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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Paratici suffers blow in Josko Gvardiol pursuit"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-04-12T08:05:29Z"
modified: "2022-04-12T08:05:29Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Paratici suffers blow in Josko Gvardiol pursuit

**Tottenham Hotspur have suffered a major blow in their pursuit of RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs linked with Gvardiol

According to [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3229184/2022/04/06/spurs-will-prioritise-a-left-sided-centre-back-this-summer-here-are-some-of-their-targets/?source=user_shared_article), Spurs will prioritise a left-sided centre-back in the summer window. As a result, they have named Inter Milan’s Alessandro Bastoni and Gvardiol as the options currently topping their shopping list.

[The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/3229184/2022/04/06/spurs-will-prioritise-a-left-sided-centre-back-this-summer-here-are-some-of-their-targets/?source=user_shared_article) claim that Tottenham would likely have to pay, at a minimum, as much as the £42m they spent on signing Cristian Romero last summer, due to the 20-year-old being one of the most in-demand young defenders across Europe.

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### The Latest: Spurs suffer Gvardiol blow

According to [RB Live](https://rblive.de/news/tottenham-geruechte-um-rb-leipzigs-josko-gvardiol-3362516) (via [SportWitness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenham-chances-transfer-dismissed-extremely-unlikley-club-will-sell-even-e50m-not-enough/)), it is ‘extremely unlikely’ that Fabio Paratici will have a ‘good chance’ of signing the Croatia international, given that he has ‘no reason’ to leave Leipzig.

In a previous interview with Bild (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenham-chances-transfer-dismissed-extremely-unlikley-club-will-sell-even-e50m-not-enough/)) earlier this year, Gvardiol claimed that he was ‘not really making any plans’ regarding a summer transfer.

[RB Live](https://sportwitness.co.uk/tottenham-chances-transfer-dismissed-extremely-unlikley-club-will-sell-even-e50m-not-enough/) also stated that the Bundesliga side would ‘hardly let’ their ‘defensive jewel’ leave in the summer, despite reports suggesting a €50m (£42m) price tag.

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### The Verdict: Look at other options

Whilst the 20-year-old Croatian may be one of the hottest prospects in Europe, it appears that a transfer away from Leipzig seems highly unlikely in the near future. Therefore, Spurs should look elsewhere for a more imminent defensive addition.

Linked with the likes of Bastoni, it is imperative that Paratici secures a left-sided defender in the summer. This would free up [left-back](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-davies/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/192765) Ben Davies, who has been utilised as a [makeshift central defender](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ben-davies/leistungsdaten/spieler/192765), who would then provide Antonio Conte with further depth at wing-back.

It would ultimately solve two transfer needs in one for Tottenham.

***In other news: [Paul Robinson makes Harry Winks exit claim](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/harry-winks-spurs-future-paul-robinson/)***