Tottenham starts contract negotiations with a young Nigerian talent to fill Harry Kane’s shoes.

Gift Orban had a standout season with Gent,

scoring 20 goals in 22 games, and has

recently been linked with a move to

Tottenham Hotspur.

 

Akanbi, Adeola

 

 

 

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly opened

talks with Gent over the signing of Nigeria’s

Gift Orban, Soccernet.ng reports

 

It was revealed a few weeks ago that the

North London club are looking for a

replacement for Harry Kane, who has since

left the club to join Bayern Munich.

In another development a few days ago,

Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Tottenham

have a concrete interest in bringing the

Nigerian striker to England this summer.

However, an early controversy in the deal

over the transfer fee is reported to be

endangering the negotiations, as the

Premier League side are not willing to pay

more than £30m Gent are asking for the 22-year-old.

Tottenham haven’t tabled a bid yet, but talks

are ongoing, and the Premier League side

will send their first offer to the Belgian club

in the coming days according to Sacha Tavolieri

 

The Nigeria International has scored 25

goals from 26 appearances since he joined

the Jupiler Pro League side from Stabeak in

January. This has seen him attract interest

from several clubs, including Ange Postecoglou’s side.

Gent are asking for more than £30m for

Orban and this seems too expensive for

Spurs, who recently sold English striker

Kane for £100m to Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

Should both clubs later agree to settle for

£30m, this will generate a massive profit for

Gent, who acquired Orban for just £3.3m

from Norwegian club Stabeak only 7 months ago.