Tottenham Hotspur are set to snap up Blackburn Rovers defender Ashley Phillips in a deal worth around £3million.
Ashley Phillips is on the verge of joining Tottenham Hotspur in a £3million deal from Blackburn Rovers.
That is according to the London Evening Standard, who claim that a medical has now been set for Phillips.
The Blackburn defender is expected to join Tottenham imminently and it’s a bargain price at just £3million.
Maybe there will be add-ons as well, but Tottenham have pounced with a deal for the 18-year-old centre back.
It’s stated that Phillips is seen as a player for the future rather than an immediate first-team player.
That means that Phillips joining Spurs won’t impact Tottenham’s push for a first-team defender with two targets on the radar.
Bundesliga duo Micky van de Ven and Edmond Tapsoba – of Wolfsburg and Bayer Leverkusen respectively – remain top targets.
Phillips is coming in though and Spurs will believe that he can become a star in the coming years.
Tottenham-bound Ashley Phillips is a huge talent
Phillips started out with non-league side Curzon Ashton before joining the Blackburn Rovers ranks at a young age.
The 6ft 4in centre back only turned 18 in June but has already played 14 first-team games for Rovers.
A regular for England across various youth levels, Phillips is being backed for a big future.
Phillips has been branded ‘phenomenal’ by Tony Mowbray, who saw his development at Blackburn before heading to Sunderland.
Tottenham actually wanted Phillips last year; The Mail claimed that Spurs were on the verge of a deal before Phillips ended up staying put at Ewood Park.
Less than a year on, Blackburn are seemingly losing Phillips with Tottenham set to pounce once and for all.
£3million seems like a cheap and calculated move for Tottenham, who may be tempted to loan Phillips straight out to allow him to continue playing senior football.
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