--- title: "Tottenham: Ben Jacobs believes Spurs could soon face competition for Pedro Porro" canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-pedro-porro-thfc-transfer-rumours/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Aaron Hindhaugh" section: "Podcasts" published: "2023-01-26T14:15:16Z" modified: "2023-01-26T14:15:16Z" --- # Tottenham: Ben Jacobs believes Spurs could soon face competition for Pedro Porro **Journalist Ben Jacobs has insisted that [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) could soon face competition to land Pedro Porro.** ### The Lowdown: Spurs eager to sign Porro For the majority of January, it appeared that [Spurs were indeed keen](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1611349055472369664) on signing Porro from Sporting CP after the Spanish defender [featured twice against Tottenham](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pedro-porro/leistungsdaten/spieler/553875) in the Champions League earlier this season. And [there appeared to be a breakthrough](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1618570154149040128) within the last few days, with Tottenham said to be willing to meet or at least get very close to Porro’s release clause – [something Sporting had been insisting on]() all month. However, they are now reportedly dragging out negotiations, according to [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/live-blog/11095/12476234/transfer-centre-live-all-the-latest-deals-moves-and-rumours-from-the-january-transfer-window?postid=5304280#liveblog-body). The fact that Spurs are seemingly closing in on Porro now makes sense given the fact that [they could be set to sanction the exit](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/tottenham-reject-djed-spence-transfer-26077478) of fellow right-back Djed Spence on a temporary basis, which would free up a space in Antonio Conte’s squad. ### The Latest: Porro deal could be hijacked [Spurs hijacked Arnaut Danjuma’s deal](https://www.skysports.com/transfer/news/12691/12795010/arnaut-danjuma-tottenham-sign-villarreal-forward-on-loan-days-after-he-nearly-joined-everton) to Everton this week, but they could soon be given a taste of their own medicine, with Jacobs claiming on [The Done Deal Show](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NT6T3OQ3XI) that Premier League rivals Chelsea could soon move for Porro. He said: “What complicates things late in the window is that you start with a target, and maybe some of your rivals are looking at other names, but for example, if Chelsea don’t succeed with Malo Gusto, then Tottenham could have a problem and Chelsea may enter later into the race for a player like Pedro Porro.” [![Tottenham latest developments!](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-tottenham-fans.jpg)](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-developments-3/) ### The Verdict: Tottenham have to move quickly If Spurs were to lose out on Porro – who they’ve been interested in all month – that would surely only anger Conte and make him far less likely to sign a new contract than he [reportedly](https://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/conte-tottenham-futuro-situazione-22-gennaio-2023) already is. Porro is [said to be keen](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1614993514424860673?s=20&t=_j7WI5Jxltk2V8MWb7pnuQ) on making the move to Tottenham, and [having been sold by Manchester City](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/pedro-porro/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/553875) before he played a league game, he’ll likely be eager to finally test himself in the Premier League. Tottenham need to get some business done pretty quickly as the Champions League is not too far away and Conte will want his new signings to adapt to his tactics and methods before that comes around, as they have a great chance of progressing having drawn Milan in the last 16. \[freshpress-quiz id=”419177″\]