Juventus striker Paulo Dybala is reportedly moving closer to completing a switch to English Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur. The latter has seen an opening bid for the 25-year-old Argentine rebuffed but is expected to submit an improved offer in the coming days.
Dybala has repeatedly been linked with a departure away from Juventus this summer having failed to impress in the season gone by. Top European clubs including Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain, as well as Inter Milan, have all been listed as the Juventus No.10 probably destination.
Out of the blue, Tottenham Hotspur has emerged as the only club making proper strides in the pursuit for Dybala and the London club has backed its chase with a formal bid. According to Italian news outlet La Stampa, Mauricio Pochettino's side tabled an offer of £45 million for the Bianconeri attacker but had their bid thrown out the door.
Per the report, the Old Ladies are holding out for an offer not less than £80 million and, at the moment, Spurs are nowhere near that valuation. That withstanding, the Premier League club will be required to break its transfer record for the second time this year, having already brought in Ndombele Tanguy from Olympique Lyon for £63 million.
Meanwhile, head coach of the White Lilies Mauricio Pochettino remained tight-lipped when asked about the prospect of new players joining his side. Speaking to reporters following the 2-1 friendly defeat to Manchester United on Thursday, he said: "No, I think the club has said everything. It's not my position to talk about the players who are not here.
"If the club need to communicate something they will communicate.
"You know very well Vincent has been sold and GK Nkoudou, Davies, Davinson Sanchez, Wanyama, there are a lot of players training at the training ground.
"The only update is going to come through the website or the club if they need to. They are our players who are training in London and when we go back they will be involved with the first team."
