Spurs have "scouted" £40m gem who's "exceptional", he could be the next Jan Vertonghen - opinion

Tottenham Hotspur have been keeping tabs on Max Kilman…

That’s according to CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs, who revealed to the ‘Last Word on Spurs’ podcast that the north Londoners have “scouted” the Wolverhampton Wanderers defender, though are yet to make a formal offer for him.

“Tottenham have also, by the way, scouted Max Kilman historically, which is more of a domestic option,” he said.

“They’ve not made any kind of move over the course of this summer. Interesting, again, to see whether that changes. I don’t think that Wolves would like to sell.”

The 25-year-old signed a new long-term contract extension back in November, tying him down at Molineux until 2026 and it’s believed it would take in excess of £40m to lure him away from the Old Gold this summer.

“You’re probably thinking he is worth £40million plus. I think he could maybe be worth even more than that right now,” journalist Pete O’Rourke explained to GIVEMESPORT.

Kilman has emerged as one of Wolves’ standout players in recent times, notably last season when The Athletic’s Tim Spiers described him as “exceptional” and claimed that he was “heading towards the Neves/Jimenez/Neto bracket of players you’d fear Wolves could lose.”

Indeed, he finished the 2021/22 campaign as Bruno Lage’s second highest-rated player to feature in 20 or more games in the Premier League, averaging a WhoScored rating of 6.87, which was better than the aforementioned duo of Ruben Neves (6.85) and Raul Jimenez (6.66).

Not only was he a colossus in the air, winning 2.2 aerial duels per game, but he also put in 1.7 tackles and 1.5 interceptions per outing, too, which suggests that he excels in reading the game.

But what is most interesting is his versatility and having come from a Futsal