Tottenham transfer news: Keita Balde monitored by Spurs after Lazio star is left out of Super Cup in wake of Juventus interest
Senegal forward has refused to sign a new contract with Romans and White Hart Lane chiefs could capitalise on fact they do not want to sell to Juve
TOTTENHAM could swoop for Lazio star Keita Balde after he blasted the Serie A outfit on Twitter.
The Senegal forward was left out of the Super Cup win over Juventus on Saturday in the wake of interest from the Serie A champs.
But despite Balde refusing to sign a new deal, Lazio are desperate not to sell him to a domestic rival - opening the door for Spurs.
Juve president Giuseppe Marotta admitted he had spoken to opposite number Claudio Lotito following his side's defeat.
He said: "There was a meeting with president Lotito and the proposal of a sum that was considered inappropriate by him.
"We will see if there will be a chance later, I do not know.
Spurs could face competition from West Ham and Monaco for Balde, who has 12 months left on his contract.
After being snubbed for the Super Cup, he tweeted: “The lack of a call-up for the Super Cup Final has profoundly hurt me.
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"It is the first important match of the season, for which I had prepared and was ready for action.
“The decision made by the club, which evidently had nothing to do with purely sporting criteria, puts me in a psychologically uncomfortable position and right now I don’t know how to evaluate the consequences of that.”
Tottenham are also closing in on a £35million swoop for Ajax centre-back Davinson Sanchez after he sat out the game against Heracles on Saturday.