Tottenham ‘leading Chelsea and Arsenal in race to sign Bundesliga star Edmond Tapsoba’

TOTTENHAM are leading the way to sign Bayer Leverkusen star Edmond Tapsoba, according to reports.

Sports guru Patrick Berger claims Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou is planning to put a £39m bid in for the 6ft 4in defender.

Arsenal and Chelsea have also expressed their interest in the 24-year-old Burkina Faso international, but Tottenham's new offer could put them off chasing him.

The Bundesliga side however are expected to demand around £45m for Tapsoba, who has made over 100 appearances for the club.

The Leverkusen ace, who joined from Vitória de Guimarães in 2020, has been labelled an "" defender after shining under Xabi Alonso

However, there are questions marks over whether Postecoglou can convince Tapsoba to move to White Hart Lane.

So far the North London club has added Manor Solomon, James Maddison and Guglielmo Vicario this summer.

But Postecoglou is still without a new centre-back and is close to finalising a deal with Wolfsburg's Micky van de Ven.

Even with a deal closing in soon for Van de Ven, Spurs are still pushing to complete a transfer for Tapsoba.

Postecoglou also has concerns at the other end of the pitch with Harry Kane's move to Bayern seemingly edging closer, with the German giants expected to up their latest bid of £82m.

However, one journalist has begged the Bundesliga champions NOT to sign the England captain and called Kane a "30-year-old bone" in a scathing open letter in a newspaper.

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