{"id":621486,"date":"2023-01-26T02:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=621486"},"modified":"2023-01-26T02:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:38:07","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-target-close-pedro-porro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/26\/tottenham-hotspur-target-close-pedro-porro\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Target: Already Said His Goodbyes at Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tottenham Hotspur are close to completing the signing of target and promising Sporting CP defender Pedro Porro, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1618257142007615488\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to Fabrizio Romano.<\/a> It has also been revealed that the right-back has already agreed personal terms with Spurs until 2028 and the &#8220;payment terms are the final point of discussion.&#8221; Sporting have cited <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1618361870196559874\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tariq Lamptey as a potential replacement<\/a> as the Porro deal is at the final stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Pedro Porro\u2019s Move to Spurs Is Nearing Completion<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Understand there\u2019s growing optimism on Pedro Porro deal. Tottenham hope to get it done as Sporting are already exploring the market for replacement \ud83d\udea8\u26aa\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/THFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#THFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final details being discussed but all parties feel it could be done soon after today\u2019s meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LJi3mXTWYK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/LJi3mXTWYK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1618257142007615488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Tottenham Hotspur Target: Is Pedro Porro the Answer to Solve Spurs\u2019 Calamitous Defending?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1617725989966217216\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romano confirmed in a previous tweet<\/a> that Spurs are offering \u00a332.5 million fixed plus add-ons and have discussed the possibility of including an unnamed player in the deal. Porro looks set to follow in the footsteps of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/25\/tottenham-hotspur-arnaut-danjuma-loan-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">Arnaut Danjuma<\/a>, who sealed a loan move to North London after rejecting the advances of Everton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/25\/arsenal-key-decision-ivan-fresneda\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal Face Key Decision in Bid to Sign Ivan Fresneda\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spurs have lost seven of their last 15 games in all competitions, conceding 25 goals and only keeping three clean sheets. A reliable defensive reinforcement will brighten Antonio Conte\u2019s mood as he chases consecutive top-four finishes with the Lilywhites.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porro has appeared 24 times for Sporting CP this season, including a 2-0 victory over Spurs in their Champions League group stage game last September. He has registered three goals and 11 assists, playing on the right in a back four and back five. The Spanish international offers versatility and defensive solidarity that Spurs have lacked this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>What Does This Transfer Mean for Spurs\u2019 Other Right Backs?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conte has made no secret of his displeasure at the signing of Djed Spence. The former Nottingham Forest player is yet to start a game this season and has been linked with a January exit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/25\/chelsea-thiago-silva-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea Looking To Agree New Contract With Thiago Silva <\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Emerson Royal and Matt Doherty have shared the right-back mantle but both have been questioned for their consistency. Spurs have conceded the sixth most goals in the Premier League this campaign and have been exposed on the right-hand side of their defence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 23-year-old will bring a youthful dynamism and will come back to England with a point to prove. He signed for Manchester City in 2019 for \u00a311 million but failed to make a league appearance. He could prove to be an integral member of a side that are well within touching distance of a coveted top-four finish if they improve their patchy form.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham Hotspur are close to completing the signing of target and promising Sporting CP defender Pedro Porro, according to Fabrizio Romano. It has also been revealed that the right-back has already agreed personal terms with Spurs until 2028 and the &#8220;payment terms are the final point of discussion.&#8221; Sporting have cited Tariq Lamptey as a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4415,"featured_media":621491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7188,2,3,24],"tags":[9666,8572,7466],"class_list":["post-621486","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rumours","category-featured","category-premier-league","category-tottenham","tag-pedro-porro","tag-sporting","tag-tottenham-hotspur-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4415"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=621486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/621486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/621491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=621486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=621486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=621486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}