Tottenham Hotspur have expressed an interest in a young South American wide-forward, who is currently participating in the Club World Cup, but the youngster will not come cheap.
Tottenham Hotspur have been keeping a close eye on the young talent in Argentina over recent years as demonstrated by their acquisition of Alejo Veliz two years ago.
The Veliz deal may not have worked out as well as the Lilywhites would have wanted, but that has seemingly not deterred them from continuing to track the best youngsters in the Primera Division.
It has now emerged that Tottenham have set their sights on a River Plate teenager, who is yet to even establish himself as a regular for the Argentine giants.
Tottenham enquire about Ian Subiabre after Chelsea pull away
This report comes from River Noticias who claim that Tottenham have taken an interest in River Plate youngster Ian Subiabre.
The young forward, who prefers to play on the right, but can operate across the front three, has been a shining star in River’s youth system and was also part of Argentina’s squad at the U20 South American Championship earlier this year.
Subiabre has primarily been used as a substitute at his club this season, but that has not deterred Premier League clubs from expressing their interest in the teenager.
The report says that Chelsea were the first English club to show interest in the winger and they held a meeting with his agent Claudio Caniggia, but the Blues were put off by the player’s €26.m (£22m) release clause and cooled their interest.
Spurs have now made formal enquiries about Subiabre’s contract situation and his availability in the ‘last few hours’ and it is suggested that the Lilywhites could present a ‘different offer with different payment terms’ than their London rivals.
River Plate’s stance on Subiabre revealed
River Noticias point out that Tottenham could even be prepared to offer River a sell-on clause on Subiabre to tempt them to accept a deal.
The Argentine club have not received any formal offers for the winger from Spurs and at the moment, they plan on retaining the youngster if his clause is not met.
While River are not completely ruling out the possibility of Subiabre being sold this summer, any sale is only likely after the Club World Cup.
