Three days ago, we relayed news from Italy that Tottenham Hotspur are well placed to sign Genoa star Albert Gudmundsson and aren’t bothered about the competition.
The Iceland international’s form for the Serie A side has seen Spurs, Inter Milan and Juventus take notice.
FcInterNews state the Nerazzurri’s interest in the 26-year-old is no longer a secret, and are looking to carry out the deal by including one of their own players as part of the deal.
Inter don’t have a clear path yet, while Tottenham and Juve are trying to take the lead in the transfer race.
Juventus technical director Cristiano Giuntoli has already met the attacking midfielder’s agent last month.
Ange Postecoglou’s side, for their part, ‘keep their interest alive’ and the ‘channel is already open’, considering that they have good ties with his entourage, who took Radu Dragusin from Genoa to Tottenham in January.
TuttomercatoWeb journalist Niccolo Ceccarini also claims Juve and Inter are both keen on the Icelandic. He also has admirers abroad, where the north London club are ‘strongly interested’ in him.
Meanwhile, Gazzetta dello Sport state Gudmundsson has ended up on the radar of Spurs and at least another unnamed Premier League side.
Genoa value him at €30m and this would be affordable for Tottenham, who also have the advantage of having good ties with both the player’s entourage and his club.
Although multiple factors are in favour of Tottenham, a deal could still be difficult to carry out because of the player, as Gazzetta say his preference is to continue in Italy and favours a move to Inter.
It’s claimed Simone Inzaghi’s side have ‘moved more decisively’, and one way to secure the transfer is through loan with a mandatory purchase option and another formula is to offer a player to Genoa.
Gazzetta add Gudmundsson has said yes to Inter and the hardest part for them is to find the right formula to reach an agreement with Genoa.
Tottenham have a firm interest and must find a way to convince Gudmundsson to beat Inter for his signature in the summer.
