Back to the Tottenham Hotspur Newsfeed

Tottenham 'close to agreeing loan deal' for Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet with Spanish side keen to offload defender, but Antonio Conte wants an answer this week

Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet is reportedly close to joining Tottenham on loan.

The French centre back has fallen out of favour at the Spanish giants and is on the verge of agreeing a deal, but Spurs and manager Antonio Conte wants an answer soon.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the North London side are the favourites to sign Lenglet, with Roma also interested, and Barcelona are also happy for the 27-year-old to leave on a temporary basis to help with financial fail play.

Clement Lenglet is close to agreeing a deal to join Tottenham on loan this season
Spurs manager Antonio Conte is keen to bring Lenglet in, but will not wait for a decision

Conte does not want any surprises when building his squad this year, and is keen to get the club's transfer business done sooner rather than later.