Premier League side Tottenham Hotspurs are in advance talks with the La Liga side Villarreal for their center-back Mateo Musacchio, according to Sky Sports.
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The 23-year-old defender has already made up his mind for an exit this summer. He has a £17million value.
Musacchio who has two caps to his name started his career with River Plate before joining the Spanish side in 2009. In total, he has played 139 La Liga games for Villarreal.
New Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has already made three signings of goalkeeper Michel Vorm and two defenders Ben Davies and Eric Dier and looks set to make his fourth summer signing of Musacchio.
The Argentinean defender who can also be used as a right back played 32 games for Villarreal last season.
Villarreal manager Marcelino told earlier: “It's a situation with three parties: the player, the buyer and the club in the middle.”
Marcelino is already aware that his player wants to leave, he further added: “As I have said many times, if the club sell an important player it's because the right conditions to do so have been met. It won't be easy to replace him but the solution, for better or worse, will be found soon.”
While on the other side, Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen is set to leave this summer as he has been in link with numerous big names including Barcelona.
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