Your Tottenham Hotspur morning digest on Sunday, August 14.
£40m transfer favourite
Spurs could still dip into the transfer market as Antonio Conte searches for a new centre-back.
Although Clement Lenglet has already been bought in, with Japhet Tanganga still being pushed for a move away from the club, Conte would like to add depth to his defence and could go for Kim Min-Jae.
The player reportedly has a £40m release clause and is a firm favourite of Conte's. There is also a long list of people that have praised the defender, with former Napoli player Gaetano Fontana saying he "has an innate leadership ability. He can take risks while also handling situations well."
READ MORE: Every word Conte said on transfers, Lo Celso, what Spurs would be foolish to do and Lenglet
Chelsea vow
Conte wants Spurs to continue their goal streak as they travel to Stamford Bridge.
His side are currently the top Premier League scorers in 2022 and have hit a hot vein of form in front of goal despite Conte's style often being depicted as largely defensive.
On this, Conte said, "the stats speak very clearly and in every team that I trained, we were always the first or the second best-attacking team. My football is attacking football."
Bad news on the midfield front
Spurs have been handed some bad news when it comes to their attempts to bring in a new midfielder this window.
The club have been attracted to Paris Saint-Germain player Leandro Paredes before and had reportedly hoped to send Tanganga to France in order to secure this deal. However, according to Fabrizio Romano, the Argentine will be an option for Juventus when they sell Adrien Rabiot.
He tweeted: Leandro Paredes remains Juventus' priority target as a new midfielder once Adrien Rabiot joins Manchester United. All parties are optimistic about completing the domino in the next weeks.
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