Tottenham and Arsenal prepare North London battle for Barcelona’s £42m Xavi Espart

Tottenham Hotspur are keeping tabs on a Barcelona teenager, who is already establishing himself in the Catalan giants’ first team. Spurs chose against replacing Djed Spence with another right-back in the summer, with Archie Gray being tasked with serving as Pedro Porro’s understudy.

Porro’s injury has meant that the 20-year-old has already played six times across all competitions this season, but reports indicate that Spurs may sign a new right-back in January, which could allow Gray to compete for his preferred central midfield role.

It was reported a little over a month ago that Spurs are fans of Real Sociedad right-back Jon Aramburu, but another La Liga defensive starlet has now allegedly caught their eye.