TOTTENHAM have agreed a deal for Genoa defender Radu Dragusin.
Spurs’ offer of £21.5milllion plus Djed Spence on loan looked set to get the transfer over the line.
But German champions Bayern then made an improved offer of £26.7m as they looked to steal him away from Ange Postecoglou.
However Spurs have now reached “total agreement” with Genoa as their offer was accepted overnight.
Dragusin is expected to travel to London on Wednesday morning to complete the move.
The deal is worth £21.5m plus £4.3m in add-ons.
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As part of the transfer, right-back Spence will join Genoa until the end of the season after his Leeds loan was terminated.
Tottenham will still pay Spence’s wages after the player was convinced of the temporary move to Serie A.
It came after Leeds boss Daniel Farke was unimpressed with the 23-year-old’s attitude, and it is understood there was little interest from Championship clubs borrowing Spence this month.
The loan to Genoa includes an option to sign the wing-back permanently for £8.6m in the summer.
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Should Dragusin complete his move before midday on Friday he could make his Premier League debut at Manchester United on Sunday.
It is a huge coup for Postecoglou who always prioritised a new centre-back in this window to bolster his options.
Full-backs Ben Davies and Emerson Royal have had to play in the middle of defence while first-choice pair Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero have been injured in recent months.
Ashley Phillips, 18, who signed from Blackburn for £2m in the summer, was deemed not ready and loaned out to Plymouth earlier this week.
And Eric Dier is set to join Bayern Munich after a decade in North London.
Dragusin made his professional debut for Juventus in 2020 but struggled to establish himself as a regular first team player.
He was subsequently loaned out three times to Sampdoria, Salernitana and Genoa.
The defender completed a permanent move to Genoa in January of last year and has made 62 appearances.
Dragusin will be Tottenham’s second signing of the January window after they brought Timo Werner in on loan from RB Leipzig.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
