Tottenham Hotspur have been told that selling Micky van de Ven for £100m is a given with Luka Vuskovic waiting in the wings.
Van de Ven is believed to be pushing to leave Spurs this summer, The Pitch Prospect understands, but the club won’t make it easy for him.
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Thomas Frank’s side value the in-demand Dutchman, who is under contract until 2029, at over £100 million.
Such a transfer would make Van de Ven, who arrived from Wolfsburg for £43 million in 2023, the most expensive defender in football history.
Tottenham should sell Van de Ven for £100m
Liverpool are one of the clubs said to be interested in the 24-year-old, who was on the radar before his move to north London.
Van de Ven himself even admitted last month that he had turned down a request from Arne Slot when the Reds boss was at Feyenoord.
When asked whether the Spurs should sell if Slot returned with a world record offer for his compatriot, Sonny Snelling responded The Pitch Prospect’s Inside Spurs panel: “A hundred million for a centre-back still known for his injury record?
“Yes, I think you have to do that, it’s a given for me. I feel like maybe we can invest the money in other areas.”
“And I think we already have a replacement ready to come into the team and fill in for him: Luka Vuskovic.”
Tottenham loanee Vuskovic has proven to be a sensation so far during his season with Bundesliga returnees Hamburg.
Spurs signed the 18-year-old in September 2023, a month after Van de Ven, but he has yet to play a competitive game for the club.
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Luka Vuskovic statistics
The Croatian scored and assisted on his unofficial Tottenham debut in a 2-0 pre-season win under Thomas Frank against Reading in July.
Ex-Spurs boss Martin Jol that predicted Vuskovic will be better than Cristian Romero, and so far the youngster has lived up to the hype.
Vuskovic has scored three goals in 15 Bundesliga games this season and is one of the best in the league when it comes to winning aerial duels.
In fact, the Croatian international even beat Harry Kane with two appearances and secured the “Bundesliga player of the season so far” award, which was voted for by the fans.
“He’s still young and has a lot to learn,” Snelling added on Inside Spurs. “But I think he could come in and make a really big difference.
“I would like to caveat that even though we have given the price of £100m, I appreciate that from Spurs because firstly I don’t think he will go for it, I think £80.”[m]but I love the back-off.
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“That means: If you want it, come and get it. And my prediction is that I don’t think that will happen this calendar year.
“He still has three years left on his contract. We have all the power here.”
It’s almost like that [Daniel] Levy monitors it. That’s very Levy, isn’t it?
“‘If you want him, come and get him, and I’ll rinse you for every penny you’ve got.’
“As long as you guarantee that Romero stays, yes, I would sell him. I just think it’s £100 million. It’s £100 million.”
“And annoyingly I don’t want him to go to Liverpool because he would be phenomenal there.”