Tottenham Hotspur are only four points above the Premier League drop zone and have to seriously worry about losing their best players this summer. Pedro Porro is the latest star to be linked to a European powerhouse.
Porro has been an indispensible starter at the right back position for Spurs since coming in from Sporting CP, and although he has missed a few games recently due to injury, breaking down from all the minutes he has played, he has maintained his status as a crucial player this season.
According to a report from Italian newspaper Il Giorno, Serie A leaders Inter Milan, who are leading the league by a wide margin, are interested in signing Porro as a potential replacement for star right wing back Denzel Dumfries, should the Dutchman finally be tempted by a transfer offer elsewhere.
Inter Milan are watching Pedro Porro
Dumfries is one of the best right wing backs in the world, but so is Porro, who would actually be a lot better at Inter in a more attacking role as a wing back rather than a right back in a back four. Plus, Inter play a lot more athletically and aggressively with an attacking hunger, which suits Porro better, as he is a great athlete and two-way player but not necessarily a lockdown defender.
Porro hasn't taken the steps forward to being a true star in world football at Tottenham like he was supposed to be, and his leadership skills have been lacking on a frustrating Spurs side, wasting a lot of possessions with aimless crosses and not supporting his teammates in tough times.
He is, like Micky van de Ven and so many others, cutting a frustrating figure. Porro is a player with the potential to be world-class, and while he is still very good for Tottenham, he has been unable to be great. It would be wild for Spurs to sell him now for less than what they should be getting, and under the right manager in a more attacking mindset from the club, he could be just as brilliant for Spurs as he would hypothetically be for Inter.
The worry, too, with Inter being involved is that they rotate players so much they would still make sense for Porro as a landing spot even if Dumfries, as should be the case, stays in Milano. Interest from Inter should, if anything, galvanize Tottenham to understand that they need to be getting more out of their stars like the Spanish international at right back.