West Brom keen to sign Tottenham defender Federico Fazio
Tuesday 18 August 2015 13:40, UK
West Brom are in discussions with Tottenham over the signing of centre-back Federico Fazio, according to Sky sources.
The 28-year-old Argentine joined Spurs last summer in an £8m deal from Sevilla and made 32 appearances in all competitions last season.
But manager Mauricio Pochettino has signed two new central defenders this summer - Toby Alderweireld and Kevin Wimmer - leaving Fazio as their fifth-choice, despite also offloading Vlad Chiriches to Napoli and Younes Kaboul to Sunderland.
It is understood Spurs are interested in signing West Brom's England Under-21 international striker Saido Berahino but the beginning of discussions have centered around a deal for Fazio.
Albion are keen to strengthen defensively after losing their Premier League opener 3-0 at home to Manchester City and subsequently drawing 0-0 with Watford in their second fixture.
They have so far signed defender James Chester from Hull while their current first-choice centre-back Joleon Lescott is reportedly the subject of interest to Aston Villa.
Fazio, who has made over 150 appearances since joining Sevilla seven years ago, was captain of the side that won the Europa League in 2014.
