Tottenham now ‘favourites' ahead of Arsenal to sign £25m star – report

Tottenham Hotspur have emerged as ‘favourites’ forward of Arsenal to signal AS Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana, based on Tuto Juve.

The France Worldwide was instrumental to Monaco’s Champions League qualifying marketing campaign the place he featured in 32 matches in Ligue 1 for the Pink and Whites. His performances within the French high division earned him a deserved call-up to France’s Euro 2024 squad the place he has made two appearances to date.

Following the doable departures of Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Giovani Lo Celso, Tutto Juve experiences that Spurs have now set their sights on Fofana to fill the midfield void.

The report provides that Arsenal are among the many golf equipment additionally displaying a eager curiosity in Fofana as Mikel Arteta seems to be to herald a midfielder to play alongside Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in the midst of the park.

Nonetheless, regardless of additional curiosity from Man Utd and Juventus within the French worldwide, the report claims that it’s Tottenham who’re ‘favourites’ to signal Fofana this summer season.

Fofana’s qualities match Ange Postecoglou’s midfield and with a number of European high golf equipment courting the Frenchman, Spurs might want to spend €30m (£25m) to amass the combative midfielder, based on the report.

How Fofana would match into Spurs

Fofana is a box-to-box midfield dynamo who possesses all of the traits of a modern-day midfielder. Bar his attacking outputs, the 25-year-old excels within the defensive third of the pitch, often placing in tackles and interceptions to disrupt the opponent’s assault.

The Frenchman can also be very proficient on the ball and is able to initiating attacking transitions on the attacking third of the pitch.

These qualities might show key to Postecoglou who prefers his central midfielders to be environment friendly on the ball whereas additionally possessing defensive consciousness.

With Højbjerg tipped to depart the membership this summer season, Spurs will likely be left with Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and Oliver Skipp of their central midfield choices however none of them are as defensively astute as Fofana.

His contract will expire subsequent summer season so Fofana is tipped to depart the Stade Louis II however we’ll have to attend and see if Spurs will fork out £25m to signal him or wait until subsequent summer season to grab him free of charge.