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title: "Tottenham: Spurs submit late enquiry for Piero Hincapie"
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author: "Chloe Chadwick"
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published: "2023-01-30T13:10:21Z"
modified: "2023-01-30T13:11:38Z"
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# Tottenham: Spurs submit late enquiry for Piero Hincapie

**[Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) have submitted a late enquiry to sign Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie this month, according to reports.**

### The Lowdown: Attracting interest

The Ecuadorian’s contract in the Bundesliga isn’t set to expire until [2026](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bayer-04-leverkusen/berateruebersicht/verein/15), but having been a standout performer for his nation at the World Cup, has attracted plenty of interest since the tournament.

[Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) top-four chasers Spurs are just one of several clubs to have been [linked](https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-newcastle-in-race-with-tottenham-to-sign-piero-hincapie-after-london-talks/) with a move for the 21-year-old centre-back, with Newcastle one of the other teams [reportedly](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/tottenham-transfer-news-piero-hincapie-bayer-leverkusen/) in the mix.

And after a deal for full-back Pedro Porro seemingly [collapsed](https://twitter.com/David_Ornstein/status/1619966523493453824) in the early hours of Monday morning, it sounds like Fabio Paratici has initiated contact regarding a last-minute deal for a central defender instead.

### The Latest: Spurs make Hincapie contact

According to [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/tottenham-hold-talks-bayer-leverkusen-piero-hincapie), Tottenham have ‘been in touch’ with Bayer Leverkusen ‘in recent days’ to discover ‘what it would take’ to complete a deal for Hincapie.

Antonio Conte’s side have ‘enquired’ about taking him on an initial loan with a view to a permanent, and whilst the player is ‘open to the move’, his club have placed a €75m (£65m) price tag on his head.

The Spurs boss is ‘keen to bolster his defence’ and holds a ‘long-standing’ admiration for the 6 foot star.

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### The Verdict: Lenglet replacement?

Clement Lenglet will reach the [end](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/vertragsende/verein/148) of his season-long loan upon the conclusion of the 2022/23 campaign, so Hincapie could be the perfect permanent replacement for Tottenham.

The Esmeraldas native currently averages 2.2 clearances and 1.5 tackles per Bundesliga game, via [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/404832/Show/Piero-Hincapi%C3%A9), and ranks in the [96th](https://fbref.com/en/players/0c7a48f8/Piero-Hincapie) percentile for dribbles completed, highlighting his calmness and composure playing out from the back.

Hincapie has been [labelled](https://twitter.com/ortizkicks/status/1533612486083084288?s=46&t=EdPiWgCKShtYJ-Ym1J2hjg) a ‘prodigy’ by journalist [Jose de Jesus Ortiz](https://twitter.com/OrtizKicks) and would certainly be an ideal signing with long-term potential, though one has to wonder if the right side of the defence is still the more pressing matter.

Porro ranks highly in nearly every single attacking metric on [FBRef](https://fbref.com/en/players/27d0a506/Pedro-Porro) and would have been a significant upgrade at wing-back, so perhaps the club should mark Hincapie down as a summer priority instead.

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