{"id":56830,"date":"2025-08-10T10:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T10:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/56830\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T10:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T10:32:07","slug":"tottenham-dont-want-to-loan-luka-vuskovic-to-besiktas-for-one-very-clear-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/56830\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham don&#8217;t want to loan Luka Vuskovic to Besiktas for one very clear reason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Besiktas have entered the race to sign Tottenham\u2019s Luka Vuskovic on loan, but the Lilywhites are hesitant to greenlight the move due to one lingering fear.<\/p>\n<p>While Thomas Frank is not short of centre-backs, he will be aware that the fitness record of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven has been poor over recent seasons.<\/p>\n<p>With Tottenham needing a big squad to compete on all four fronts, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/thomas-frank-has-huge-decision-brewing-as-bundesliga-clubs-circle-tottenham-starlet\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Frank faces a big decision on whether or not to loan out Luka Vuskovic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Croat has impressed in pre-season for Spurs, and according to reports, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-receive-luka-vuskovic-interest-from-five-countries-but-all-clubs-are-being-told-the-same-thing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a host of clubs across Europe have expressed an interest in signing Vuskovic on loan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luka-vuskovic-01-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Luka Vuskovic Tottenham\" class=\"wp-image-350647\" style=\"width:338px;height:auto\" \/>Photo by Lampson Yip\/Lampson Yip\/Clicks ImagesTottenham reluctant to send Luka Vuskovic to Turkish club<\/p>\n<p>Croatian newspaper <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.24sata.hr\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">24 Sata<\/a> (as relayed by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportwitness.co.uk\/tottenham-dont-want-to-send-player-to-big-club-on-loan-feel-pressure-is-too-much\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Sport Witness<\/a>) now reports that the teenage defender has become a target for Besiktas.<\/p>\n<p>The Turkish side are keen to complete a temporary deal for Vuskovic, but Spurs are reluctant to send the centre-back to Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>This is because Tottenham feel that the 18-year-old might come under too much pressure playing for the Turkish giants at this stage of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The report names Genoa and Hamburg as the two other clubs at the forefront of the race to land the Spurs defender on loan this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham are speaking to Bundesliga side about Vuskovic<\/p>\n<p>It emerged a few days ago that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spurs-web.com\/spurs-news\/tottenham-in-talks-with-hamburg-over-loan-signing-that-would-reunite-two-players\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Hamburg are currently in talks with Spurs over a loan deal for Vuskovic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tottenham man\u2019s brother, Mario, plays for the German club, who won promotion back to the Bundesliga last season.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was revealed in the report that the Lilywhites would have to cover a significant portion of the Croat\u2019s age to make a loan deal viable for Hamburg.<\/p>\n<p>       Have something to tell us about this article? 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