Tottenham target Gvardiol has previously said he dreams of playing for Liverpool

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Josko Gvardiol is among the central defenders that Tottenham are reportedly eyeing to bolster Antonio Conte’s options.

According to The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke, Tottenham could be forced to shell out a fee of £80 million to get Gvardiol.

“Gvardiol is really highly rated at Leipzig, so much so that if Tottenham were to get him I think it would be comfortably the biggest fee Tottenham have ever paid. Tottenham paid £55 million for Tanguy Ndombele in 2019, it’s possible that Gvardiol would be as much as £70 or £80 million,” Pitt-Brooke said on The View From The Lane Pod.

“He’s an elite player and someone who, if he doesn’t go to Tottenham, I imagine will end up at City, Liverpool, Bayern, Barca – that level of club. He’d probably be the most expensive of the options, which maybe makes him a bit of a stretch.”

As Spurs weigh up a potentially club record-breaking transfer and one which may even equal the British record for a defender Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire, it is worth recalling that the man himself has previously said he dreams of playing for a different English club.

When asked by 24 Sata in June who his favourite club was, Gvardiol replied: “Liverpool. Since I was a little boy, my dad and I watched Liverpool matches, and I grew up with only them.

“When I took football more seriously, I started following them, and I definitely want the Premier League and Liverpool.”

Of course, it doesn’t feel like Liverpool need to spend big on their backline this summer, with Virgil van Dijk as imperious as ever and after signing Ibrahima Konate in 2021.

If the bidding does get to £80 million, it would be a shock to see Spurs match that but we will see how it plays out.

Champions League qualification would naturally make Spurs more attractive to potential targets as Conte embarks on his first summer in the job.