{"id":555716,"date":"2020-06-28T08:55:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T12:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=555716"},"modified":"2020-06-28T08:59:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-28T12:59:34","slug":"report-timothy-castagne-cant-say-no-to-tottenham-hotspur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/28\/report-timothy-castagne-cant-say-no-to-tottenham-hotspur\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Timothy Castagne ‘Can’t Say No’ to Tottenham Hotspur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Atalanta right-back Timothy Castagne<\/a> has hinted at a possible transfer to the Premier League, and to Tottenham Hotspur. This is according to an interview with La Derniere Heure.<\/a><\/p>\n

REPORT: Timothy Castagne ‘Can’t Say No’ to Tottenham Hotspur or Paris Saint-Germain<\/h2>\n

Hard to Turn Down Big Clubs<\/h3>\n

In the interview, Castagne spoke of his intention to move on. Nevertheless, he certainly did not signal an intention to jump ship at all costs.<\/p>\n

“I think the time has come to move on, but I won’t be disappointed if I stay in Bergamo [at current club Atalanta].” (Translated from the French as per football.london<\/a>).<\/p>\n

He suggests that he wants to move on. He then signified what kinds of clubs he’d find hard to turn away.<\/p>\n

“You have to be honest with yourself. When a team like PSG or Tottenham come knocking on your door, you can’t say ‘no’.”<\/p>\n

Thus, nothing here necessarily proves that either team have been actively pursuing the player. But, it does perhaps suggest that Castagne would find it hard to turn down a big offer from clubs of this calibre.<\/p>\n

Spurs’ Right-Back Berth<\/h3>\n

Tottenham currently deploy Serge Aurier<\/a> at right-back. His performances are often inconsistent. He doesn’t really have any competition for his position. For example, Kyle Walker-Peters<\/a> is the only other senior right-back at the club, but he’s out on loan to Southampton<\/a>. Juan Foyth<\/a> and Eric Dier<\/a> could fit in at right-back, but neither are currently being used there.<\/p>\n

Thus, it would be logical for the club to add another right-back to the squad in the summer. Castagne could be a good target. He is relatively young, with experience in the Belgian Pro League with Genk, but also in Serie A with Atalanta. Furthermore, he has seven Belgian national team caps.<\/p>\n

Other clubs have looked at Castagne in the past<\/a>, including Leicester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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