The 28-year-old has been told he's surplus to requirements at Barcelona and Spurs have now made an 'official' move to sign him. THFC
Tottenham ‘take official step’ to sign €20m Man Utd flop in ‘last few hours’Tottenham have ‘officially taken the step’ to sign Barcelona forward Memphis Depay, according to reports.
Depay joined the La Liga giants on a free transfer from Lyon last year, but only signed a two-year deal, meaning he would be available for free again next summer.The 28-year-old has a superb record for his country, netting 42 times in 80 appearances for the Netherlands, and Antono Conte is looking to take advantage of Barcelona’s financial woes to bring the forward to the Premier League.
Depay won’t have particularly fond memories of the English top flight having notched just seven goals and six assists in 53 games in all competitions for United after his £30m move from PSV Eindhoven in 2015. But with the arrivals of Raphinha, and likely Robert Lewandowksi, at the Nou Camp, the Catalan giants are thought to want to recoup some of those funds through the sale of Depay, who will be down the pecking order under Xavi next season.
Depay is said to have been brought up in dicussions as Spurs secured a deal for centre-back Clement Lenglet from Barcelona, and in the ‘last few hours’, according to
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