Tottenham have reportedly been turned down by Axel Disasi (Image: Getty)
are reportedly continuing to persuade Axel Disasi to complete a deadline day move despite the defender turning them down. Spurs are said to have agreed a deal with their London rivals to sign the Frenchman.
An injury crisis has prompted Spurs into launching moves for several centre-backs. Micky van de Ven has only just returned from a hamstring injury, while Cristian Romero has missed large parts of the season with fitness issues.
has lost third-choice centre-back Radu Dragusin to a potentially serious knee injury. Kevin Danso has arrived at the Stadium to ease the issue, but Spurs are said to want at least one more defender.
star Disasi is said to be a target after a move to fell through. According to , Spurs chiefs struck an agreement with their Stamford Bridge counterparts to sign the 26-year-old.
However, it is claimed that Disasi ‘continues to say no’ to a move. It remains to be seen whether his stance softens as the day progresses. The player has made only six appearances for this season.
Last week, Postecoglou said that players turning down a move to Spurs indicated that they would not be the right type of signing. It came after Mathys Tel rejected a £50million transfer from Bayern Munich after the two clubs agreed a deal.
“It depends what the players are looking for,” the Australian said.
“You can look at it two ways. Okay, the league form is not great but there’s some pretty big possibilities to have success here in the last three or four months.
Axel Disasi has reportedly rejected Tottenham (Image: Getty)
“It’s still a big club, it’s still a club that can challenge for honours and it’s whether the player sees the potential that we see right now, or certainly that I see. If it’s too much of a hard sell it’s probably not the right one for us.”
Spurs showed signs that they could revive their season in their 2-0 win over Brentford yesterday (Sunday). Before the game, they had sunk to 16th in the and were only seven points above the relegation zone.
Pressure on Postecoglou was eased thanks to a Vitaly Janelt own goal and a late Pape Matar Sarr strike. The Spurs boss will hope that some fresh additions will improve his side’s chances in the second half of the season.