Newcastle United and Tottenham are ‘ready to pay’ Yannick Carrasco’s €60m release clause before the transfer window closes, according to reports.
The former Monaco midfielder first joined Atletico Madrid in 2015. After a successful three years, he signed for Chinese side Dalian Professional.
The Belgium international has since returned to Atletico Madrid and he has played 29 times this season.
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Foot Mercato (via Sport Witness) are reporting that Newcastle and Tottenham are currently holding negotiations with Carrasco’s agent (Pini Zahavi).
It is stated that both clubs are ‘ready to pay his €60m release clause before the end of the window’.
They add that ‘contractual talks’ are ongoing with the player’s agent.
“Players from abroad look at the CVs of football clubs.
“We all talk about the CV of a player and of a manager. We can talk about Antonio Conte’s and it’s a fantastic one. We can talk about the facilities at Spurs and they are extraordinary, but they haven’t got a CV as a club.
“They haven’t got a haul of trophies have they, they haven’t won the Premier League, have they? They have been close a couple of times and, yes they are an attractive proposition, they’re a great football club, but they are not going to win a deal ahead of Liverpool, 9 times out of 10, at the moment.
“It’s like Manchester United. They hogged the transfer market. And there were people, like Alan Shearer and others, who turned them down but nearly every target that Fergie wanted, they went because of Fergie and the success the club was having. It was an easy choice for players.
“If you’re a wanted player, lots of players get hijacked. Not everyone gets everyone they want.
“There are clubs who get spoilt for choice sometimes because a player is desperately wanting to come to you.
“The manager does have a big play in it. Conte is a terrific manager. I just think they are having a difficult time getting the type of player he thinks is needed and getting them over the line is really tough.
“It’s the same problem for Arteta. He’s got the same problem as Spurs have got.”
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