Tottenham Hotspur are currently ‘holding back’ on letting Radu Dragusin leave, despite him wanting to depart this month.
That’s according to Corriere dello Sport. They report that Dragusin has ‘expressed’ a desire to return to Serie A this month. Roma are keen to sign him, but Tottenham are keeping them at arm’s length.
They cover the defender today, explaining that Dragusin has been busy as he’s just gotten married. He and his partner, Ioana, were wedded in a civil ceremony in Bucharest today.
That comes at a crucial time in his career. He’s just overcome a long injury lay-off and is keen to get back to action. That seems unlikely at Tottenham, and so an exit could be on the cards.
Roma want him, with manager Gian Piero Gasperini asking the club to prioritise the signing of a centre-back. The Romanian is in pole position and ‘would be happy to accept. The problem is Tottenham, who are ‘holding back’.
Belief Tottenham will accept €20m
According to Correire dello Sport, Spurs now value the defender at €20m despite his recent injury absence. They will also only sell him permanently and are refusing to consider other transfer options at the moment. That, it seems, has led to a transfer stalemate for now.
That tallies with recent reports stating that Tottenham had hit pause on the exit as they wanted better offers to arrive. It also matches with his agent’s recent comments.
Florin Manea is not opposed to public statements about Dragusin and insisted that he was waiting for Tottenham to approve Roma before getting the deal sorted. He, though, had the price at €25m.
Roma may be more encouraged to pay that figure in the coming days, or at least commit to do so during the summer. Mario Hermoso, one of their starting central defenders, getting injured has made the issue something of an emergency.
Maybe the drop to €20m can help.