Tottenham Hotspur showed keen interest in signing a Danish starlet, but refused to pay a modest fee for him, and the North London club will already be regretting that decision.
Spurs have shown that they are keeping a close eye on the best emerging talents from Scandinavian football, with the club’s technical director, Johan Lange, perhaps driving that change in strategy.
We saw that with Tottenham’s acquisition of Lucas Bergvall, which has proven a masterstroke, with the 19-year-old making huge waves in his first season at N17.
Spurs have also been heavily linked with a move for Copenhagen’s Roony Bardghji, and perhaps the North London club would have made a move for him already if not for the ACL injury he suffered last year, which he only recently recovered from.
Midfielder’s price has quadrupled since Tottenham’s refusal to pay £5m
It is now being reported by Tipsbladet that Spurs have also had their eye on another of FC Copenhagen’s gems: Victor Froholdt.
The outlet claims that the Premier League side have been watching the 19-year-old midfielder for a long time but decided against making a formal offer for him.
This was because the Lilywhites felt that the £5m that Copenhagen wanted for Froholdt was too high a price. However, the youngster has had an outstanding campaign since and has even broken into the Danish national side.
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It is alleged that he is now valued at £15-£20m, and it is not revealed whether Tottenham Hotspur would be willing to come back in for Froholdt this summer at that price.
Will Tottenham change their transfer strategy this summer?
Tottenham’s policy of signing young, up-and-coming talents and giving them a platform to develop into finished products has been moderately successful.
However, with Ange Postecoglou potentially set to depart Tottenham at the end of the season and with question marks over Johan Lange’s future at Spurs, we might see the club’s strategy evolve this summer.