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Tottenham Hotspur have been told they will have to pay €700million (£617m) to sign Real Madrid attacking midfielder Marco Asensio this summer, per El Chiringuito TV via Sport Witness.

What’s the word?

Spurs are scouring the transfer market for potential reinforcements this summer and Asensio has emerged as something of a surprise target.

The 23-year-old made 44 appearances in 2018-19, scoring six goals and laying on seven assists.

He remains a key part of Zinedine Zidane’s plans and that appears to be evidenced by Real’s stance to Spurs’ enquiry; the report claims that Real instantly referred the London club to the star’s release clause, which currently stands at £617m.

El Chiringuito also claim that Asensio intends to remain in Spain this summer, making any potential transfer incredibly unlikely.

Levy stance backfires

This comes amid news that Real Madrid are tracking playmaker Christian Eriksen.

Chairman Daniel Levy, of course, demands a pretty penny for his first-team stars and reports claim that he values the Denmark international as highly as £140m.

It seems here, then, that Real are simply playing him at his own game.

An enquiry has reportedly gone in for Asensio and it has been answered in perhaps the least surprising way possible.

He is a fully-fledged Spain international and a major first-team player at Santiago Bernabeu; a move was never going to be straightforward.

But, because it’s Levy, Real have appeared to up the stakes.

It remains to be seen, of course, if it will have an impact on their pursuit of Eriksen.