Pedro Porro celebrates with his Tottenham teammates (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
Barcelona are reportedly preparing to make a bid for the transfer of Tottenham right-back Pedro Porro in order to beat Real Madrid to his signature.
The Spain international has impressed during his time at Spurs, but could be a likely candidate for the exit door this summer after a hugely challenging season.
Tottenham still look in danger of relegation, and even if they just about survive the drop, someone like Porro would surely be looking to move on.
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According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, the 26-year-old has interest from both Barcelona and Real Madrid as he could return to La Liga.
Porro has previously had spells with Girona and Valladolid, and Fichajes now report that Barca look prepared to bid €30m for him in order to get ahead of their rivals.
Pedro Porro could leave Tottenham in summer shake-up
Even if THFC would probably ideally like to keep Porro around, it might not be the worst idea for the club to undergo a major squad overhaul after such a poor campaign.
The likes of Porro, Micky van de Ven, and Xavi Simons are all big names with plenty of potential, but for one reason or another it just hasn’t happened for them at Spurs.
This could be a chance for the north Londoners to raise some money from sales and use that to make some better recruitment decisions moving forward.
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Barca or Real for Pedro Porro?
Porro is a fine player on his day, but it’s perhaps hard to make sense of his possible move to Real Madrid, who signed Trent Alexander-Arnold last summer.
The former Sporting Lisbon man would probably be more likely to play regularly at Barcelona, where he’d arguably be an upgrade on Jules Kounde.
Kounde’s Barcelona future is in doubt, so that could mean Porro can come in and play a key role at the Nou Camp straight away.