Report: Spurs eyeing 25-year-old right-back who won five trophies last season

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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in Real Madrid right-back Alvaro Odriozola, according to Spanish outlet Todofichajes.

However, Jose Mourinho’s Spurs aren’t the only ones who are eyeing the 25-year-old – Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan have also been linked with his services.

Odriozola came through the ranks at Real Sociedad before joining Los Blancos in 2018 for a reported 30m Euro (around £27m) initial fee.

The Spain international has struggled for game time at the Bernabeu, with just 28 competitive appearances in all competitions, while this season, he has made just one appearance.

He spent the second half of the 2019-20 season on loan at Bayern Munich, turning out five times as the German giants won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League treble.

In addition, Odriozola’s parent club won La Liga and the Supercopa de Espana, so the player finished the season with five trophies.

According to Todofichajes, Real boss Zinedine Zidane is eager to move Odriozola on as soon as possible, while the player himself is also said to be keen on trying his luck elsewhere this year.

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Odriozola may not be in Zidane’s plans at the Bernabeu and has been unlucky in terms of game time over the past 18 months, but he’s a high-calibre player who can offer a lot to a team.

And neither Matt Doherty nor Serge Aurier have exactly done enough to cement the right-back spot in the Spurs XI so there could potentially be scope to strengthen that side further either this month or in the summer.