Spurs now readying offer to sign ex-Juventus defender after Romero injury

Tottenham are “ready to invest” a “important” sum to sign one ex-Juventus defender for manager Ange Postecoglou after Cristian Romero’s injury.

As admitted by Postecoglou himself, signing a new defender is a “priority” for Spurs in the looming January transfer window.

The north Londoners have suffered from a serious lack of depth at centre-half for the last two months, with Micky van de Ven out injured since early November with a hamstring problem.

Romero was suspended for a period, forcing Postecoglou to deploy a makeshift central defensive pairing of Emerson Royal and Ben Davies at that time, with the Argentine now out again through injury. Tottenham reintroduced the Royal and Davies partnership against Brighton on Thursday, subsequently losing 4-2 in one of their worst performances of the Premier League campaign.

The former Juventus defender, who is now starring for Genoa under Alberto Gilardino, is also attracting real interest from Jose Mourinho’s Roma, Atalanta, AC Milan and Napoli but Spurs threaten to thwart both of the Serie A sides. Genoa are asking for no less than £26 million for Dragusin, with Postecoglou’s side preparing to make a significant offer even if it’s “not so high” as the request. According to the report, this comes after Romero’s injury, which is set to keep him out for around five weeks, according to Tottenham’s manager.

Dragusin has started 18 Serie A matches this season, with the Romania international standing out as one of Genoa’s best-performing players by average match rating, according to WhoScored. Journalist Paul Brown, speaking to GiveMeSport, also hailed the 21-year-old’s “amazing” season and suggested Dragusin is the “most likely” signing Spurs make next month.