Tottenham Hotspur’s need to bring in new players in the middle of the park is widely known. And this took the recruitment team at N17 to places. One of them was Spain, where the Lilywhites tried to pursue a high-profile move to bring Atletico Madrid midfielder Pablo Barrios to Hotspur Way earlier this year.

But that transfer didn’t come off.

And now Bayern Munich are reportedly preparing a major bid to sign the 22-year-old Spanish maestro. Since breaking into Diego Simeone’s first team in early 2023, Barrios has become a key figure in the middle of the park at Wanda Metropolitano and is now attracting serious attention from some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

According to Fichajes, Bayern Munich are ready to table an offer in the region of €70 million as they look to secure Barrios’ signature. The Bundesliga giants are said to be planning for the long term with Kompany at the helm, and they are looking at Barrios as a priority signing who has the capacity to slot straight into the middle of the park for the German giants.

Tottenham were keen on Barrios at one point earlier this year.

The German giants have been looking at Barrios as someone who has the...