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Selling Oliver Skipp to Leicester could see Tottenham accelerate deal to sign £27m player

Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed a productive summer transfer window so far and their business isn’t done just yet.

Daniel Levy has been working on a number of outgoings over the last couple of weeks and now Oliver Skipp is set to depart.

Skipp is on the verge of completing a move to Leicester City with medical tests already booked for Monday.

The 23-year-old will join The Foxes on a permanent deal for a fee in excess of £20m.

Anyhow, with that said, his sale could now facilitate a move to sign a rumoured Tottenham target.

Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images
Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images

Tottenham could now accelerate move to sign Vanderson

Once the Skipp sale goes through, Tottenham could accelerate a deal to sign AS Monaco right-back Vanderson, who has been labelled as ‘exceptional’ per .

TBR reported on Saturday that Tottenham are in talks with Vanderson and he’s thought to be valued at around £27m.

So, Skipp’s forthcoming departure will now boost the transfer kitty and indeed free up space in Ange Postecoglou’s squad for the arrival of the 23-year-old.

It wouldn’t at all be surprising to see the Vanderson deal advance in the coming days.

Daniel Levy has done really well with Oliver Skipp sale

Levy really has pulled off a great bit of business with the Skipp sale as many felt he’d depart for much less than the quoted £20m-plus fee.

In fact, there were some reports earlier in the window which valued him at around £10m, so to get more than double that is fantastic negotiating.

Levy’s also been really efficient in bringing players in, with Dominic Solanke and Wilson Odobert both signing promptly.