The agent of Tottenham Hotspur’s new £26 million centre-half admits he talked to Premier League rivals Newcastle United ‘in the previous few days’ earlier than his arrival in North London from Genoa.
Eddie Howe spelled out the difficulties dealing with Newcastle United within the January switch window final week. The so-called ‘richest soccer membership on planet earth’ they could be however, caught within the vice-like grip of Monetary Truthful Play, these Saudi billions is not going to see the sunshine of day this month.
“In a great world, given the liberty to behave, we’d have introduced gamers in already,” Howe mentioned, through Sky Sports activities.
“However we’re not in that state of affairs. Monetary Truthful Play is an issue for us, and we’re having to navigate spherical that. That’s the place we’re in. When does it change into an issue? It’s already one, however we’re attempting to handle by it.”
Howe dominated out a reunion together with his former Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, whereas Newcastle had been in no place to go head-to-head for the signature of Radu Dragusin both when Tottenham reached superior talks over a £26 million transfer for the powerhouse Romanian centre-half.
Newcastle United missed out on Tottenham’s Radu Dragusin
It’s no secret that Dragusin had admirers at St James’ Park. Newcastle have been scouring the marketplace for a right-sided defender for months now, with Dragusin’s agent Florin Manea confirming that he had ‘spoke’ with the Magpies earlier than Christmas.
And it appears that evidently Newcastle’s curiosity remained till Dragusin formally turned a Tottenham Hotspur participant final week, these pesky FFP considerations denying Howe the possibility to throw a spanner in Spurs’ works.
“I’m positive he’ll impose himself. I hope he’ll do it rapidly, (however) we now have to present him time to regulate,” Manea tells Orange Sport.
“It’s good to make the most costly switch within the historical past of Romanian soccer. It’s thrilling. That’s why I began this (company) enterprise, to have the ability to break data, to speak with huge golf equipment. It’s an honour.
“I talked with Bayern (Munich) in the previous few days. Tottenham, Napoli, Milan, Newcastle… I talked to a bunch of golf equipment.”
‘I talked with Newcastle’
Dragusin made his Tottenham debut off the bench in final week’s 2-2 draw at Manchester United. And whereas some have recommended {that a} transfer to North London is however a stepping stone on the trail to Actual Madrid or Barcelona, the 21-year-old clearly has plenty of admiration for a membership he turned down the champions of Germany and Italy for.
“Radu was impressed by Tottenham,” Manea provides. “He’s conscious of the extent he has reached. He’s not afraid, he’s assured in his powers, and can combat for the beginning place.
“He selected together with his coronary heart. He refused Bayern Munich to go to Tottenham. He didn’t have a look at cash or fame, it was his dream to play within the Premier League. He gave his phrase to these from Tottenham.
“The discussions had been lengthy, and Bayern appeared within the final hundred meters. I knew about Tottenham’s curiosity a month earlier than the switch occurred.”
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