Sport Tottenham hold talks with Inter Milan over Milan Skriniar

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Tottenham have held talks over a deal for Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar, 25, but remain some way apart on valuation with the Italians asking for £52m.

Technical director Steve Hitchen was in Milan in Wednesday for talks with Skriniar’s representatives.

Tottenham reportedly attempted to include Tanguy Ndombele as part of a deal but Inter Milan are not interested in the midfielder.

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There has reportedly contact between Tottenham and Inter Milan because of Tanguy Ndombélé in the past weeks already – a Instead, according to the editorial staff of Sky Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, another player has come into the focus of the talks between the two clubs: Milan Skriniar .

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Skriniar fell out of favour at Inter towards the end of last season and the 25-year-old may be tempted by the prospect of regular playing time at Tottenham.

Since joining Inter in 2016, Skriniar has 128 appearances for the club.

Tottenham are eager to bring in a centre-back with Jose Mourinho determined for his side to be more resilient at the back.

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The north London club have been heavily active during this transfer window, bringing Gareth Bale back on loan while also signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Joe Hart, Matt Doherty and Sergio Reguilon.

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Inter Milan are ready to offer a swap deal involving their player, Milan Skriniar for Tottenham Hotspur’s Tanguy Ndombele. Struggling to fit into Antonio Conte’s three man defense system, Inter ’s center back, Milan Skriniar ’s future is uncertain. Reports are claiming that I Nerazzurri are open to

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Tottenham can call upon the likes of Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez and Eric Dier as centre-back options, while they also have youngster Japhet Tanganga at their disposal.

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