Calciomercato have indicated that AS Roma are hopeful Tottenham Hotspur will let Eric Dier leave once they complete a deal for Genoa centre-back Radu Dragusin.
The report says that Roma are now playing a waiting game as Tottenham continue to be locked in talks with Genoa for Dragusin.
It is revealed that Jose Mourinho has been promised by the Giallorossi hierarchy that a centre-back will arrive through the door this month, given that Evan Ndicka is going to the Africa Cup of Nations.
However, the outlet explains that Roma do not have much money to spend, which is why Dier would be a good solution, given his contract situation at Spurs.
Roma waiting for Dragusin to move for Eric Dier
The report says that the Serie A club are currently waiting for Tottenham to get Dragusin through the door as the expectation is that Dier will then be allowed to exit Hotspur Way.
It is said that Roma are of the belief that the Romanian switch to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would ‘pave the way’ for the Spurs defender to reunite with Mourinho, with the Portuguese coach wanting the English defender at the Stadio Olimpico.
The publication asserts that the Italian club could even land Dier without paying any compensation to Spurs, given that the former Sporting star only has six months left on his contract at North London.
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Dier and Hojbjerg will both likely be allowed to leave Spurs this month once a centre-back (likely Dragusin) and a midfielder (potentially Conor Gallagher) arrive through the door.
If Tottenham’s priority is to get Dier’s salary off their wage bill, they might even be open to terminating the centre-back’s contract and allowing him to leave on a free transfer.
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