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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs plot summer move for Nick Pope"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-spurs-plot-move-for-nick-pope/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "George McGibbon"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-04-13T16:20:18Z"
modified: "2021-04-13T16:20:18Z"
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# Tottenham Hotspur: Spurs plot summer move for Nick Pope

**According to recent reports, Tottenham Hotspur are plotting a summer move for Nick Pope should Hugo Lloris leave at the end of the season.**

The report by the [Daily Mail](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9463591/Tottenham-sell-buy-summer-transfer-window.html) claimed that, with the Spurs captain being heavily linked to join Mauricio Pochettino at Paris Saint-Germain this summer, Jose Mourinho’s first choice to replace Lloris would be Burnley shot-stopper Pope.

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Wolfsburg goalkeeper Koen Casteels is also [mentioned as a potential target](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-9463591/Tottenham-sell-buy-summer-transfer-window.html), but a move for the 28-year-old would only be likely to materialise if Spurs were priced out of a move for Pope, for whom Burnley are thought to be demanding a fee of around £30m.

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### Transfer Tavern Take

Despite Burnley’s [lowly league position](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table), Pope has impressed over his 29 appearances for Sean Dyche’s side so far this season, with the 28-year-old helping his side to keep [nine clean sheets](https://www.sofascore.com/player/nick-pope/162653) and making a total of [107 saves](https://www.sofascore.com/player/nick-pope/162653), culminating in an average [SofaScore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/nick-pope/162653) match rating of 7.08 – ranking him as the Clartes’ [third-best performer](https://www.sofascore.com/team/football/burnley/6) in the top flight.

In fact, comparing this rating to that of Lloris’ [average of 6.91](https://www.sofascore.com/player/hugo-lloris/9048) would appear to indicate that, despite the Frenchman plays for a ‘[big six](https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/the-premier-league-big-six-head-to-head-table-in-2020-21-liverpool-top/)‘ club, Pope has actually been outperforming the 34-year-old this season.

Indeed, following a 1-1 draw with Liverpool last season, Jurgen Klopp [heaped a considerable amount of praise](https://talksport.com/football/730744/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-nick-pope-burnley-stalemate/) on the England international for his string of fine stops at Anfield, describing Pope as “sensational”.

As such, should PSG make good on their apparent intention to sign the [£100,000-per-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/hugo-lloris/) Lloris this summer, and should Spurs go on to replace him with Pope, the Frenchman’s departure could actually be something of a blessing in disguise for Mourinho’s team.

***In other news: ‘It may be’ – Spurs target drops huge hint on transfer; Mourinho fascinated by ‘remarkable’ star – find out more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-hotspur-marcel-sabitzer-drops-hint-on-potential-summer-move/)!***