Journalist now claims "talks" happening "behind the scenes" at Tottenham involving £27m ace

Journalist Ryan Taylor believes that there are talks going on "behind the scenes" with Tottenham winger Steven Bergwijn over a move to Ajax.

The Dutch giants have been keen on signing the Spurs man throughout January and Taylor doesn't think that a deal is completely off the cards.

Ajax's interest in the 24-year-old first came about at the beginning of the month when he was struggling to make an impact under Antonio Conte. At that time, Bergwijn hadn't made a league start under the Italian, although his fortunes have changed in recent weeks.

Soon after they saw a £15m bid rejected by Tottenham, which was just more than half of the £27m that Spurs paid PSV in 2020, Bergwijn produced his best performance for the Lilywhites when he came off the bench to score twice late on to secure a sensational victory over Leicester.

Those were Bergwijn's first Premier League goals for more than eight months and appeared to end any talk of him leaving Spurs. But Tottenham had been trying to sign two wingers in Adama Traore and Luis Diaz, which could have potentially opened the door for the Netherlands international to return to Holland.

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But the North London outfit missed out on both players, meaning Bergwijn is likely to still be needed by Conte. However, Spurs are on the verge of adding a wide player to their squad in the shape of Dejan Kulusevski from Juventus, which could pave the way for the Dutchman to be moved on after all.

Conte has spoken highly of Bergwijn recently and said that he doesn't have another player like him in his squad, but Taylor reckons that he could still leave before the 11pm deadline, with an offer still on the table from