Tottenham are in ‘pole position’ to sign Frankfurt’s Evan Ndicka and are also ‘considering a move’ for Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapie, according to reports.
Despite the improved form of Ben Davies and Eric Dier in Antonio Conte’s back-three, the Italian head coach is still prioritising a central defender this summer.
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Conte has already been backed by Daniel Levy in the transfer window, with the signings of Fraser Forster, Ivan Perisic and Yves Bissouma.
The north Londoners have been linked with Villarreal’s Pau Torres, RB Leipzig’s Josko Gvardiol and Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni.
A move for Bastoni appears to have fallen through, and now Hincapie and Ndicka have been thrown into the mix.
According to French outlet Foot Mercato, Tottenham are ‘leading the race’ to sign highly-rated Frankfurt centre-half Ndicka.
Marseille are also keen on the 22-year-old. The Ligue 1 side will need to replace William Saliba, who has returned to Arsenal following a fruitful loan spell at the Orange Velodrome last term.
Ndicka is out of contract in June 2023, with Frankfurt – who will play Champions League football in 2022/22 – keen to extend his contract or receive a fee his summer.
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As for Hincapie, the Mirror claim that Spurs are ‘considering a move’ for the Ecuadorian central defender.
The report states that ‘Hincapie has been on Tottenham’s radar for some time’ and, like Ndicka, is left-footed, which has become very desirable for defensive depth.
The 20-year-old helped Ecuador qualify for this winter’s World Cup and Leverkusen are said to be preparing themselves for offers in the coming weeks.
Meanwhile, former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara has said that Daniel Levy “knows” he has to provide Conte with funds this summer.
“It’s down to Conte’s influence. Conte means business, there’s no messing about,” O’Hara said to Grosvenor Sport.
“And Daniel Levy knows he can’t mess him about or he will walk. You’ve got a manager now that’s world class and has got Spurs in the Champions League when they were nowhere near it in terms of how they were playing.
“So Daniel Levy has thought, ‘I have to back this guy, I have to give him what he wants’. Normally they would wait…
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