On October 22nd, we carried a report from Mundo Deportivo, who explained Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Barcelona’s Carles Aleñá after failing to convince him to join them in the summer.
It was also stated Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino was in contact with the 21-year-old’s camp about a transfer, but failed to convince the midfielder to leave the Camp Nou. The Argentine wanted Aleñá as Christian Eriksen’s replacement.
Mundo’s report has been relayed by various outlets across Europe, especially in England.
Wednesday’s edition of the Catalan newspaper now claims the north London club prefers to sign the Spaniard on a permanent transfer. That’s something they may need to compromise on.
It’s claimed Tottenham will have to ‘scratch their pockets’ if they want to sign Aleñá because he has a €75m release clause in his contract.
Even though he has made only one appearance this season, Barcelona don’t want to lose control over the player.
They’ll allow Aleñá go out on loan and if it’s a permanent transfer, then they would like to include a buyback clause. 
Spurs’ approach for Aleñá in January also depends on whether or not Eriksen leaves the Premier League side in the same window.
Meanwhile, Mundo reports Real Betis, who were close to signing Aleñá in the summer, are still interested and they would be ‘willing to do their best’ to take him on a loan deal in January.
