Report: Liverpool ‘working’ to move ahead of Spurs in race for 21-year-old

CaughtOffside have revealed that Liverpool have started work on overtaking their Premier League rivals in the race for rumoured Tottenham target Piero Hincapie.

Hincapie, who has fallen behind Edmond Tapsoba and Odilon Kossounou in Xabi Alonso’s pecking order, continues to be linked with a move away from Bayer Leverkusen in January.

The Daily Mirror reported last month revealed that Ange Postecoglou’s men are closely monitoring the 21-year-old’s situation amidst their search for a new centre-half.

Just a couple of days ago, Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg handed Tottenham a boost by revealing that the Ecuadorian is keen to seek a new challenge in January as he is not happy with his current situation at Bay Arena.

Liverpool are ahead of Tottenham in Hincapie race

However, CaughtOffside have now revealed that Liverpool are showing the strongest interest so far in Hincapie.

The report adds that Jurgen Klopp is a big fan of the Leverkusen star, which is why the Reds are now ‘working to move ahead of their rivals’, having identified the player as a ‘priority’.

The publication asserts that the Bundesliga side are reluctant to sell Hincapie and would demand at least €70m (£60.4m) for the player next month.

Spurs Web Opinion

I do not see Spurs spending upwards of £50m for a centre-back, given that Romero and Van de Ven are going to continue being Postecoglou’s first-choice pairing.

The fact that Davies has proven himself to be an able deputy at left centre-back means that Spurs could prioritise signing a right-footed central defender next month and I suspect they will look for a young defender in the £20m-£40m range.

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