Tottenham Hotspur are holding shut tabs on VfB Stuttgart defender Hiroki Ito forward of the summer time switch window.
Ange Postecoglou has expressed the necessity to correctly reinforce his Spurs squad after they squandered their likelihood to complete within the prime 4 with a poor finish to final season.
The Tottenham boss needs extra defensive choices in his squad and Spurs are a number of centre-backs forward of the switch window opening.
And in response to German every day Bild (via Fussball Transfers), Stuttgart’s 25-year-old defender Ito is likely one of the gamers Spurs are intently monitoring.
Ito was on the coronary heart of the Stuttgart crew final season that completed second and forward of Bayern Munich within the Bundesliga.
His performances have turned heads and Tottenham are occupied with getting their arms on the defender.
The Japanese has a €30m launch clause in his contract, which makes it a simple deal for the north London membership.
However, Postecoglou must persuade the defender to surrender on the prospect of taking part in Champions League soccer subsequent season to maneuver to Spurs.
Ito additionally has suitors in Saudi Arabia the place Al Ahli are contemplating signing him as a part of their switch plans.