Multiple reports in Italy and England suggest Aston Villa have abandoned their pursuit of Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur, so Tottenham Hotspur and Olympique Lyonnais are now his options.
The Uruguay international had seemingly been a strong target for the Premier League side, with an initial bid worth €20m plus bonuses rejected.
Juve are in a tricky position with Bentancur, as they still owe Boca Juniors a 30 per cent cut of the sell-on fee after signing him for €15.7m in 2017.
Sources including BBC Sport, Goal.com and Sportitalia all maintain Aston Villa have either been left behind in the race for Bentancur or pulled out entirely to focus on other targets.
Antonio Conte’s Tottenham are now the favourites, especially as former Juventus director of sport Fabio Paratici is the man who signed Bentancur in the first place.
However, there is also competition from Olympique Lyonnais.
Meanwhile, Telefoot report that PSG will no longer bring in Tanguy Ndembele on loan from Tottenham, even while shouldering his entire salary for that period, as they cannot find a place in the squad.
This could potentially have a knock-on effect for the Spurs transfer strategy in midfield, which includes Sofyan Amrabat of Fiorentina.