France centre-back, Clement Lenglet has officially joined Antonio Conte’s Spurs on a season-long loan from Spanish Giants, Barcelona, the London based outfit have announced....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
The 27-year-old was deemed surplus to requirements by head coach, Xavi Hernandez, with Ronald Araujo, Gerard Pique & Eric Garcia all ahead of him in the pecking order, the France international was unlikely to get enough first-team chances.
The addition of Denmark international, Andreas Christensen from the Blues who officially signed with the Catalan giants this week & the news that manager Xavi wants to sign Sevilla’s Jules Kounde have both increased pressure on the French center-back’s spot in the team.
The Premier League club have so far been frustrated in their pursuit to persuade Alessandro Bastoni to leave Italian outfit, Inter Milan & have turned their attention to other defensive players with Spurs Boss, Antonio Conte keen on securing the services of at least one centre-back to bolster the backline ahead of the new season.
The Ex-Sevilla star joins Richarlison, Fraser Forster, Ivan Perisic & Yves Bissouma as Antonio Conte’s 5th acquisition of the summer transfer window
Since moving to Catalonia for €35.9m in 2018 from Sevilla, Lenglet has featured in 160 games.
