Relevo reporter Matteo Moretto has revealed that Espanyol have given up on their pursuit of Tottenham midfielder Pape Matar Sarr.
Until a month ago, Sarr seemed destined to leave Spurs on loan in January as the midfielder had not got any minutes under his belt in the first part of the campaign.
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However, he has played a prominent role since the Premier League’s restart, having grabbed the opportunities he has been given with both hands.
Antonio Conte gave the 20-year-old a big vote of confidence by handing him a start ahead of the more experienced Yves Bissouma in Tottenham’s clash against Arsenal two weeks ago.
Sky Sport Italia (as relayed by TEAMtalk) claimed earlier this month that on the back of Sarr’s recent displays, Conte has decided to hang on to the midfielder despite the fact that plenty of clubs were showing interest in signing the youngster on loan.
This claim has now been backed up by Moretto, who took to social media to reveal that Tottenham do not plan on loaning out the former Metz man this window.
The journalist stated that Espanyol have abandoned their chase of the Senegal international after Spurs’ stance became clear.
Pape Matar Sarr ya no es una opción para el Espanyol. La idea del Tottenham es que NO salga. @relevo
— Matteo Moretto (@MatteMoretto) January 27, 2023
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Sarr’s rise over the last few weeks has seemingly impacted Tottenham’s transfer decisions this window in more ways than one. Not only has it raised the issue of non-homegrown numbers for the Champions League but I suspect it also stopped the club from pursuing another midfielder.
Although it has been well documented that a right wing-back and an attacker were Conte’s main priorities this window, I expected the club to test the waters for midfield reinforcements (potentially Weston McKennie or Frank Kessie), which Spurs have clearly decided against doing.
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