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‘This week’: 23-year-old Spurs player’s agents to fly abroad for transfer meeting, he could be loaned out – Sky journalist

Tottenham Hotspur defender Japhet Tanganga is seemingly heading closer towards a move away from the club, with .

Tottenham have sold three players this summer as Steven Bergwijn, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Jack Clarke have all left the club.

And there could be another departure this week as Tanganga is attracting interest from multiple clubs. In particular, the 23-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Serie A champions AC Milan.

Reports surfaced over the weekend that the Italian club are ‘serious’ about bringing Tanganga to Milan.

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Tanganga could be loaned out

Now, Sky Sports journalist Dharmesh Sheth claims that after the arrival of Clement Lenglet from Barcelona, Tanganga could be heading out the door on a loan deal.

: “With the arrival of Clement Lenglet from Barcelona on loan, it looks like they will allow Japhet Tanganga to go out on loan for the season.

“There are a couple of Premier League clubs in Southampton and Bournemouth that are interested. Napoli were interested. But AC Milan were very interested.”

Indeed, the Italian club’s interest in the Spurs man has been well documented. AC Milan made ‘new contacts’ to sign Tanganga last week.

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And now it seems they are stepping up their attempts to land the defender, with Dharmesh Sheth saying that Tangnga’s agents will be in Milan this week.

“They were actually wanting to sign him on loan in January, so there is a history in Tanganga from AC Milan,” he said.

“And my information is that his representatives are expected in Milan this week to thrash over a deal for that season-long loan.”

The English defender was with the squad in South Korea last week as they toured the country as part of their pre-season preparations. Antonio Conte was said to be keen to watch Tanganga in pre-season before deciding his fate.

And if reports are true, it seems the Italian has made his decision and is prepared to let Tanganga go out on loan for the season.