Tottenham Hotspur apparently want to sell Luka Vušković this summer, placing a €40m asking price on the 19-year-old centre-back.
Sport BILD report that Vušković is officially up for sale at Tottenham this summer following his impressive loan spell at HSV Hamburg. But RB Leipzig will not be one of the sides making a move for him.
Leipzig’s new financial rules
SportBILD explain that despite RB Leipzig having spent years targeting young talent, and that still being the case, Luka Vušković will not be on their list.
Since the summer, Leipzig have implemented a strict performance-based wage structure at the club. That’s seen wages reduced from a base of €10m to €5m with bonuses only triggered by team success.
There has also been a reduction in spending. €25m is now the upper limit for incoming transfers moving forwards. And that means Luka Vušković is now off the table.
Leipzig love the defender and have been watching him all season. But Tottenham have set a €40m asking price on him and that’s too much for their taste.
Bild: Tottenham want transfer
According to the newspaper, Tottenham ‘want to sell’ Luka Vušković this summer but the fee is seen as unfeasible by Leipzig. The German side will pass on this particular auction.
There are likely to be a host of other suitors if Tottenham have decided to sell though. Several clubs in Europe are keen on the defender thanks to his performances in the Bundesliga this season.
He’s recently hinted that he’ll return to the Premier League with Tottenham at the end of the season. But there’s interest in England too, with Liverpool named as suitors on more than one occasion in recent weeks.
Questionable price tag
Tottenham setting a €40m price tag on the defender is questionable, though. Spurs may have only spent €11m to sign him a year ago but they will want considerably more than €40m to sell him this summer.
Indeed, Transfermarkt already rate the youngster at €60m thanks to his performances for HSV Hamburg this season.
Those displays, and the awards he’s picked up, have already established him as one of the best young defenders in Europe. Selling for €40m would be ridiculous, particularly when Luka Vušković is tied to a deal until 2030 as well.
That’s even if they truly want to sell in the first place. With Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven both pushing to leave, Vušković would surely be on they’d like to keep.
That’s a debate for the summer, but €40m seems too cheap for a player who has already proven he could be worth a lot more than that in the years to come.