The Bournemouth centre-back is waiting for two different announcements this week as his Tottenham Hotspur transfer nears
Marcos Senesi faces an anxious wait for two different announcements as the Tottenham transfer target awaits news on his short and long-term future.
Spurs are expected to announce the arrival of the Argentinean centre-back on a free transfer to add to last week's signing of Andy Robertson, with both to join when their contracts at Bournemouth and Liverpool respectively come to an end on June 30. Tottenham are also trying to sign Manchester City winger Savinho and Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke to bolster Roberto De Zerbi's squad early for next season.
Senesi though has got his fingers crossed for yet another positive announcement which will come on Tuesday. That's because there remains a chance that the 29-year-old might get a late World Cup call-up to the Argentina squad after Leonardo Balerdi was injured in training.
Argentina boss Lionel Scaloni made it clear that he will not announce the replacement until Tuesday and Senesi, according to ESPN's reports in his homeland, has been training three to four days a week since the Premier League season finished with a fitness coach and a kinesiology specialist to maintain "a high level of physical preparation" in case he was called upon at late notice.
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Other reports in Argentina do claim that, despite not being centre-backs, Agustin Giay and Nicolas Capaldo are leading candidates to step into the squad as they have been training with Scaloni's men in the USA ahead of the tournament, while Senesi would need to fly in.
There is a knock-on effect for Tottenham and De Zerbi if Senesi does get a late call-up because he would then arrive at Spurs later this summer if Argentina go far in the World Cup as they look to defend their crown. In that scenario, rather than reporting for the first day of pre-season training with his new club, Senesi would be unlikely to join up at Hotspur Way until closer to when the new season begins.
The new Premier League campaign does at least kick off later this year, from August 22, in order to give more rest time to those playing in that big international competition across the Atlantic this summer.