Rumor has it: Tottenham interested in right-back Pedro Porro, could trigger €45m release clause

Tottenham are reportedly interested in Sporting right-back Pedro Porro, and could launch a move as early as January for the Spain international.

Porro, 23, was identified by Manchester City in 2019, when they bought him for £11m from Girona in La Liga.

He has never played a game for the Premier League champions, spending one season on loan with Real Valladolid before two more campaigns on loan at Sporting, with the Portuguese club finally agreeing to make his move permanent earlier this year for £7 million.< /p>

It turned out to be a masterstroke, as he provided four assists in 10 Primeira Liga games, and apparently caught the attention of Antonio Conte in a 2-0 home win in Champions League against Spurs.

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According to Portuguese Jornal de Noticias, Tottenham are joined by Spanish giants Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in the pursuit of Porro, who made his senior international debut for Spain last year .

He remains under contract with Sporting until 2025, but would have a release clause of 45 million euros which could force their hand.

Currently 12 points behind Primeira Liga leaders Benfica, Sporting could opt to spend the rest of the season with their breakthrough talent, but report claims they will listen to offers 'close' to release clause of Porro in January.

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– According to Sport, Barcelona are investigating a potential transfer for 20-year-old centre-back Josko Gvardiol, for whom RB Leipzig reportedly rejected a €90m offer during the off-season from Chelsea.

– The Guardian reports that Liverpool and Juventus are monitoring Chelsea's Mason Mount as contract negotiations for the 23-year-old continue to stagnate.

– Football Insider believe Borussia Dortmund could be open to a January transfer from Liverpool for Jude Bellingham.

– According to The Athletic, Shakhtar Donetsk are demanding €100m for 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and City are targeting Mykhailo Mudryk.

– ESPN reports that Fulham, Bayer Leverkusen and Villarreal will make a run on 31-year-old Arsenal full-back Cedric Soares in January.