Tottenham presents offer to sign Palmeiras star Richard Ríos

Tottenham Hotspur have reportedly submitted an official proposal to sign Palmeiras midfielder Richard Ríos, according to Caught offside.

The Lilywhites have had a poor first half of this season under Ange Postecoglou, sitting in the bottom half of the table with 24 points from 20 games.

they managed to win Liverpool in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final last week but struggled to defeat National League side Tamworth in the FA Cup third round match last weekend, although they eventually won the match and reached the next round.

Injury problems have been one of the reasons behind their inconsistent performances so far this season, as Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Destiny Udogie, Rodrigo Bentancur, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert and Guglielmo Vicario are all out with their problems. at the moment.

Postecoglou is therefore looking to add reinforcements in this winter window to turn things around and has already signed Antonin Kinsky to bolster the goalkeeping department.

Rivers to Tottenham

Now, Caught offside They claim Spurs are also planning to sign a new midfielder and Postecoglou is “very interested” in signing Rios. Tottenham have already stepped up their efforts to close the deal by launching an initial offer.

However, the player has a release clause of £84 million (€100 million) in his current contract and the Brazilian team has already rejected the Lilywhites' initial offer.

The report says that Tottenham are not the only club interested in the Colombian as Everton and Nottingham Forest are also pushing hard to seal the deal.

Ríos is an energetic midfielder and likes to play in the box-to-box role. Additionally, he can provide cover in the defensive midfield position if necessary.

Tottenham are short on numbers in their engine room, as Yves Bissouma, Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr and Lucas Bergvall are the only options Postecoglou has at his disposal.

However, the Uruguayan has had injury problems in recent years, while Bergvall is still young and needs time to develop his career. Therefore, signing a new midfielder would be the right decision.

Ríos has the necessary attributes to thrive in the first division so it would be a smart acquisition for Tottenham if they buy him. However, it will be interesting to see if the north London club finally secure his service before the deadline.