Tottenham are pushing to try to bring in Genoa defender Radu Dragusin before Friday's Premier League deadline and they will be hoping it is part of a triple move that aids the continued overhaul of Ange Postecoglou's squad.
Spurs have suddenly clicked into gear in the January transfer window with Timo Werner completing his medical and the formalities of his loan move from RB Leipzig on Tuesday with a £15.5million option to buy the 27-year-old German if his return to the Premier League proves to be a successful one.
The versatile former Chelsea attacker will provide an experienced and pacey option for Postecoglou to call upon and the Australian is believed to have been instrumental in pushing through the deal for a player who has caught his eye in the past, despite his struggles at times at Stamford Bridge.
With Werner set to sign ahead of Sunday's match at Manchester United and able to train with Postecoglou's squad this week, Spurs are pushing bring in Genoa centre-back Radu Dragusin ahead of Friday's midday cut-off to have players available to play in matches this weekend.
Tottenham's negotiations to buy the 21-year-old Romanian took a big leap forward on Monday as they edged towards an agreement worth £21.5million and a further £4million in add-ons with the Italian club. Interest from Napoli and AC Milan was batted away with Dragusin understood to be keen on a move to the Premier League although there were fears that Bayern Munich could hijack the move, but as of yet the German giants have not made an official approach to Genoa.
With Ben Davies suffering an hamstring injury and Emerson Royal having to fill in as a makeshift centre-back, Postecoglou could partner Dragusin with the fit again Micky van de Ven against United
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