Paratici could seal Spurs' best signing since Son in club-record swoop for £80m "tank" - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur will need a “crazy fee” that would smash their club record to sign mooted target Josko Gvardiol this summer…

The RB Leipzig defender is someone hugely admired by the Spurs hierarchy as they look to bolster Antonio Conte’s backline for the 2022/23 campaign but according to Italian transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, it’s going to take an extortionate amount to lure him to north London.

“Gvardiol’s always been super appreciated by Tottenham and also by Chelsea because also Chelsea are big fans of Gvardiol. But at the moment, Leipzig have no intention to negotiate for a normal fee,” he told GIVEMESPORT.

“They want a crazy fee to let Gvardiol leave this summer, so it will be difficult.”

As per CIES Football Observatory, the young Croatian gem is valued in the region of €120m (£102m).

Meanwhile, Jack Pitt-Brooke of The Athletic claimed back in April that it could take a fee of around £80m to secure his signature, some £25m more than what Spurs paid for Tanguy Ndombele in 2019.

If the 20-year-old colossus is indeed of interest to Spurs, then sporting director Fabio Paratici ought to try and secure him as it would be a major coup heading into a massive season.

The Lilywhites will be competing in the Champions League and will be wanting to contend on all fronts, meaning rotation and strength in depth will be required.

Conte has some solid defensive options already, with Cristian Romero and Eric Dier two of the first names on the teamsheet but adding Gvardiol could genuinely be a game-changer for the squad.

Spurs have had plenty of success when signing players from the Bundesliga, with Heung-min Son’s move from Bayer Leverkusen in 2015 most notable. Well, signing a player of Gvardiol’s potential could certainly