Tottenham Hotspur have bolstered their defensive options ahead of Monday’s transfer deadline
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Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly hijacked Wolves move for centre-back Kevin Danso with a medical booked at the North London club for Sunday.
Spurs have been in search of reinforcements this month after a host of injury problems has contributed to a poor run of form. Ange Postecoglou’s side face Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday with a move for Danso set to be completed ahead of games with Liverpool and Aston Villa.
Spurs head to Anfield on Thursday for the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final, with the North London side holding a 1-0 advantage from the first leg. They follow that game with a trip to Villa Park in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
According to Italian journalist, Fabrizio Romano, Spurs have a £21m agreement in place for Danso. He said on X: “Kevin Danso to Tottenham, here we go! Agreement in place for the Austrian centre back. €25m package, deal until June 2030 and medical booked on Sunday… after Wolves had verbal agreement in place and also medical ready. Hijack completed.”
Who is Kevin Danso?
Danso is a 26-year-old defender who plays for Ligue 1 club RC Lens. He is a 24-time Austrian international after progressing through every age group with his national side. He started his career with Bundesliga side FC Augsburg after joining the German outfit from the Milton Keynes Dons youth academy.
He made his professional debut for Augsburg at the age of 18 back in March 2017. He spent a loan spell with Southampton during the 2019-20 season before leaving Germany for Lens in 2021. He has since played 128 times for the French side, scoring four goals. Spurs have agreed a deal for Danso after a frustrating week on the transfer front. A deal had been agreed with Bayern Munich for striker Mathys Tel but the player opted against a move while Sky Italy claimed Fikayo Tomori also rejected a switch to north London after advanced talks over a move were held.
Spurs ‘still attractive’
Ahead of Sunday’s Premier League meeting with Brentford, Postecoglou insisted Tottenham was still an attractive destination for players. He said: "It depends what the players are looking for. You can look at it two ways. OK the league form is not great but there's some pretty big possibilities to have success here in the last three or four months [of the season]. It's still a big club, it's still a club that can challenge for honours and it's whether the player sees the potential that we see right now, or certainly that I see. If it's too much of a hard sell, it's probably not the right one for us."
He added: "There is definitely a need for us [to make signings] and has been a need. That's why we've been looking for a player or two to help us with what's ahead, but they have to be the right types and fit in with what we're doing. I guess that's the tricky bit. There are plenty of players available but are they going to be the right ones? That's the question for us."