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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs ‘admit’ they’re signing Vinicius"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-spurs-admit-theyre-signing-vinicius/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-03-25T17:45:40Z"
modified: "2021-03-25T17:45:40Z"
---

# Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs ‘admit’ they’re signing Vinicius

**According to a report by Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã, via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/claim-tottenham-admit-theyre-signing-player-set-spend-less-expected/), Tottenham Hotspur, and by extension chairman Daniel Levy, ‘admit’ they’re signing Carlos Vinicius on a permanent deal at the end of the season – but they are ‘far’ from paying his [€45 million (£41 million)](https://sportwitness.co.uk/claim-tottenham-admit-theyre-signing-player-set-spend-less-expected/) loan-to-buy clause.**

### Tottenham ‘admit’ Vinicius desire

Vinicius, who Spurs reportedly see as the ‘ideal’ partner to Harry Kane going forward according to this report, is now at the centre of a desire from Levy and co to make his move permanent, but only for a cut price.

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Backed by manager Jose Mourinho, who reportedly said the club are ‘[doing well](https://sportwitness.co.uk/claim-tottenham-admit-theyre-signing-player-set-spend-less-expected/)‘ by going for a ‘[realistic](https://sportwitness.co.uk/claim-tottenham-admit-theyre-signing-player-set-spend-less-expected/)‘ purchase amount, Tottenham wish to sign Vinicius as a permanent Lilywhites player but only if parent club Benfica accept a lower fee – with Levy reportedly eyeing a cut price move.

Despite originally agreeing to a £41m loan-to-buy clause last summer, Tottenham ‘admit’ their desire for Vinicius but a deal will not happen at that valuation.

### Transfer Tavern take

Tottenham chiefs ‘responsible’ for this stance apparently now see the 26-year-old as Kane’s ‘ideal partner’ – backing up a recent opinion by pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor who called Vinicius the ‘perfect player that Spurs need’ for that role ([Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/agbonlahor-tottenham-told-to-seal-20m-deal-for-perfect-vinicius-after-fee-already-agreed/)).

Time will tell whether Benfica are willing to negotiate a much lower asking price for Vinicius, but Spurs reportedly wish for that to happen as this transfer admission emerges.

***In other news: Tottenham could lose this ace, find out more [here.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-nice-readying-offer-for-hugo-lloris/)***