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Wolves’ deal to sign Lens defender Kevin Danso hijacked by Premier League rivals
Tottenham have hijacked Wolves’ deal to sign Kevin Danso on a permanent basis, talkSPORT understands. Wolves looked to be close to landing the Lens defender on loan, but Ange Postecoglou’s side have swooped in at the last minute to snatch him from their grasp. GettyDanso is set to join Tottenham from Lens in a deal worth around £21million[/caption] So advanced was Danso’s deal with Vitor Pereira’s side, he was due to fly into England on Sunday to undergo a medical with the club. But the club have now been told that the player will instead be making a move to north London. Tottenham have agreed a deal worth around £21milliion for Danso, who will sign a contract until 2030, with a medical to take place on Sunday. The 26-year-old had already been linked with a number of sides across Europe, including Juventus, Rennes and Aston Villa. News of Tottenham’s late move will have undoubtedly soured the mood at Molineux following their impressive 2-0 win over Villa on Saturday evening. Goals from Matheus Cunha and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde handed the Black Country outfit a vital three points in their bid to stave off relegation. Tottenham’s desire for a new centre-back has been well-documented. Spurs had made advances on Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, but the former Chelsea star opted to remain in Italy. Postecoglou’s side had also made a move for out-of-favour Chelsea defender Axel Disasi. But the late play for Danso all but confirms the end of Tottenham’s interest in the ex-Monaco star. Danso gives Postecoglou some much-needed help at the backGetty Should Danso’s move to Tottenham come to fruition, it would mark a return to England given he began his career with Reading and MK Dons at academy level as well as a loan spell at Southampton in the 2019/20 season. The Austrian international joined Bundesliga outfit Augsburg in 2014 and went on to make 44 appearances in all competitions for the club. He left in the summer of 2021 for Lens and quickly made himself a key member of the team. Danso has made just shy of 130 appearances for the French side, six of which came in the Champions League last term. So impressive were Danso’s performances for Lens, Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand recommended him to his former employers and said: “The boy at Lens, there’s one there, he’s good.” Danso will provide some much-needed defensive reinforcements for Postecoglou, who has largely been forced to put square pegs in round holes just to field a backline. Postecoglou and Tottenham are sweating over the extent of Dragusin’s knee injuryAFP Cristian Romero remains sidelined with a thigh injury while fellow centre-back Radu Dragusin was forced off with a knee complaint in Tottenham’s 3-0 win in the Europa League over Elfsborg on Thursday. Worryingly, Postecoglou was unable to provide a timeline for Dragusin’s return. Luckily for Postecoglou, star centre-back Micky van de Ven made it through the first half against Elfsborg unscathed following his return from injury.
Tottenham have hijacked Wolves’ deal to sign Kevin Danso on a permanent basis, talkSPORT understands.
Wolves looked to be close to landing the Lens defender on loan, but Ange Postecoglou’s side have swooped in at the last minute to snatch him from their grasp.
So advanced was Danso’s deal with Vitor Pereira’s side, he was due to fly into England on Sunday to undergo a medical with the club.
But the club have now been told that the player will instead be making a move to north London.
Tottenham have agreed a deal worth around £21milliion for Danso, who will sign a contract until 2030, with a medical to take place on Sunday.
The 26-year-old had already been linked with a number of sides across Europe, including Juventus, Rennes and Aston Villa.
News of Tottenham’s late move will have undoubtedly soured the mood at Molineux following their impressive 2-0 win over Villa on Saturday evening.
Goals from Matheus Cunha and Jean-Ricner Bellegarde handed the Black Country outfit a vital three points in their bid to stave off relegation.
Tottenham’s desire for a new centre-back has been well-documented.
Spurs had made advances on Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, but the former Chelsea star opted to remain in Italy.
Postecoglou’s side had also made a move for out-of-favour Chelsea defender Axel Disasi.
But the late play for Danso all but confirms the end of Tottenham’s interest in the ex-Monaco star.
Should Danso’s move to Tottenham come to fruition, it would mark a return to England given he began his career with Reading and MK Dons at academy level as well as a loan spell at Southampton in the 2019/20 season.
The Austrian international joined Bundesliga outfit Augsburg in 2014 and went on to make 44 appearances in all competitions for the club.
He left in the summer of 2021 for Lens and quickly made himself a key member of the team.
Danso has made just shy of 130 appearances for the French side, six of which came in the Champions League last term.
So impressive were Danso’s performances for Lens, Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand recommended him to his former employers and said: “The boy at Lens, there’s one there, he’s good.”
Danso will provide some much-needed defensive reinforcements for Postecoglou, who has largely been forced to put square pegs in round holes just to field a backline.
Cristian Romero remains sidelined with a thigh injury while fellow centre-back Radu Dragusin was forced off with a knee complaint in Tottenham’s 3-0 win in the Europa League over Elfsborg on Thursday.
Worryingly, Postecoglou was unable to provide a timeline for Dragusin’s return.
Luckily for Postecoglou, star centre-back Micky van de Ven made it through the first half against Elfsborg unscathed following his return from injury.
