Italian daily Il Tempo has revealed that Spurs have become the favourites to land Lazio’s Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij.
 

The 24-year-old is under contract in the Eternal City until 2018, but recent reports have suggested that he will not be extending his stay beyond the end of the current campaign. Since arriving in Serie A in 2014, a series of debilitating injuries have prevented the highly-rated international from getting a settled run in the first-team. When he has been in the starting XI however, his performances have been outstanding and have caught the eye of Chelsea boss Antonio Conte.
 

Having failed to convince Juventus stopper Leonardo Bonucci to move to Stamford Bridge, de Vrij had reportedly become the Premier League leader’s top target. Now it’s being suggested that their bitter rivals from across the English capital are ready to offer Lazio £30 million to bring the player to White Hart Lane and that de Vrij himself is keen to head to North London next season.