Tottenham Hotspur are close to signing Eberechi Eze as their new attacking midfielder to replace an injuerd James Maddison, though Eze has been so good for Crystal Palace over the past two seasons, including winning an FA Cup, that he will most likely be the new starting No. 10 going forward.
And Tottenham still aren't done pursuing a top winger to join Mohammed Kudus as new additions in a post-Son Heung-min world at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Their current target of choice is Savinho of Manchester City, and there remains optimism that Spurs can secure the signing of the talented young Brazilian forward.
Despite keeping Cristian Romero and even extending him for four more years as their new captain, Tottenham have still been linked to center backs, especially ones versatile enough to play another position. There is no player that appeals more to Tottenham as a future superstar than left back/center back Piero Hincapie, who can play virtually anywhere along the back line in a back three or a back four.
Tottenham were recently linked to Hincapie, who has been one of the Bundesliga's biggest young gems over the past couple of seasons, drawing interest from virtually every top club in European foobtall like Real Madrid, Liverpool, and Chelsea.
Tottenham can always try next year
Unfortunately for Tottenham, it appears the links will end as quickly as they came up. According to a report from Fabrizio Romano, Bayer Leverkusen currently have "no intention to sell" the 23-year-old defender, whose price tag would have been a minimum 60 million euros for Tottenham, Chelsea, or any other European power.
Now, Hincapie could be available next summer as a possible left back and center back solution for Spurs, so it's not necessarily a bad thing that Hincapie isn't available to transfer for anyone this summer.
There's also the question of fit to ponder here. Hincapie is a very talented footballer, and while he's become less prone to defensive lapses, he's still not the best pure defender. And while he is tremendous on the ball as a passer and dribbler for a center back, is he really that attacking to be a proper left back? Would he really start over Djed Spence or Destiny Udogie purely as a left back? He could, but for a cost of 60 million euros, you'd want to have a more definitive answer to that question.
Ultimately, Fab's news that Leverkusen won't be selling Hincapie this year is a blow to Spurs fans who were excited about the prospect of landing one of the most coveted and high-upside defenders in world football, but it may be a positive for Spurs in the end. Hincapie has volatile positives and negatives that must be weighed, and Spurs kicking the can on a decision to sign a player like this for 2026 may be more ideal anyway.