Headline: Tottenham told they will only be able to sign Argentina international with \u00a387 m bid<\/p>\n
Tottenham are reportedly keeping close tabs on 21-year-old Argentine defender Lautaro Rivero from River Plate, whose contract contains a release clause of \u20ac100 million (\u2248 \u00a387.1 million).<\/p>\n
According to the Argentine outlet El Intransigente, River Plate fear that Tottenham \u2014 and Spanish side Atl\u00e9tico Madrid \u2014 could trigger the clause, making it an \u201cunrejectable\u201d offer.<\/p>\n
The report frames the \u00a387 m figure as the threshold for any approach: unless Tottenham match or exceed that number, the deal will likely not proceed.<\/p>\n
Implications & Context:<\/p>\n
For Tottenham, this is a significant financial commitment. Paying ~\u00a387 m for a young centre-back indicates serious intent, but also risk.<\/p>\n
River Plate appear to be in a weaker financial position, meaning they are more vulnerable to a clause being activated. This strengthens the leverage of the release clause.<\/p>\n
Tottenham will need to consider whether the player\u2019s development curve and long-term value justify the fee \u2014 and how this fits with their wider recruitment and wage structure.<\/p>\n
It also suggests competition: Atl\u00e9tico Madrid are being mentioned, meaning Tottenham may face a race, increasing the urgency.<\/p>\n
What to watch next:<\/p>\n
Whether Tottenham formally submit a bid approaching or exceeding the \u00a387 m mark.<\/p>\n
If River Plate publicly or privately signal they will accept such an offer.<\/p>\n
The player\u2019s thoughts: will Lautaro Rivero push for the move, accept, or hold off?<\/p>\n
How the move would fit into Tottenham\u2019s strategy, especially given other transfer needs (and whether this will affect other targets).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Headline: Tottenham told they will only be able to sign Argentina international with \u00a387 m bid Tottenham are reportedly keeping close tabs on 21-year-old Argentine defender Lautaro Rivero from River Plate, whose contract contains a release clause of \u20ac100 million (\u2248 \u00a387.1 million). According to the Argentine outlet El Intransigente, River Plate fear that Tottenham …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":52479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/mixcollage-24-aug-2025-06-03-pm-7898-1-3.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52478"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52482,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52478\/revisions\/52482"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/52479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}