Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a deal to bring Pau Torres to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the summer transfer window.

What's the talk?

That's according to a claim made by Fabrizio Romano, with the Italian transfer insider and journalist revealing in a recent interview with Que Golazo that, after failing with a bid to sign the Villarreal centre-back 12 months ago, Fabio Paratici remains interested in the 25-year-old - whom both Manchester United and Chelsea are also reportedly keen on - this summer.

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Regarding Spurs' interest in the Spain international, Romano said: "Tottenham wanted him one year ago and he was close to joining, then he decided to stay at Villarreal to play Champions League football. But now, Tottenham are still following him."

An "extraordinary" signing

With Fabio Paratici being reported to have prioritised the signing of a left-sided centre-back ahead of Tottenham's 2022/23 campaign, it is easy to see why the Italian sporting director is keeping an eye on the situation of Torres this summer.

Indeed, over his 30 LaLiga appearances this season, the £60m-rated defender has been a colossus in Unai Emery's backline, helping his side keep ten clean sheets, in addition to making an average of 0.6 interceptions, 0.9 tackles, 3.1 clearances and winning 4.0 duels - at a success rate of 66% - per game.

The £126k-per-week talent has also impressed going forwards, bagging four goals and creating three big chances for his teammates, as well as completing an average of 54.4 passes, 4.5 long balls, 0.8 dribbles and taking 0.7 shots per fixture.

These metrics have seen the player who Javi Calleja labelled an "extraordinary talent" average an extremely impressive SofaScore match rating of 7.06, ranking him as Villarreal's fourth-best performer in the top flight of Spanish football.

As such, it is clear for all to see that Torres would make an exceptional addition to Antonio Conte's current options at the back, leading us to believe that Paratici simply must activate the centre-back's reported £55m release clause this summer - as the 25-year-old would undoubtedly help to take Spurs to a different level next season.

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