Tottenham could wait until the end of the January transfer window to decide on Radu Dragusin’s potential move to AS Roma.
That’s according to Tuttomercatoweb. They report that while a deal is there to be done, Tottenham will delay things.
A report earlier today indicated that Dragusin is on the verge of leaving Tottenham. He has already reached an agreement on personal terms with Roma to join them. The Romanian was even believed to have put his foot down over the transfer.
This came after the defender’s agent dismissed a move to Fiorentina. La Viola had come forward before Roma, but they’re in the relegation zone and their chances of survival are questionable to say the least.
Dragusin isn’t keen on dropping into such a scenario and it was made clear he would rather move closer to the top of Serie A. That’s when Roma appeared, and pushed quickly for a move in recent days.
All that separated the two clubs was €5m.
TMW back this up somewhat, reporting that the deal has been put in ‘pending’. It is yet to be finalised and the indications are that it may only be done at the end of the window.
Roma have offered a loan with an option to buy included set at €25m. There is no guarantee of the permanent transfer, it is only an option.
Tottenham press the pause button
Tottenham, for their part, would prefer to sell and are waiting for a more attractive offer to arrive. They’ll only consider the loan deal at the end of the window if better offers haven’t arrived by that point.
That’s no surprise, but may annoy Dragusin’s agent, who said yesterday he expected a quick response from Tottenham. He’s got the response, but it’s unlikely to be the one he was waiting for.
All on pause until Roma offer a better deal.