Juventus are not ready to let Yves Bissouma go to Fenerbahce without a fight, with the Serie A giants ready to push ahead with a move for the midfielder, but they do not want to meet Tottenham’s asking price.
Several new faces have already arrived through the door at Hotspur Way since Thomas Frank was announced as the club’s head coach, and it now appears that Bissouma might be the first player let go by the Dane.
It first emerged at the start of last week that Juventus are eyeing a move for Bissouma after finding out he is not part of the North London club’s plans.
However, since then, various sources have claimed that Fenerbahce have moved to the front of the queue to land Bissouma after Jose Mourinho asked the club to land the 28-year-old.
Juventus ready to seize the opportunity to land Yves Bissouma
A new report in Tutto Juve has now backed up the Bianconeri’s interest in the Tottenham Hotspur man, who now has just a year left on his contract at N17.
The outlet claims that Spurs consider the former Brighton man surplus to requirements and want to complete a quick sale this summer.
It is asserted that Bissouma’s situation is ‘set to evolve rapidly’ and Juve are ‘ready to seize the opportunity’ to secure his services.
The Lilywhites are hoping to get a fee of around €15m-€20m (£13m-£17.2m) for the experienced midfielder. However, Igor Tudor’s men do not want to pay more than €10m (£8.6m) for him.
Is a potential part-exchange deal on the cards between Spurs and Juventus?
The Serie A club’s pursuit of Bissouma is a very interesting development in light of Tottenham’s interest in Juventus midfielder Douglas Luiz, who is thought to be keen on a return to the Premier League.
There have already been suggestions that Spurs could include Bissouma in a potential deal to sign Luiz, who is also thought to be on Man United’s radar.
Given the relationship Fabio Paratici has with the Juve hierarchy, one would not rule out the possibility of the two players moving in the opposite direction.