Bristol City's Lloyd Kelly seems to be drawing more and more admirers by the day as another Premier League side is reported to have joined the queue of clubs interested in the defender.
Champions League finalists Tottenham Hotspur are the latest team credited with an interest in the Bristolian.
The Football Insider website claims that Mauricio Pochettino and co are considering Kelly as a replacement for Jan Vertonghen, with the Belgian defender out of contract in summer 2020 and now aged 32, meaning that the Lilywhites must find a long-term successor.
Spurs join north London rivals Arsenal in being reported as serious suitors of the Bristol City academy product, who has been linked with several sides from the English top tier over the last few weeks.
We understand that Southampton are seriously interested in the 20-year-old who has played mostly at left-back for the Robins this season but who head coach Lee Johnson sees as eventually settling into the position of centre-back in the next 18 months.
Bristol City are determined to hold on to their best assets and will resist anything but huge bids for the Robins defender, according to our sources.
We believe that a fee of around £15m was quoted in January to any clubs enquiring about the talented centre-back who impressed recently for the England U21s.
And Kelly's price tag could rise yet further this summer as we understand that the 20-year-old is set to be named in Aidy Boothroyd's squad for the upcoming U21s European Championships at the end of the month.
The England U21s squad is officially named on 27 May, and we understand that Lloyd Kelly and Jay Dasilva will be named.
