Report: 27-year-old Spurs target wants to earn £3.5m-per-year at his next club

According to Calciomercato, the entourage of rumoured Tottenham target, Serhou Guirassy, have told interested clubs that the striker wants a salary of around £3.5m to sign on the dotted line.

Various outlets over the last couple of months have indicated that Spurs are one of several Premier League sides keen on securing the services of the prolific Guirassy, who is said to have a release clause of £15m in his contract with Stuttgart (TEAMtalk).

Earlier this week, The Sun reported that even though Manchester United had come forward to express an interest in the 27-year-old, he prefers to join Spurs over the Red Devils.

Serhou Guirassy makes his salary demands

Calciomercato have now reported on Milan’s pursuit of Guirassy, explaining that the striker is at the top of the Serie A giant’s wishlist for January.

The report says that the Rossoneri have been in talks with the centre-forward’s representatives for many weeks but they face some obstacles in getting the deal over the line.

One of those is that the Stuttgart star has made it clear that he wants a salary of €4m (£3.48m) per year, which works out to around £67,000 per week.

While that might be a problem for Milan, Guirassy’s salary demands are unlikely to prove an issue for Spurs, with 19 of the Lilywhites’ first-team players earning more than the aforementioned amount, according to Salarysport. 

Spurs Web Opinion

Guirassy’s low release clause means that the competition for his signature was always going to be quite intense. I am not convinced that Tottenham are particularly keen on the Guinea international. I suspect the speculation about Spurs’ interest is coming from the players’ representatives. 

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