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title: "Exclusive: Graham Roberts says Kurt Zouma to Tottenham will never happen"
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author: "Caleb Sage"
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published: "2021-07-15T05:15:18Z"
modified: "2021-07-15T05:15:18Z"
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# Exclusive: Graham Roberts says Kurt Zouma to Tottenham will never happen

**There is no chance of Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma joining Tottenham this summer, says Spurs legend Graham Roberts.**

Zouma is currently being linked with a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Telefoot journalist [Julien Maynard](https://twitter.com/JulienMaynard/status/1413514107236483075?s=20) claiming that the north London club are interested in signing the French centre-half.

Tottenham do look to be in the market for a new central defender. At the start of the month, [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/2684641/2021/07/02/toby-alderweireld-has-told-spurs-he-is-looking-to-leave-this-summer-as-rebuild-begins/) reported that new director of football Fabio Paratici is aiming to strengthen that area of the pitch.

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Given the history between the two clubs, though, for Roberts, a move for Zouma is highly unlikely.

*“It will never happen, because \[Daniel\] Levy and \[Roman\] Abramovich don’t deal with each other,”* the former Tottenham defender said when asked by **TT** if Zouma would be a good signing.

*“They just don’t deal with each other. They don’t like each other and they don’t deal with each other, so that won’t happen at all.”*

If not for the bad blood between the two sides, Zouma certainly could have been a solid option for Tottenham.

Last season, the 26-year-old won 3.6 aerial duels per league game, the most in Chelsea’s squad ([via WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/15/Show/England-Chelsea)), so could have brought a real aerial presence to Nuno Espirito Santo’s team.