Jan Paul van Hecke has decided that he only wants to join Tottenham Hotspur and is waiting for an agreement with Brighton.
Tottenham are now working to complete their third signing of the summer, with Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson both already agreed.
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The North London club are desperate to fully back their new manager, Roberto De Zerbi, and want to reunite him with one of his former Brighton defenders.
Brighton CEO Paul Barber confirmed that the club had rejected a second bid from Tottenham for Van Hecke, but now the defender is waiting for the two teams to finalise an agreement.
Jan Paul van Hecke only wants to join Tottenham
Jan Paul van Hecke only wants to join Tottenham Hotspur, and an agreement over personal terms has already been found, according to VI.
The 25-year-old has reported interest from Chelsea, Manchester City and Newcastle United, but he is now waiting to join Spurs.
Following talks with De Zerbi, the defender is enthused by the idea of a move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham are now working to find an agreement with the South Coast club, having seen two bids refused by Brighton.
Van Hecke is hoping to have the move complete before the start of the World Cup so that he can go into the tournament without any distractions and a top transfer assured.
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The arrival of the Dutch international could see Van de Ven shifted to left-back, with Senesi also set to be announced as Spurs’ new left-sided centre-back.
But going into next season, De Zerbi will have a very strong selection of defenders, despite Cristian Romero being set to leave.
Tottenham could keep shopping at Brighton
Tottenham could keep shopping at Brighton, with Carlos Baleba and Bart Verbruggen also targets for the Lilywhites.
Spurs are looking to sign a new number six and could come after Baleba, whose stock has dramatically fallen over the last 12 months.
Meanwhile, Verbruggen has been one of the best Premier League goalkeepers last season, and he could help form a trio of Dutch players in Spurs’ defence.
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