Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a deal to bring Ronnie Edwards to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the summer transfer window.

What's the talk?

That's according to a report by The Daily Mail, who claim that both Spurs and Crystal Palace are keeping a very close eye on the Peterborough United centre-back ahead of a potential move at the end of the season.

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The report goes on to state that the relegation-threatened Championship side are believed to value the England U19 international at a figure of around £15m, with Posh likely being unable to keep hold of the youngster following their seemingly imminent return to the third tier of English football.

Conte can axe Rodon with Edwards

Considering the sheer amount of potential Edwards quite clearly possesses, in addition to the style of defender the centre-back is, it is easy to see why both Fabio Paratici and Antonio Conte would be interested in a move for the 19-year-old this summer.

Indeed, over his 30 Championship appearances this season, the £270k-rated talent has been imperious in the Peterborough backline, helping his side keep three clean sheets, as well as making an average of 1.3 interceptions, 1.7 tackles, 3.5 clearances and winning 2.8 duels - at a success rate of 54% - per game.

The £2.7k-per-week prodigy has also impressed with the ball at his feet, enjoying an average of 60.2 touches and completing 44.2 passes, 3.7 long balls and 1.5 chipped passes per fixture - with scoutedfootball listing the centre-back's primary strengths as his composure, his elegant passing and his one-on-one defending.

These returns have seen the youngster who Barry Fry dubbed a "Rolls Royce" average a SofaScore match rating of 6.75, ranking him as Posh's 11th-best player in the second tier of English football.

Regarding his signing of the teenager back in August 2020, Fry went on to state: "I used to watch a lot of U18s football at Barnet as well as Posh and I told [Darren Ferguson] about him. When we brought him in for a game, Darren watched him for 20 minutes and told me to sign him.

"Spurs were watching him at the time... it's no secret how highly Ronnie is rated by other clubs and by the England set-up. We had 18 Premier League scouts watching him play for the U23s at our stadium. He's a certainty to have an outstanding career in the game.

"A couple of good seasons in the Championship would make him worth £10m to £20m. He was outstanding on what was a great day for the club [in the 3-0 win over Birmingham City in September]. He is so calm and composed and his passing is unbelievably accurate."

As such, considering the fact that Tottenham's £24k-per-week Joe Rodon - who John Wenham dubbed a "real issue" for Spurs back in April of last year - has reportedly decided to quit the north London club this summer - having featured just three times under the management of Conte - Edwards would certainly appear to be a fantastic replacement for the 24-year-old Wales international in the Italian's backline.

AND in other news: Talks underway: Paratici in negotiations for £41.5m deal, it'd be a big coup for Spurs