Tottenham Hotspur is reportedly close to securing a deal for Wolfsburg’s central defender, Micky van de Ven, according to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.
The Dutch Under-21 international has already agreed to personal terms with Tottenham, and negotiations between the two clubs are now in the final stages.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou admitted during the club’s tour of Asia-Pacific that they are working hard to bolster their options in the defense and he refused to show any frustration regarding the delay in finalizing the deal.
He told Football.London: “No, it’s just the football world, mate. I’ve been in it for a long time. I wish it could be like my wife with Amazon where we get deliveries every day, mate. But unfortunately, I can’t put in an order and get it the next day.
“It’s just the way of the football world, so no frustration, just keep working hard to try and get it done.”
Romano wrote on Twitter/X: “Tottenham are close to reaching an agreement with Wolfsburg for Micky Van de Ven! The deal is advancing to the final stages now. There are still some details to sort out, but talks are underway, and an agreement could be done soon. Personal terms, 100% agreed.”
The Athletic claimed late last month that a deal for the quick defender was not progressing as hoped, but it was reported that an agreement between the two clubs was not yet close, but there’s a possibility of reviving the negotiations.
With just 11 days to go until Tottenham kicks off their Premier League campaign at Brentford, some fans have been losing patience with the wait for defensive reinforcements.
Hopefully, negotiations can be concluded swiftly to at least allow van de Ven the opportunity to line up against Barcelona on Tuesday evening.
Spurs conceded an eye-watering 63 goals in the Premier League last season, and improvements have to be made. We simply cannot go into the campaign with the likes of Davinson Sanchez being asked to play week in, week out.