Tottenham Hotspur are focused on shifting for Benfica defender Morato as a alternative for the injured Micky Van de Ven, as per TEAMTalk.
Dutch star Van de Ven was a key member of the Tottenham facet that loved a wonderful begin to the season, together with his superb restoration tempo necessary to Ange Postecoglou’s sport plan.
Nonetheless, Van de Ven suffered an harm of their sport in opposition to Chelsea, and the extent of the staff dropped considerably afterwards with the supervisor pressured to depend on a lot older, slower gamers like Ben Davies within the place.
Van de Ven could possibly be on the sidelines till February together with his hamstring harm so Tottenham want reinforcements on the again and it appears Postecaglou has recognized Morato as the person he needs.
In keeping with The Solar, by way of TeamTalk, Spurs have despatched scouts to observe Morato play 4 instances already, and are tipped to make a proper transfer for the Brazilian centre-back forward of the January window.
As per the report, Morato has a launch clause of £68 million in his contract at Benfica, which runs till 2027. Tottenham shall be cautious of the well-known powerful negotiation expertise of the Portuguese membership’s president Rui Costa, which can drive them to pay the complete quantity to signal the 22-year-old.
Fulham registered their curiosity in Morato in the summertime window however did not land the Brazilian teen, finally settling for a less expensive various in Calvin Bassey.
Morato rapidly turning into a prime participant
Morato joined Benfica from Sao Paulo for under £5 million as a young person in 2019, and has grown in leaps and bounds since arriving in Portugal to turn into a first-team common for the Portuguese champions.
This season, Morato has performed 13 instances for the membership, sharing minutes in central defence with captain Nicolas Otamendi and Antonio Silva, who’ve performed 20 and 17 instances, respectively. He has made a complete of 65 senior appearances for Benfica since his arrival on the membership.
Morato performed solely 18 instances throughout all competitions for Benfica as they gained the league title final season, however his spectacular growth has seen him tackle an even bigger function for the facet this season. Like fellow defender Antonio Silva, he appears to be like destined for a transfer to the Premier League.
