Tottenham have opened talks to sign Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu. Spurs' new managing director of football Fabio Paratici has approached the Serie A club about a potential deal for the Japan international. Bologna are said to want at least £17m (€20m) for Tomiyasu, who is equally comfortable at both centre-back and right-back - both priority positions that managerless Spurs want to strengthen this summer. Sky Sports News has already reported the club's interest in Tariq Lamptey of Brighton and Norwich's Max Aarons in the right-back position. He also has 23 caps and a goal for Japan, while his Bologna contract currently runs until 2024.

Source: Sky sports June 27, 2021 20:15 UTC