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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
According to Italian media outlet Tuttosport, an agreement that sees Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen join Juventus and Paulo Dybala come the other way could be a possibility, and if it happened it would eclipse the brilliant summer deal that saw Tanguy Ndombele arrive at Spurs.
What’s the word, then?
Well, Tuttosport have reported that the Serie A holders are interested in the Denmark international, who is keen for a new challenge away from north London with his contract due to expire next summer.
Meanwhile, Tottenham came close to bringing Dybala to the Premier League on deadline day of the summer transfer window, before a deal eventually collapsed.
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Tuttosport report that Spurs are still keen on the Argentina international however, and given the Turin giants are also interested in Eriksen it makes sense on paper for some sort of sensible agreement to be reached in the New Year.
Better deal than Ndombele
There is no doubt that Tottenham pulled off a bit of a coup with their move to bring the highly-rated midfielder in during the summer for a club-record fee that could rise to £62.8m, having beaten off competition from Manchester City and Manchester United for his signature, as per The Express.
The 22-year-old was previously described as the complete midfielder – as long as he is focused – by The Guardian, which highlights the potential he has and the big future the Frenchman may have ahead of him. That said, he is still young and isn’t the finished article yet, and is yet to really prove himself consistently at the very highest level for Lyon.
Meanwhile, Dybala is three years older and should be approaching the peak years of his career, and with 78 goals in 30 assists in 183 appearances for Juventus, according to Transfermarkt, he has been there and done it and would be an exciting addition to the north London outfit’s frontline.
Eriksen may have 67 goals and 86 assists in 281 outings in all competitions for Spurs, but the fact of the matter is that he no longer wants to be at the club and as things stand looks unlikely to sign a new deal.
So if Tottenham can lose a player that doesn’t want to be there and bring in a top-class replacement – all while potentially have the opportunity to use the 27-year-old to lower Dybala’s asking price if Juve take the Dane in January rather than for free next summer – what’s not to love?
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