Tottenham have reportedly joined Levi Colwill‘s growing list of admirers despite Chelsea insisting the defender is not for sale.
The Blues have offered the 20-year-old a new contract to secure his long-term future, but it remains unsigned and the Stamford Bridge outfit have already shown that they have been ruthless with players who refuse to put pen to paper this summer – moving on from both Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic.
Mauricio Pochettino is expected to hand Colwill a first-team role in the coming season despite competition from Benoit Badiashile, Thiago Silva, Wesley Fofana and Trevoh Chalobah.
The 20-year-old is expected to fly out on Monday with his teammates for a pre-season tour of the United States after being afforded just a week-long break following his Under-21 European Championship victory with England.
However, while his future remains unresolved, links to other clubs are inevitable and Liverpool are also known to be big admirers.
The Evening Standard claims that Spurs’ interest stems from continued delays over their move for Wolfsburg star Micky Van de Ven, who has been their top centre-back target all summer.
Van de Ven talks progressing slowly
The Dutchman is regarded as one of the best young defenders in European football, but it’s thought that Wolfsburg are still holding out for £30million while Tottenham only want to pay £25m.
At this stage, however, it appears that Spurs have a much better chance of landing Van de Ven over Colwill, given Chelsea’s reluctance to sell one of their top young talents to a London rival.
There has also appeared to be a breakthrough in discussions for Van de Ven though as Ange Postecoglou looks to upgrade a Tottenham defence that conceded 63 Premier League goals last season.
