives.

The report also explains Milan will have ‘new talks’ with both Tottenham and Tanganga’s entourage this week, with a hope to find a solution for the loan operation.