Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of keeping Micky van de Ven have been given a huge boost with Liverpool making moves to sign a defender on deadline day.
Liverpool have been linked with Van de Ven and were expected to be one of the leading contenders to sign him next summer.
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Tottenham reportedly value Van de Ven at £125m, which is likely to put most clubs off, but the Reds have shown they have no qualms about spending big fees last summer.
However, on deadline day, Arne Slot’s team are making big moves to sign a central defender, which could be great news for Van de Ven staying at Spurs.
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Jeremy Jacquet’s move to Liverpool could be promising news for Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of keeping Micky van de Ven.
The Reds are spending around £60m to bring the Frenchman to Anfield next summer to partner Virgil van Dijk.
The Merseyside club clearly rate the 20-year-old very highly, having made such a big investment and moving on deadline day to secure him.
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Spurs will now be hopeful that Liverpool will not move for another central defender next summer, losing a serious contender for Van de Ven.
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are also interested in the Dutch defender; however, they would be unlikely to pay such amounts to get a deal done.
Tottenham had been set to offer Van de Ven a new contract, but at this stage, it’s unclear whether the 24-year-old would sign a new deal.
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His current deal is due to run until 2029, meaning that Spurs are in a strong position in terms of negotiating a potential departure.
Luka Vuskovic is also a promising option Tottenham will have next summer and a player who could potentially replace Van de Ven at some stage.
Over the weekend, Lothar Matthaus praised Vuskovic following his goal and Man of the Match performance against Bayern Munich.
Thomas Frank has revealed that he hopes Van de Ven will be back to face Manchester United next weekend.
He has missed Spurs’ last two matches with a minor injury, but should be fit for the next Premier League game.
Speaking to the media, Frank said: “(Romero) I hope is minor nothing. Micky we hope is back for Man United and Djed is hopefully not too long.”