Tottenham have accepted a £12.9million bid from Spartak Moscow for Davinson Sanchez, but the out-of-favour defender has potentially more attractive interest from elsewhere, meaning a deal is not necessarily done.
Sanchez, 27, joined Tottenham back in 2017 for a fee potentially rising to £42m, but has struggled to convince in north London.
The 54-time Colombian international faced the embarrassment of being booed by his own fans last season when he lasted just 23 minutes before he was subbed off during a 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth.
Having originally replaced Clement Lenglet in the 35th minute, Sanchez made two mistakes as the Cherries raced into a 2-1 lead and Spurs fans let out a mixture of boos and ironic cheers as he headed off the pitch, while many of his touches of the ball were also booed.
Nevertheless, he has still racked up more than 200 appearances across his six years at the club.
Russian side Spartak are hopeful of a resolution as Tottenham are keen to move players out to help bring new signings in, but Sanchez is interesting other clubs, including Galatasaray, who could prove to be a more preferable destination.
Mail Sport reported earlier this month how the Turkish giants had made an approach for the defender.
Galatasaray won the Turkish Super Lig last season for the first time in four years to return to the Champions League.
The 27-year-old has failed to live up to weight of his fee across six seasons in North London, and has only made more than 30 Premier League appearances in a single season once, during his debut campaign.
In Antonio Conte's first full season in charge Sanchez looked to have earned a place in the Italian's plans at the club, starting three of the Spurs' first five Premier League games.
However, Sanchez's run in the team would ultimately prove to be short lived as he went to make just five further Premier League starts as the club failed to secure European football for the first time since 2010.
In the aforementioned nadir of his Spurs career during the defeat to Bournemouth in April, Sanchez was mercifully replaced by then-boss Cristian Stellini in the second half, with Hugo Lloris later defending his teammate and calling the situation sad.
'I've never seen this in my career.' Lloris told beIN Sports.
'I feel really bad for Davinson. He's a team-mate, he's a friend and he's been fighting for the club for many many years now, and it's just sad.
'The story is sad for the club, for the fans, for the player. It's something you don't want to see in football.'
Meanwhile, Spurs - who have already strengthened under new boss Ange Postecoglou with the signings of James Maddison, Manor Solomon, Dejan Kulusevski and Guglielmo Vicario - remain keen for further reinforcements ahead of the season getting underway.