Tottenham Hotspur are on course to make a double signing from Juventus, bringing Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur. It is understood Kulusevski will join on an 18-month loan, with an obligation to buy for around £30 million and Bentancur will join for £15 million.
Dejan Kulusevski to Tottenham, here we go! He’ll fly to London today. Total agreement reached with Juventus ⚪️ #THFC
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 30, 2022
Deal will be around €40m plus add ons - including loan fee and buy clause that could become mandatory in case of UCL qualification/certain number of appearences. pic.twitter.com/HQi56zVbrw
Bringing in winger, Kulusevski see’s summer signing Bryan Gil leave the club on loan to Valencia – that deal does not include a buy clause.
Bentancur has been allowed to join Spurs after Juventus secured a deal for Denis Zakaria from Borussia Monchengladbach. Aston Villa tried to pursue the player earlier in the window, but the player wanted to go to a team in Europe.
Spurs boss Antonio Conte has wanted to overhaul the squad since he was appointed, and using the funds he was promised, plus his Juventus connections, he is being allowed to do just that.
Bringing in the two players, has also opened the door for attacking midfielder, Tanguy Ndombele, to leave, with the Frenchman being spotted in Lyon as he looks to join the Ligue En side.
Tottenham and OL are now preparing documents for Tanguy Ndombele loan deal. Buy option will be included for French midfielder. 🇫🇷🤝 #OL
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 31, 2022
OL will pay part of the salary. The player is already in France since yesterday night.
Both Kulusevski and Bentancur can bring a new dynamic to Tottenham, but Swedish winger Kulusevski is arguably the more exciting player, of the pair.
The 21-year-old has not had the most lucrative time in Turin, but his attacking run style, quality in the final third and raw ability make it one to watch.
Both deals will most likely be finalised on the morning of Deadline Day.