Barcelona prepared to part ways with Tottenham Hotspur target for €10 million

The centre-back position was one of Barcelona’s most concerning positions up until a year ago. The Blaugrana lacked depth in the department and relied on Clement Lenglet, Samuel Umtiti and Gerard Pique to cover the position.

Times have now changed, and the Catalans boast of La Liga’s best defensive record in the past season. In Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Eric Garcia, and Inigo Martinez, the manager has substantial depth in central defence.

It is thus not surprising that Barcelona see Clement Lenglet as one of the clear surplus names in the squad. They have been in conversation with Tottenham Hotspur over the Frenchman’s permanent transfer for a while now, but not much has come of it.

According to reports from SPORT, the Azulgranas would be happy to sell Lenglet for at least €10 million. They see the aforementioned amount to be the minimum they would accept, especially given their dire need to generate money from player sales.

The defender spent last season on loan with Spurs and has the English side interested in his permanent transfer. However, the London-based club are dragging the negotiations in an effort to bring down Barcelona’s asking price. They offer a mere €5 million.

The La Liga champions are in no hurry to sell the player and refuse to concede to Tottenham’s hard bargaining. The administration believe that a higher offer will arrive from a new party for the French centre-back.

For the time being, Lenglet is training under Xavi Hernandez’s command in the United States of America as part of the team’s pre-season tour. He is, however, not expected to have much prominence in the coming games.

The manager does not see him in his plans for the coming campaign, for he has no shortage of higher-quality options in his ranks. Any minutes Lenglet receives in the coming weeks will likely be to attract suitors.

What now remains to be seen is if Tottenham or any other club are willing to meet Barça’s €10 million price tag for Lenglet.