ESPN reporter Moisés Llorens has now made a major Tottenham Hotspur transfer claim involving manager Antonio Conte with a development expected 'in the next days'.

The Lowdown: Spurs eye new defender...

As widely reported, it is said that a world class central defender is on Conte's agenda among other positions after the north Londoners sealed an agreement for Premier League star Yves Bissouma (The Evening Standard).

A new right-wing-back and forward are also believed to be priority but club chief Fabio Paratici seems to be working pretty hard on the central defensive signing particularly.

GiveMeSport recently lifted the lid on Tottenham's long list of targets for the role, including Alessandro Bastoni, Josko Gvardiol, Pau Torres, Marc Guehi, Gleison Bremer and Stefan De Vrij.

The Latest: ESPN reporter makes major claim involving Conte...

Indeed, a major update has come to light involving another defensive Conte target.

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ESPN claim that Spurs talks are ongoing to sign Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet as they eye a temporary deal.

Their reporter Llorens, sharing news on Twitter, says the Frenchman has 'doubts' so Conte will personally speak with him 'in the next days' to convince Lenglet to join.

The Verdict: Get it done?

The £170,000-per-week defender, we believe, should come as a last resort.

Targets like Torres and Bremer arguably come with more quality as the former is called a potentially 'perfect' Spurs signing while the latter has been branded an 'emerging superstar'.

Lenglet, meanwhile, struggled for regular starts at the Camp Nou over 2021/2022 and we believe Paratici should first set his sights higher before attempting a loan.