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The transfer window seems to be moving at a blinding pace this year, and to help you keep up with everything that’s going on 3 Added Minutes are back with our latest round-up of the juiciest new Premier League transfer rumours – and today, we start with a story from Tottenham Hotspur.
No sooner have they agreed a £55m deal with West Ham for winger Mohammed Kudus and got Morgan Gibbs-White in for a medical within 24 hours than than they’ve turned their attentions to another exciting addition - in this case, highly-rated Genoa defender Koni de Winter, who is set to be at the centre of a titanic transfer tussle, if you’ll excuse the frivolous alliteration.
According to TeamTalk, Spurs have “burst into the race” for the 23-year-old Belgian centre-back and are showing “concrete interest” in getting a deal done after a superb season in Serie A. Several teams are rumoured to be interested in launching a bid, including Inter Milan, but despite the long line of suitors it seems as though a deal could actually cost less than anticipated.
Earlier reporting suggested that Genoa would only sell for around £30m, but TeamTalk claim that he could be available for as little as €25m (£21.5m). Spurs are said to be “hesitant” to go above that price point, with other defenders on their shortlist. Some bad news from the same outlet, by the way - they also claim that Real Madrid could join their local rivals Atlético in bidding for Cristian Romero.
The 3AM Verdict: Spurs are moving at a pace we’ve never seen before in the transfer window, but they’ll do well to get a deal for De Winter done quickly - quite a few teams in England and Italy are keen on the ball-playing defender, who can also operate at full-back. He’s certainly on their shortlist, however. As for the Romero to Real thing, we don’t believe it given that the original source seems to be Fichajes. We don’t set much stock by their word, frankly.
Two in, one out for Nottingham Forest this summer?
Let’s head over to the City Ground now, because while they may be fretting about Gibbs-White’s future, they’re looking to bring some fresh faces in as well – and Sport Witness reckon that Forest will make a move for Verona’s Jackson Tchatchoua imminently.
The 23-year-old full-back is on holiday in Miami, apparently, but Forest could submit a bid “within hours”, which infers that it may well have happened by the time you read this. Wolves, Everton, Marseille and Galatasaray are said to be interested, too, but it sounds as though Forest could make the first move.
Sport Witness also suggest that Nuno Espirito Santo may have less luck with a potential attempt to sign Inter Milan striker Pio Esposito, however. The 20-year-old Italian is wanted by a host of teams, including the Tricky Trees who have shown a “firm desire” to buy him, but Inter are rejecting offers and intend to keep him around.
The 3AM Verdict: The odds on signing Esposito seem exceedingly slim as he’s regarded as a very bright prospect for the future in Serie A, but Tchatchoua seems like a feasible buy – we just don’t know how much for. Probably not exciting enough to make up for losing Gibbs-White, but we’ll see.
West Ham ‘pushing’ for £13m full-back transfer
Finally, a story from West Ham United, whose pursuit of a full-back has seen them linked with a host of players – but according to Caught Offside, the Hammers are “pushing” to end the hunt and complete a deal for Girona’s Arnau Martínez.
The 22-year-old, who can play on the right or as a centre-half, has a release clause set at €15m (£13m) and West Ham are “seriously evaluating” the possibility of triggering it in order to take negotiations off the table entirely.
Talks “have already been held” between the club and the player’s representatives, and personal terms will not be a problem, according to an unnamed source – not that either West Ham or the player are in a hurry, with both parties said to be evaluating all of their options before pulling the trigger. Other European clubs are said to be following Martínez too, not that we know who.
The 3AM Verdict: An entirely sensible transfer rumour which has been swirling around Spain for a couple of days now without any of the most reliable outlets mentioning it. Caught Offside seem to suggest that a deal is in its relatively early stages, which may explain why we haven’t heard more about it. Plausible, but too early to describe as probable.