Tottenham transfer news: Spurs 'show interest' in 'monster' Harry Kane teammate available for £34m

Tottenham Hotspur person reportedly expressed an involvement successful Bayern Munich centre-back Kim Min-jae up of the January transportation window.

The South Korea planetary has been fixed support to find a caller club, with Bayern valuing the experienced defender for a bargain fee.

Spurs are among the Premier League clubs showing interest, though Aston Villa are besides monitoring a subordinate who was erstwhile described arsenic a "complete defender" by England brag Thomas Tuchel.

Spurs amusement involvement successful Bayern Munich defender Kim Min-jae

Bayern are reportedly prepared to portion ways with Kim aft the centre-back fell down the pecking bid nether Vincent Kompany.

The Bundesliga giants person valued the 29-year-old astatine astir €40m (£34m) and are keen to recoup a important interest portion besides redeeming astir €8m (£7m) successful yearly wages.

Tottenham person already shown involvement successful Kim, portion Aston Villa and AC Milan are besides understood to person asked astir his availability.

Kim established his estimation arsenic 1 of European football's astir imposing defenders during his clip astatine Napoli, earning the nickname 'The Monster' acknowledgment to his assertive attack and carnal strength.

His illustration has antecedently attracted praise from Mourinho, who revealed helium wanted to motion Kim portion helium was successful complaint of Spurs.

Does Roberto De Zerbi request different centre-back astatine Spurs?

A determination for Kim would surely marque consciousness from a prime perspective, but Tottenham arguably bash not person an evident request to walk £34m connected different centre-back.

Spurs person invested importantly successful their defence successful caller transportation windows and De Zerbi already has respective options to take from successful the position.

However, Kim's acquisition and carnal qualities would springiness the Tottenham brag different proven option, peculiarly if injuries oregon a deficiency of consistency go an issue.

A subordinate of Kim's acquisition and prime becoming disposable for astir £34m could correspond an accidental worthy exploring, adjacent if centre-back is not presently the astir pressing presumption successful the squad.

For now, Tottenham's involvement appears to beryllium astatine the exploratory stage, but Kim's availability could marque him 1 to ticker erstwhile the January model opens.