Spurs Transfer News: AVB To Offer £15 Million For Corinthians Star Paulinho
Mail Online, Tottenham Hotspur are preparing a bid worth £15 million for Brazilian midfielder Paulinho. The 24-year-old has been linked with a move to Italy with Roma and Inter Milan both showing interest in the player but the Serie A sides could be beaten by Spurs who are set to make a bid for the Corinthians star. The Lilywhites may have to increase the fee to £18 million (his current buy out clause) for his club to sell their star asset but the Brazilian is reportedly favouring a move to the Premier League with White Hart Lane seemingly his most likely destination. The deputy director at Corinthians, Duilio Monteiro Alves, has confirmed interest from the London-based club:
(Tottenham) is a club that we know who has an interest, but nothing official yet. Of course it will come. We expect it in the coming days.Alves also stated the club intend to keep the player at the club:
Our intention is to keep him but lets wait and see; if its good for him, good for the Corinthians, we will make a decision.Tottenhams only Brazilian player in the current first-team squad is central midfielder Sandro, but the club look set to embrace a faster playing approach with the signing of their second Brazilian, hoping he can help them secure a top-four spot come the end of the season. With Fenerbahce having hinted at signing Spurs striker Emmanuel Adebayor, the funds that Tottenham would receive will likely go straight into a deal to sign Paulinho.