Tottenham have reportedly set an asking price for a player who was only signed earlier this year, with Italian giants Juventus and Napoli ready to make their moves in the winter window.
Centre-back Radu Dragusin is the player in question, with the Romania international having failed to establish a regular starting role in the Spurs side despite his recent run of games following Micky van de Ven’s latest hamstring problem.
The 22-year-old has started the last three games for Tottenham but struggled badly in the loss to Galatasaray in the Europa League and the shock home defeat to Ipswich in the Premier League.
Sitting behind Van de Ven and Cristian Romero has reportedly led to the centre-back questioning his future at the club, with TuttoMercatoWeb stating that the likes of Juve and Napoli are keen on bringing the former Genoa man back to Serie A in January – just a year on from when he joined Spurs.
The report states that Dragusin wanted the opportunity to show that he is capable of competing in the English top flight but that his situation has changed over his struggles to oust either Romero or Van de Ven from the starting XI.
TuttoMercatoWeb adds that Tottenham will demand around €30million (£25m/$31.5m) for the player, which would represent a profit on the €25million (£21.5m/$20.8m) they initially paid for him.
Dragusin being wanted by top clubs in Italy is no real surprise given how well he played in Italy during his time with Genoa, although it would leave Tottenham short on options at the back if they agreed to a January exit.
To that end, the only way that Dragusin will leave in the new year is if a quality backup option is added to Ange Postecoglou’s squad, with Tottenham already known to be on the lookout for another central defender.
