Tottenham are now looking to make a January move to sign the £20m defender ahead of Barcelona

Tottenham They are looking to move ahead of Barcelona in the race to sign a new target for him Angie Postkolgo In the January transfer window, according to a new report from Spain.

Tottenham draws with Wolverhampton 2-2

Tottenham failed to score the first goal Premier League They won three games on Sunday, drawing 2-2 at home to Wolves. Tottenham came from behind thanks to goals from Rodrigo Bentancur and Brennan Johnson, but a late equalizer from Jurgen Strand Larsen made it just one point from nine in the last seven days.

The result leaves Spurs in the bottom half of the midway season, with the club miles away from competing for European football next season.

Fortunately, with the January transfer window approaching, Tottenham will have the opportunity to strengthen their squad as they look for a better second half of the season, with… Postecoglou is keen to add new blood to his ranks Next month.

Before the defeat against Nottingham Forest, the Australian coach explained: “As I said a while ago, we’ve been planning. A lot of it was going to be around where we are at around this time. (It’s) fair to say we’re still a bit lacking in a few years. Areas and we need to strengthen.”

A new defender and striker are said to be on their wish listAnd now they may have found a new option to strengthen their back line.

Tottenham are in the running for a defender who could leave in January

Tottenham have been linked with moves for the likes Ben Godfrey and Abdelkader Khosanov Already ahead of the January transfer window, but they have now been given another unlikely name.

Now, a report from Spain has claimed so Tottenham are now in the mix with Barcelona and several other clubs across Europe to sign Rayo Vallecano defender Andre Ratio. In January, it is very likely that the defender will leave the La Liga side in January.

Although Ratio is contracted to the club until 2028, the report claims that the defender is set to leave this winter after a string of impressive performances. An international colleague of current Tottenham defender Radu Dragusin, Ratio has a €25m (£20.7m) release clause in his contract in Spain, which the report suggests could be activated this winter.

Alongside Barcelona and Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen and Roma have been tipped as potential destinations, with Barcelona said to have an advantage due to strong client relationships. However, the Catalan club currently have no money to sign new players in January, and are already struggling to land summer signing Dani Olmo for the second half of the season, leaving them an unlikely destination for the 26-year-old.

Despite this, a move to Tottenham also seems out of the question unless there is an exit from north London, with all of Ratiu’s 16 appearances this season coming at right-back, with Spurs already having a good stock of Pedro Porro and Jed Spence, while Archie Gray also spent much of his Leeds career at full-back.

Therefore, although a move for the Romanian defender may be a possibility, it seems unlikely that it would be to north London next January, with the centre-back likely to be a much greater priority for Postecoglou and co given their current situation.