Over the past few days, AC Milan has been in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over defender Japhet Tanganga. The Serie A club wants to add a defender before the January window closes in less than two weeks.
According to Calciomercato.com Daniele Longo, ‘will not let him go’ until Monday, presumably because they have an important game away at Leicester City and an even bigger clash against Chelsea on Sunday.
Milan is talking to the north London club about a loan agreement, but Tottenham would like guarantees on the obligation to buy. The current asking price is about €25-million, but the two parties can negotiate the fee given that the 22-year-old doesn’t seem like a significant part of manager Antonio Conte’s plans.
When it comes to the other names that the Italian club is looking at, along with Tanganga, are Sven Botman, Gleison Bremer, Eric Bailly, Nathan Aké, Attila Szalai, and Abdou Diallo. It will be interesting to see whether Milan and Tottenham can work out a deal over the next few days.
Kurt Zouma did alright….😏
He’s not good enough for a team chasing top 4.
Learning the basics in The Premier League is not on. Not for a team that wants Champions League football.
Yes any player can grow and improve but if you haven’t mastered the basic art of defending and passing under pressure I don’t know what you’re doing there.
Tanganga has played 22 league games for Spurs and only 42 games in total. Most young players don’t turn the corner as a professional until they have played around 100 games. Danny Rose was in a very similar position to Tanganga when he broke through under AVB. I remember Judas being a bit ropey for a season or two in the early stages of his Spurs tenure too.
I would prefer Tanganga to be loaned for a season before we decide to sell. If he gets a chance playing first team football somewhere, in back to back games, he may develop into a very good player. I love his aggression and commitment. You can’t coach that.
If Milan are really interested in those other defenders mentioned then Japh is going nowhere.They are better players with more experience and would represent much better value for money even if they are more expensive.
I’m afraid Japh’s niavety has shone through this season in particular and he looks to have reached his plateau.Shame as he is an academy product,allbeit world class [sarc].
If you can’t deal with a team that presses and you panic on the ball it’s hard to see a future in the Premier League for him.