Tottenham news: Spurs among 'most proactive' clubs in four-team Premier League battle for £26m Brazilian prospect

By Ben Sully | 19 Sep 2026 09:58, Last updated: 19 Sep 2026 10:00

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly 1 of the 'most proactive' clubs successful the contention to sign Athletico Paranaense defender Arthur Dias.

The 19-year-old has established himself arsenic a regular fixture successful Athletico's archetypal team, making 49 competitory appearances since emerging from the club's younker system.

The defender has started each 25 of his Brasileiro appearances this play and precocious scored his archetypal elder extremity successful a 3-3 gully against Coritiba.

As a effect of his beardown performances successful an Athletico shirt, Dias has attracted involvement from clubs crossed Europe, including 4 successful the Premier League.

Spurs 'best placed' to onshore Brazilian prospect

Spurs are among those successful the premix for his signature contempt failing with an £18m proposal in the summertime transportation window. 

According to TEAMtalk, Tottenham are among the 'most proactive' sides presently successful the contention for the highly-rated prospect.

The study claims that Roberto De Zerbi's broadside are the 'best placed' of Dias's suitors, though they inactive look a conflict to prise him distant from his existent employers. 

Athletico are reluctant to authorisation a merchantability astatine this time, and are successful a comparatively beardown negotiating presumption with the subordinate nether declaration until December 2028.

That said, determination is simply a content that they volition greenish airy the centre-back's exit if they person a €30m (£26m) offer.

Spurs look contention successful Dias race

Spurs volition person to beryllium mindful of imaginable contention from 3 different Premier League clubs, including Newcastle United.

Brentford and Nottingham Forest are besides said to beryllium keeping a adjacent oculus connected Dias's concern astatine Athletico.

Outside of the Premier League, Atletico Madrid, Como and Benfica are among the clubs paying adjacent attraction to the player's progress.

Away from his nine future, Dias's absorption volition crook to planetary work aft receiving his archetypal call-up to the Brazil squad for friendlies against Australia and India.