Bid incoming: Tottenham officials dispatched as Conte intent on signing 'phenomenal wing-back'

A big Tottenham Hotspur transfer update has now come to light involving Eintracht Frankfurt wing-back Filip Kostic, according to reports.

Following the conclusion of a whirlwind 2021/22 Premier League season at Spurs, all eyes are now on the transfer window and how chairman Daniel Levy and co will back manager Antonio Conte for his first full campaign in north London later this year.

The Italian is reportedly set to make major demands behind the scenes as he eyes six new signings, with just as many players going the other way. The Times claimed that as many as eight Spurs squad members could be offloaded, including Sergio Reguilón, Emerson Royal, Steven Bergwijn, Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele.

In terms of incomings, Conte is said to want three defenders, a midfielder and a forward, with news now coming to light involving one Bundesliga star in Kostic.

According to The Daily Express, Tottenham are now ‘readying a summer bid’ to sign the 29-year-old, coming after Lilywhites officials were dispatched to run the rule over Kostic during his side’s Europa League final victory over Rangers during the week.

It is also claimed that Conte is personally ‘intent on moving’ for the £25m-rated Serbia, who he has ‘admired for some time’.

Journalist Ryan Taylor recently claimed that he would ‘love’ to see Kostic playing under Conte at Spurs, drawing attention to the fact that the 29-year-old is a ‘phenomenal wing-back’ (Twitter).

Indeed, Taylor’s verdict is also backed by some of the Serbia international’s impressive statistics from the German top flight. According to WhoScored, Kostic finished the 2021/22 season as Eintracht Frankfurt’s best player going by average match rating (7.11), all while making more key passes per 90