Spurs obtain response after bid for 19 y/o star

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly already had a response following a bid for a Brazilian teenage defender.

Spurs are looking out for gamers to bolster their squad over the January window following a lacklustre begin to the season below Thomas Frank.

There has already been exercise in N17, with Brennan Johnson being offered to Crystal Palace for £35m, marking the first main January switch within the Premier League.

And now with extra money to spend, it seems that Spurs are sounding out targets.

Spurs enter race for Souza; Lilywhites rebuffed after derisory provide

In keeping with Santos reporter Lucas Musetti (as per Sport Witness), Spurs have joined a bunch of golf equipment with an curiosity in 19-year-old full-back Souza, who has additionally caught the eye of Chelsea and Milan.

The bid itself is believed to have landed previously few days, however Santos had been mentioned to have rejected that out of hand, citing a €17m (£14.8m) asking value – a mark Spurs weren’t near assembly.

Now in its low season, Santos ended the final marketing campaign strongly to keep away from relegation, with their six-match unbeaten run serving to them ultimately steer 4 factors away from the drop.

Souza had a robust half to play, beginning half of his facet’s 38 league matches – and will have performed extra however for an early-season ankle harm. Santos solely gained as soon as within the league earlier than his return.

At Spurs, you’ll think about he must struggle Future Udogie and Djed Spence for a first-team position, except Frank is planning extra exits in that space.

Souza’s expertise suggests he might not be the speedy gamechanger Tottenham’s season wants, however beating high-profile rivals to his signature can be a sign that the north Londoners nonetheless have pulling energy regardless of their so-so marketing campaign to this point.

Furthermore, offering from extensive positions has been a problem for Spurs – Udogie and Spence have one help within the 2025/26 high flight between them.

Souza is hardly prolific with three objective involvements in 2025, however he might but flourish with higher gamers round him.

In any case, depth shall be essential as Spurs struggle in three competitions, with their Champions League run set to transcend January.

Nevertheless, Santos seem fairly agency of their stance over promoting Souza, so the onus now’s on Tottenham to stump up the money or look elsewhere.

Stephan Georgiou

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Graduated in Sport Journalism (BA) with first-class honours from the College of Brighton and has since had bylines in The Instances, sports activities enterprise publication SportsPro, Soccer FanCast and The Gooner fanzine.