Expert: Clement Lenglet will fall victim to ‘harsh’ Tottenham transfer after ‘leaks’
Tottenham will not look to sign Clement Lenglet on a permanent basis when his loan deal ends.
That is according to Spurs expert John Wenham, who regularly breaks news about the club on his Lilywhite Rose social media channels.
Lenglet, 27, has started five of Spurs’ last six games in all competitions following an injury to Ben Davies.
Despite being impressed by the loanee, Wenham now claims Spurs will not be making the deal permanent.
“I have said that I am a fan of Lenglet,” Wenham told Football Insider correspondent Ben Wild.
“In the summer, it was made abundantly clear, Tottenham leaked it to selected journalists, that we were looking to upgrade the side.
“We were looking for a top table defender, Bastoni, Gvardiol. Davies is a little bit below that level and I think Lenglet is the same level as Davies.
“I feel a bit bad saying this but Lenglet is not an improvement on what we have got. He is as good as Davies and that’s fine for a team who are finishing in the top four.
“That’s a compliment to him because Davies has been playing in the Premier League for 10 years. But he is not pushing us like Dier or Romero does.
“It’s a bit harsh on him but I think he will play this season and do well but now Davies counts as homegrown in Champions League squads and Lenglet is only on loan, I could see us going in for another top-level centre-back.
“Lenglet will be told thanks for everything and will go on his way. That is harsh because he’s good and I like him but he isn’t better than what we have.”
Lenglet joined Tottenham on loan from Barcelona during the summer of 2022.
He has now made seven appearances for the club.
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