Tottenham will be happy to see Chelsea fail in move for Jamie Gittens
Tottenham Hotspur have just been handed a lifeline in their pursuit of exciting English winger Jamie Gittens after learning that Chelsea’s latest attempt to win the race for the player has been unsuccessful.
Most Spurs fans will agree that the club is in desperate need of reinforcements in the wide areas, given Heung-min Son’s struggles this season and the fact that Mathys Tel has not yet set the world alight at N17.
Tottenham have allegedly been impressed by the progress of one Bundesliga starlet ahead of the summer window.
It has been widely reported that Spurs are keen on signing Jamie Gittens on the back of his outstanding showing for Borussia Dortmund this season.
It emerged last week that Chelsea had moved into pole position to land Gittens after reaching out to the England Under-21 international’s camp regarding a switch to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea fail with Jamie Gittens bid amid Tottenham links
However, Tottenham Hotspur have now been handed some good news by Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg, who has revealed that a proposed swap deal between Gittens and Chelsea youngster Carney Chukwuemeka is no longer being considered by Dortmund.
Plettenberg explains that Enzo Marseca’s men remain ‘very keen’ on landing Gittens and have made their interest clear to the player’s camp.
As things stand, however, the race for the 20-year-old’s future remains wide open, with Dortmund not negotiating with anyone at this stage.
The journalist adds that Bayern also have their eye on Gittens, but the Bavarian club’s priority target remains Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.
How much is Jamie Gittens expected to cost?
It was reported a little over a week ago by Sky Sports Germany that Dortmund are prepared to sell Gittens for a fee of around €50–€60m (£42.8m-£51.4m).
The same information was also carried around a month ago by Bild, who said that Dortmund will not accept anything less than €60m (£50.6m) for Gittens.
It is clear that Tottenham would have to pay a premium to land the youngster, particularly given Dortmund’s tendency not to budge from their asking price while selling their young talent.
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