Journalist claims £42m star on Tottenham radar could join Chelsea instead

Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea are just two of the clubs reportedly eyeing Aurelien Tchouameni.

Back in October, Spurs were reportedly keeping tabs on Monaco midfielder ahead of the January transfer window.

There’s certainly scope for Tottenham to bolster their ranks in the middle of the park.

In November, TuttoJuve reported that the Frenchman would boast a £42million price tag.

That said, Tchouameni is so talented that Spurs would likely be up against some tough competition.

Like Tottenham, Juventus have sometimes struggled in midfield in recent years.

According to Calciomercato, the 21-year-old is Juve’s “dream” target in midfield.

And Chelsea are apparently also in pursuit of Tchouameni.

According to The Telegraph’s Matt Law, the Blues are are inching closer to signing the youngster.

This is thanks to their relationship with his agent, he claims.

“It feels like it’s heading in that direction,” Law told the London is Blue Podcast about whether Tchouameni was first on their wishlist.

“I think he shares an agent with [Sevilla’s Jules] Kounde whom [Chelsea] are very much in touch with.

“And I think there’s a good relationship between Chelsea and Kounde’s agent from everything that went on in the summer.

“There was certainly no blame attached to Kounde’s agent that the deal ended up heading south, it was all put on Sevilla’s changing the goalposts.

“I know Kounde’s agent was annoyed with Sevilla.

“It feels like he [Tchouameni] would be the sort of cheaper option than Declan Rice. Whether that makes him option A, let’s see.

“But I certainly think, at the moment, there’s a direction of travel that is quite positive in terms of Chelsea and Tchouameni.”

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