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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Journalist drops ‘important’ Stefan De Vrij update on Italian TV"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/spurs-transfer-rumours-calciomercato-conte-de-vrij-inter-milan-thfc-latest/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Tottenham Hotspur News"
published: "2022-04-27T20:35:22Z"
modified: "2022-04-27T20:35:22Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Journalist drops ‘important’ Stefan De Vrij update on Italian TV

**Italian journalist Stefano Benzi has now shared a big live TV update on[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/)‘s pursuit of Inter Milan defender Stefan de Vrij, claiming Spurs are ready to make a significant bid.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs eye move…

The Netherlands international will be no stranger to Spurs supporters given he has been[linked](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-de-vrij-tells-friends-latest-on-tottenham-move-with-january-a-possibility/) for a pretty long time.

[Tottenham newest updates…](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-newest-updates/)

Even before the new year, the Lilywhites held an intense interest in signing de Vrij for manager Antonio Conte – coming after the central defender’s[pivotal role](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/82399/History/Stefan-de-Vrij)during Inter’s 2020/2021 title-winning campaign.

[Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-de-vrij-tells-friends-latest-on-tottenham-move-with-january-a-possibility/), sharing news in late 2021, even revealed that the 30-year-old told friends he was interested in a January move to Spurs – unsurprising given Conte’s presence at N17.

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De Vrij’s current deal at the San Siro expires in 2023, potentially giving transfer chief Fabio Paratici a boost for potential negotiations given Inter may need to contemplate selling while they still can.

### The Latest: Benzi shares live TV update…

According to journalist Benzi, speaking live on [Calciomercato.it TV](https://www.calciomercato.it/2022/04/26/calciomercato-inter-de-vrij-manchester-city-tottenham-offerta/), the Lilywhites are now ‘willing’ to table an ‘important figure’ of €40 million (£34m) for the Dutchman.

He explained: *“There is a very serious interest on the part of both City and Tottenham for de Vrij and they are willing to spend an important figure: 40 million euros net.”*

### The Verdict: Right man?

There is little doubt Conte wants a new defender with reliable reports from [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2022/04/20/antonio-conte-targets-six-summer-signings-spurs-face-homegrown/) and[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/) both backing Tottenham’s intent to land a left-footed centre-back.

De Vrij for £34m arguably comes as a mixed bag, mainly due to his fairly seasoned age – a factor which could well mean he is hardly a long-term solution for Spurs at the back.

That being said, for around two to three seasons of [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) action, Conte and Paratici could do far worse.

According to [WhoScored,](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/75/Archive/Italy-Inter?stageId=18873) under Conte’s rule at Inter last year, he made more clearances per 90 than any member of the 52-year-old’s Scudetto-winners – all whilst proving to be a virtually untouchable member of the starting eleven.

He played the [sixth-most Serie A minutes](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/75/Archive/Italy-Inter?stageId=18873) out of any Nerazzurri player over 2020/2021, leading to members of the press describing de Vrij as a ‘world-beater’ (ex-Leeds striker Noel Whelan, [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/de-vrij-can-be-a-tottenham-legend-after-source-reveals-january-transfer-latest-pundit/)).

Taking this into account, if Spurs can somehow whittle the £34m down a notch, he could be a shrewd summer capture.

***In other news: Source: Tottenham edge closer to ‘top signing’, he really wants to join Conte! Find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-source-makes-major-sam-johnstone-transfer-claim/)***