Despite adding Rodrigo Bentancur this past January and awaiting the arrival of Pape Matar Sarr, the midfield is a position that Tottenham Hotspur wants to continue to improve.
There are plenty of targets linked to the north London club, and the latest is Sporting Lisbon midfielder Matheus Nunes. However, CM Journal reports that Spurs face stiff competition to land the 23-year-old.
Manchester City is willing to offer Sporting £34-million for the midfielder to replace the outgoing Fernandinho. However, they plan on waiting until the end of the season to submit a bid.
Furthermore, Tottenham and Manchester City aren’t the lone Premier League clubs eyeing the Portugal international, as Newcastle United is in the mix to challenge their domestic league rivals.
This season, Nunes has made 50 appearances for the Portuguese giants while scoring four goals and recording five assists. It will be interesting to see whether Spurs can beat out the two richest clubs in English football to land the young midfielder, but perhaps they can put forth a convincing bid.
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