YVES BISSOUMA will have a medical at Tottenham on Thursday with Antonio Conte approaching his third summer signing.
Spurs have already secured the signings of Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster.
Conte is looking to strengthen all areas of the pitch and midfield appears to be the next position he’s looking to tick off his summer wish list.
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Brighton ace Bissouma will have a medical at Tottenham on Thursday ahead of a £25m move.
Spurs were able to sign the Mali international for a relatively cheap fee as he entered the final year of his contract.
Bissouma would have been able to negotiate a trade from Amex in the summer of 2023 early next year.
Conte would also like to turn loans from Cristian Romero and Dejan Kulusevski into permanent transfers.
Romero is still on the books at Atalanta, as is Kulusevski at Juventus.
Spurs are said to have set aside £68m to secure both players.
Everton’s Richarlison has also been linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
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The Brazilian would provide good cover for Son Heung-min and Harry Kane.
However, Spurs icon Teddy Sheringham is eager to see the club sign top-class players in other areas of the pitch.
Speaking to Lord Ping, the former England international said: “I don’t think it’s what is needed now.
“Tottenham have good attacking players; Kane, Son, Kulusevski, Bergwijn is still there, Moura is still there.
“We have players in the Richarlison mold and I don’t think it’s a statement signing that teams worry about.
“If they signed him, what would be the result? In my time, when we signed Klinsmann, a true world-class player, everyone in the locker room was in an uproar.
“We knew what we were going to get from him. You need players to take you to the next level and I don’t think Richarlison is one of them.”
“I don’t think he’s the ideal man to make a statement for Tottenham. If you’re going to make a statement, and the West Ham fans won’t like me for this, then go and find Declan Rice.”
“He is an incredible player. And he is good for the next eight years. He is the man who will take us to the next level ».
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“These great players don’t show up very often, but signing him would be a statement because he’s huge every time he plays.
“It would make a statement to say we go places, and that’s what you want.”
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