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Report: Champions League side set to ask about £73k-a-week Tottenham player in January

Tottenham Hotspur are set to receive an enquiry from Ajax for Steven Bergwijn during the January transfer window, .

Bergwijn is one of the players still with a significant question mark hanging over them following the opening weeks of Antonio Conte’s tenure at Spurs.

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Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images

The Dutchman is yet to feature since Conte was appointed. He was left on the bench against Everton and Leeds. And he was not set to start the ill-fated clash at Burnley on Sunday either.

Of course, it appears to be too soon to write the 24-year-old off completely. But the early signs do appear to be slightly ominous.

He had previously struggled to stamp his authority on a position in the side under both Jose Mourinho and Nuno Espirito Santo.

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Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

With that in mind, it would probably not be the biggest surprise if he did end up leaving in some capacity in one of the upcoming windows.

And it appears that one of the teams planning to make a move in January is Ajax. that they are set to ask about the forward in the winter.

Tottenham have to let Bergwijn go if Conte has no plans for him

It is potentially a gamble to let Bergwijn go. He scored 31 goals and contributed 41 assists during his time with PSV Eindhoven. So he clearly has the potential to be an outstanding signing for Ajax should he return to the Eredivisie.

But Conte has a clear style. And no Spurs boss in recent times will have had greater belief in their own style than Conte.

So if the Tottenham boss has no plans for Bergwijn, it makes little sense to keep him.

Of course, Ajax may struggle to offer Spurs the kind of sum that would convince them to sell Bergwijn permanently. .

He is also on £73,000-a-week, . So a loan move may not come cheap either.

But his value is only going to continue dropping should he remain on the periphery. So perhaps a loan would make sense as it would put Bergwijn in the shop window for the big-spenders ahead of the summer.