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title: "Tottenham: Spurs bid for Illya Zabarnyi rejected"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Premier League News"
published: "2022-09-01T19:08:15Z"
modified: "2022-09-01T19:08:56Z"
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# Tottenham: Spurs bid for Illya Zabarnyi rejected

**Tottenham Hotspur have failed in an attempt to sign Illya Zabarnyi from Dynamo Kyiv, according to reliable Ukrainan outlet [Zorya Londonsk](https://twitter.com/ZoryaLondonsk/status/1565376005765734402).**

### The lowdown

Spurs have already made eight signings in the summer transfer window, spending [in excess of £150million](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tottenham-hotspur/transfers/verein/148), but it seems they’ve continued to explore options.

One of those is Zabarnyi, a 20-year-old centre-back who came through the youth ranks at [Dynamo Kyiv](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ilya-zabarnyi/profil/spieler/659089).

Under contract until June 2026, he’s played 66 times for the club and racked up 22 caps for the senior Ukraine side already (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/ilya-zabarnyi/leistungsdaten/spieler/659089)).

### The latest

[The outlet](https://twitter.com/ZoryaLondonsk/status/1565376005765734402) relay claims from Dynamo Kyiv Inside that Spurs have seen a £25million bid for Zabarnyi rejected.

They say their own sources ‘share the same consensus’, though there may have been ‘a little less’ money on offer.

[Tottenham latest developments!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-developments-2/)

### The verdict

Spurs have done deals for two centre-backs already this summer, making Cristian Romero’s loan from Atalanta permanent and bringing in Clement Lenglet from FC Barcelona.

But Lenglet has only signed on loan [without an option to buy](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/clement-lenglet-tottenham-alessandro-bastoni-24436478), potentially indicating that he’s only viewed as a short-term solution.

Zabarnyi, by contrast, is a young player whom Spurs may consider a likely star of the future.

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Talent scout [Jacek Kulig](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1559224115898220544) concurs, tweeting earlier this month that whichever club signs him will hit the ‘jackpot’.

He’s [described](https://twitter.com/FTalentScout/status/1559208871943602176) as a ‘complete’ and ‘dominant’ centre-back boasting ‘great positioning’, a ‘very good reading of the game’ and composure in possession.

If this deal isn’t doable right now, then perhaps the Lilywhites will revisit it in January.