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Tottenham have to fork out €50m for new goalkeeper as they aren’t certain of second-choice star

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Spurs transfer news: Tottenham eyeing Thomas Strakosha as Paulo Gazzaniga replacement

IlMessaggero (h/t Calciomercato) claims that Lazio want €50m for star goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha.

The report claims that Lazio’s president Claudio Lotito will only consider bids of that amount for the 24-year-old keeper.

Thomas Strakosha
Thomas Strakosha

London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal are interested in the Albanian keeper, according to the report, as both clubs want back-up keepers.

The report claims that Tottenham are not confident in their second-choice keeper Paulo Gazzaniga.

The Argentine did pretty well replacing Hugo Lloris last season and even broke into the national side.

Spurs lose a senior keeper in the summer

Michel Vorm also left the club on a free this summer, and the report claims that Spurs could be open to spending €50m to sign the Lazio star.

The report adds that Spurs could include a player in the deal for the 24-year-old, who has impressed since becoming the No.1 at Lazio.

Paulo Gazzaniga of Tottenham
Paulo Gazzaniga of Tottenham

Tottenham have a good first-choice keeper in Hugo Lloris, and it will be interesting to see what we plan to do with the goalkeeping situation.

Gazzaniga is a decent No.2 to have and Strakosha would want to play regular football, which is not possible due to Lloris’ stature at the club.

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The captain had his ups and downs last season, but he was one of the reasons why we made it to the Champions League final too.

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