Kevin Danso has pulled out of a loan move to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the last moment and Tottenham Hotspur are now exploring a deal to sign the centre-back from Lens.
Agreements were in place for the 26-year-old to join Wolves and he was scheduled to undergo a medical on Sunday.
But Danso’s representatives informed the Molineux club on Saturday night that they would not be proceeding with the move amid interest from Spurs.
Danso, who played 10 times on loan at Southampton in 2019-20, has made 125 appearances for Lens over four seasons.
Tottenham have been keen for reinforcements in several areas amid an injury crisis that has seen a number of key first-team players sidelined.
In defence alone Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin and Destiny Udogie have all missed multiple games.
The Athletic reported in the DealSheet Wolves’ priority in the winter window has been the recruitment of a new central defender following the exit of Maximilian Kilman to West Ham United in the summer and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury sustained by Yerson Mosquera that ended his season in September.
They have already completed the signing of centre-back Emmanuel Agbadou from Reims this month, with head coach Vitor Pereira targeting defensive reinforcements after the team’s switch to a back five, initially under his predecessor Gary O’Neil.
They will now have to switch attentions to other targets ahead of Monday’s deadline.
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