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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Fabrizio Romano

Tottenham land £26m Radu Dragusin after seeing off Bayern Munich interest

Radu Dragusin celebrates after scoring for Genoa against Inter last month.
Radu Dragusin celebrates after scoring for Genoa against Inter last month. Photograph: Cristiano Mazzi/SPP/Rex/Shutterstock

Tottenham have beaten off competition from Bayern Munich to make the central defender Radu Dragusin their second January signing in a €30m (£25.8m) deal.

Spurs improved their offer overnight and the 21-year-old Romania international is due to fly to London on Wednesday for a medical before signing a contract to 2029 and following Timo Werner in joining this month.

Going in the opposite direction is the full-back Djed Spence, who will spend the rest of the season on loan at Genoa, with Spurs continuing to pay his wages. Spence was recalled from a loan at Leeds last week and Genoa have an option to buy him in June for about €10m.

Dragusin, who can also fill in at right-back, will cost a guaranteed €25m plus easily achievable add-ons. It represents sound business for Genoa, who signed him from Juventus for just over €5m and add-ons after he impressed on loan. He came through the academy at Juventus and also spent time on loan at Sampdoria and Salernitana. Juve will get 20% of the fee for Dragusin.

Bayern sent a bid to try to hijack Tottenham’s pursuit of Dragusin but will have to focus on other targets for the position. They have an agreement on a contract with Spurs’ Eric Dier.

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