TOTTENHAM have allegedly approached Barcelona to “give them a price” to sign midfielder Franck Kessie.
The 26-year-old only joined Barca on a free transfer after his deal expired at AC Milan last summer.
He penned a four-year contract at the Nou Camp but the Ivory Coast ace has struggled to cement himself in the starting XI.
Kessie has made 39 appearances for the LaLiga side but only five of them have been starts in the Spanish top-flight.
Rumours first started that he could be leaving Barcelona back in October – but his agent quickly slammed them as “fake news”.
However, Spurs are known to be long-term admirers of Kessie and allegedly had a £13m bid for him rejected ahead of the January transfer window opening.
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Now, despite still looking for a new permanent manager to replace Antonio Conte, a new report from Spain has claimed that they are making a renewed approach to try and sign him.
SPORT claim that the North London club have once again inquired about Kessie and that the ace “is one of the players chosen to leave Barca as of June 30”.
Cash-strapped Barcelona are desperate to balance the books in order to firstly hold on to their key stars and to ensure they can bolster their squad with new additions.
Kessie is also believed to have been one of a number of players that has refused to take a pay-cut to help Barcelona try and finance the return of Lionel Messi and is said to be valued at around £22m.
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Now his potential exit could help them ease the squeeze with the publication starting: “The club’s [Barcelona’s] goal is to close a direct sale and Tottenham has asked for a price in recent days.”
As we revealed this week, another player that could be heading out the Nou Camp exit door is Raphinha.
Newcastle are believed to be plotting a £70m swoop for the Brazilian attack.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
