Marcos Senesi: Tottenham are close to signing the Bournemouth defender

Tottenham Close to signature Bournemouth Defender Marcos Senesi is on a free transfer.

Personal terms are yet to be finalized but the 29-year-old’s deal is moving towards completion, as it were Spurs move for Scotland full-back Andy RobertsonThose who are out of contract after leaving Liverpool.

Bournemouth Abandoned efforts to retain Seneci after rejecting third new contract offer in December and began talks with major foreign clubs.

However, the three-cap Argentina international now looks set to stay in the Premier League, barring any last-minute changes.

Sensei played all but one BournemouthThey finished sixth in league play this season and qualified for Europe for the first time in their history.

In four years on the South Coast, Senesi made 128 appearances Bournemouth Joined from Dutch side Feyenoord in 2022.

Spurs, meanwhile, finished 17th in the Premier League and improved after the appointment of Roberto Di Zarby as head coach in March, avoiding relegation to the Championship.

Speaking to BBC Sport this week, Spurs chief executive Vinay Venkatesham said: “The squad needs work and the squad doesn’t have the right balance.

“We need experience and leadership as well as that kind of physical toughness to play in one of the most demanding leagues in existence.

“We need to strengthen the club in multiple transfer windows but this transfer window, in particular, is going to be critical.”