Paul Robinson has said that Tottenham would only consider selling Dejan Kulusevski if an “astronomical” offer was made.
Aston Villa want to sign the 24-year-old winger, according to Football Transfers [20. July], hoping to fill the void left by Moussa Diaby’s move to Saudi Arabia.
The Sweden international first arrived at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last summer and Robinson cannot foresee Tottenham sanctioning his exit before the 2024/25 campaign.
Speaking exclusively to Tottenham News, Robinson said: “I don’t see Tottenham trading for Kulusevski at all. He’s played a lot of football since Ange Postecoglou came in and he’s shown his quality. It’s still very early in his career at Spurs but he’s had big influence.
“It would be good to find a player of his quality to replace him. I would be very surprised if Spurs would listen to any offer for him, especially from a rival like Aston Villa. Are they a bigger and better club than Tottenham? No .
“He won’t be for sale. It would have to be an astronomical offer for Daniel Levy to go to the coach and ask if they would accept it or not. The offer would have to include ridiculous numbers for the club to even consider it.”
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Kulusevski impressed during his first loan spell in north London between January 2022 and June 2023 and secured a permanent move to the capital last summer.
In total, he scored 15 goals and provided 19 assists in his two spells at Spurs, becoming a key part of Postecoglou’s side in the Premier League and now the Europa League.
As Robinson suggests, the Lilywhites would have to make a big offer if they wanted to sell Kulusevski, and even after Diaby’s move to Al-Ittihad, Villa are unlikely to make such an offer this summer.