Tottenham faces Manchester United to sign Vanderson

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly in a battle with Manchester United for a deal to sign AS Monaco star Vanderson, according to Caught offside.

Spurs currently have Pedro Porro as their first-choice right-back. Emerson Royal was the Spaniard's understudy last season, but following his move to AC Milan, the Lilywhites failed to sign a replacement for him this summer.

Instead, they have decided to keep Djed Spence at the club, who was on loan at Genoa last season and it is unclear how much confidence Postecoglou has in him as Porro's understudy.

Therefore, it seems that the North London club has begun exploring the market to sign a new right-back in the next transfer window.

Caught offside claims that Tottenham have expressed interest in Vanderson and the Brazilian could leave Monaco in January or next summer.

Battle

The Ligue 1 side want a fee of at least £29m to sell their star, so he could be a bit pricey if Spurs are willing to sign him as a back-up option to Porro.

However, the South American is a highly-rated player and has the potential to force his way into Postecoglou's starting XI if he were to join the team.

However, the report says that Manchester United are also interested in signing him and that they could formalise their interest in the next transfer window. Chelsea They are also in this race and are the favourites to close this deal at the moment. Therefore, either Manchester United or Tottenham will have to do everything they can to beat the west London club in this race.

Following the departure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, United opted to sign Noussair Mazraoui to replace the Englishman this summer. Erik the Hag He currently has two options at right back, with Diogo Dalot being the other.

So, the record Premier League The champions do not need to invest more to add depth at this position, so they would be better off exploring options to strengthen other areas of the squad.

However, it will be interesting to see if Tottenham and Man Utd eventually come to blows over this deal next year.