Tottenham Will Have to Pay Brighton £200m for Roberto De Zerbi Trio
Spurs could pay about £200 million for Carlos Baleba, Bart Verbruggen and Jan Paul van Hecke as Brighton seek maximum fees.
- Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham manager, is targeting Carlos Baleba, Jan Paul van Hecke and Bart Verbruggen from Brighton to rebuild Tottenham Hotspur, reuniting with all three players from his previous tenure at the club.
- The club hierarchy are fully willing to back De Zerbi after his April appointment secured Premier League survival, opening new opportunities for ambitious transfers this summer.
- Baleba is likely to prove the trickiest target, with Brighton demanding over £100m and Manchester United also competing; Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler told Sussex World he '100 per cent' wants to work with the Cameroon midfielder, though he may already be eyeing a move.
- There is acceptance Tottenham may not secure all three Brighton players, prompting Spurs to also pursue Bournemouth's Marcos Senesi, Liverpool's Andy Robertson and Manchester City's James Trafford as alternative options.
- Brighton have shown they are a trading club when timing and price align, though the combined cost for all three could exceed what Brighton might spend on their new women's stadium, and Verbruggen's potential to play top-level football for another 20 years makes him a particularly valuable asset.
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The Independent (US)De Zerbi plans triple transfer raid to ignite Tottenham rebuild
Carlos Baleba, Bart Verbruggen and Jan Paul Van Hecke are wanted by ex-Seagull chief De Zerbi along with the likes of Andy Robertson, John Stones and James Trafford
Spurs are aggressively strengthening their squad after avoiding relegation. De Zerbi hopes to sign three Brighton players. The Independent reports that Tottenham Hotspur manager Roberto De Zerbi wants to bring three former Brighton players to the Spurs: Carlos Valeba, a midfielder attracting interest from several clubs; Jan Paul van Hecke, the Dutch defender; and Bart Verbrücken, the first-choice goalkeeper. However, De Zerbi doesn't expect to s…
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