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title: "Tottenham: Spurs hold Marcus Thuram talks"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-spurs-daniel-levy-nuno-espirito-santo-marcus-thuram/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2021-07-19T16:05:04Z"
modified: "2021-07-19T16:05:04Z"
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# Tottenham: Spurs hold Marcus Thuram talks

**As per [L’Equipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Coman-tolisso-thuram-quel-mercato-pour-les-bleus-d-allemagne/1271138), Tottenham have held talks to sign Marcus Thuram from Bundesliga outfit Borussia Monchengladbach.**

### **The Lowdown: Season approaching**

With Nuno Espirito Santo now in charge at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs can now properly look ahead to the 2021/22 campaign.

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However, if they want to compete towards the top end of the table after a seventh-placed finish last term, they must make some transfer headway soon – they are [yet to make a single new signing](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/transfers/verein/148) this summer.

### **The Latest: Spurs eye Thuram**

As per this report from [L’Equipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Coman-tolisso-thuram-quel-mercato-pour-les-bleus-d-allemagne/1271138), Spurs have held talks to sign France international Thuram.

Serie A duo Roma and Napoli have both also been linked with a move for the 23-year-old winger. whose father Lilian was a [legend of French football](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/france/squad/744708.stm).

### **The Verdict: Top talent**

Thuram would no doubt be a quality signing for Spurs if they could get him through the door. Since making the move to Monchengladbach, he has managed 25 goals and 21 assists in 79 appearances ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-thuram/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/318528)).

His time there has not been without controversy – he received a six-game ban after spitting at Hoffenheim’s Stefan Posch last season ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/21/marcus-thuram-handed-six-match-ban-for-spitting-at-opponent-borussia-monchengladbach)) – but he has generally been a success in Germany. Indeed. he [appeared for France at Euro 2020](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-thuram/nationalmannschaft/spieler/318528/verein_id/3377) off the back of his displays at club level.

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Gladbach midfielder Zakaria even called him “phenomenal” ([via bulinews.com](https://bulinews.com/news/3832/denis-zakaria-praises-marcus-thuram-what-brings-the-pitch-phenomenal)), and Thuram seems a quality player who could be a danger for Spurs in the Premier League. Valued at £31.5m by [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-thuram/marktwertverlauf/spieler/318528), he would not come cheap, but Daniel Levy must speculate to accumulate if he wants Tottenham to be truly successful.

***In other news, [Tottenham have entered the race to sign this Ligue 1 ace.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-transfer-rumours/tottenham-spurs-houssem-aouar-nuno-espirito-santo-lyon-zidane-de-bruyne-messi/)***