Spurs transfer news: Atletico Madrid in pole position to sign Kieran Trippier

The Mirror reports that Atletico Madrid are pushing hard to sign Tottenham right-back Kieran Trippier.

The Spanish giants have been in the news after selling Antoine Griezmann to Barcelona for £107m (h/t Mirror) and they are in need of a new right-back after Juanfran’s exit in the summer.

The report claims that Manchester United were interested in Trippier but ended up signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka. This has put Atletico in pole position to land the Englishman (h/t Mirror) and they do have money to spend, thanks to Griezmann’s sale.

The report adds that Atletico are looking to complete a £25million deal for the Englishman, and Mauricio Pochettino is willing to sell the right-back.

Trippier struggled for form last season despite starring in England’s World Cup campaign.

The right-back remained as our No.1 in the position due to Serge Aurier’s injuries, but we did see Kyle Walker-Peters play some games last season.

The youngster didn’t have too many games to impress, and he needs to play regularly in order to improve further.

A big decision awaits Spurs

Selling Trippier should only be considered if we have a decent replacement lined up for him. Spurs cannot count on Aurier next campaign due to his history with injuries.

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Juan Foyth played as the right-back in a few games too, but the Argentine does not have the same attacking threat as his competitors in that position.