Report: Tottenham interested in player who rejected Arsenal in 2018

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Tottenham Hotspur are allegedly interested in one-time Arsenal target Yacine Adli.

What’s the story?

According to Foot Mercato, the Lilywhites are keen on signing the ace this summer. But he is attracting interest from other European teams such as AC Milan and Lille.

Reports from L’Equipe (via Get French Football News) claim the Italian giants have made an offer worth €10m (£8.5m).

The French club are set to receive 40% of the final fee from whoever completes a move for the 21-year-old. PSG sold the player for just €5.5m (£4.7m) in the winter of 2019.

Arsenal were reportedly chasing Adli back in the summer of 2018 and, after agreeing on a deal, were turned down by the player. The ace decided to sign a professional contract with Thomas Tuchel’s side after being promised game time.

Adli would be a superb young addition for Tottenham

The theme of this summer has been to target young prospects within European football.

We have seen that already by Spurs’ signings.

So far the club have added 20-year-old Bryan Gil and 23-year-old Cristian Romero. While Pierluigi Gollini is 26, that is young for a goalkeeper.

Adding Adli would be the cherry on top for Tottenham in their summer rebuild.

The youngster is an extremely raw talent and has yet to show off his best side in France. However, he still managed to score twice and register five assists in Ligue 1 last campaign.

He would be just another option in what is turning out to be a stacked attack for the north Londoners.

Meanwhile, one club is confident of signing a Tottenham player.