Tottenham are reportedly preparing to re-sign Rodrigo Bentancur, 27, following the ‘racism controversy’.

“Tottenham are planning to extend Bentancur’s contract,” Italian soccer journalist Niccolo Skira said on his social media accounts on Thursday (June 14).

Skira is highly respected in the world of soccer, having exclusively reported Kim Min-jae’s move to Serie A Napoli in 2022 and also broke the news of Hwang Hee-chan’s five-year contract extension at Wolverhampton last winter.

Born in 1997, Bentancur spent his youth career with Uruguayan club Boca Juniors. He began his professional career in 2015, making his first team debut for Boca Juniors, where he was recognized for his stability in the center of the pitch and his wide radius. His performances attracted the attention of several European clubs.

In 2017, Bentancur moved to Juventus, a prestigious Italian Serie A club. He played for Juventus for five seasons, making 133 appearances in total. In particular, 토토사이트 he anchored the team’s midfield in the 2020-2021 season, making 33 league appearances. He won three league titles and two Coppa Italia titles.

In January 2022, Bentancur moved to Tottenham in the English Premier League.

During the 2022-2023 season, he made 26 league appearances, scoring four goals and providing two assists. He partnered with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to provide a stable midfield presence and was an important link in both the team’s defense and attack.

However, in the middle of the 2022-2023 season, Bentancur suffered a major injury, rupturing his cruciate ligament, which ended his season. The injury kept him out of the second half of the league. However, Bentancur showed a quick recovery. He returned at the beginning of the 2023-2024 season. This season, he has played six league games and has been a consistent performer. His performances against Manchester United and Brentford led his team to victory. In the Carabao Cup match against Coventry City, he played full time and scored one assist. However, he sparked a racism controversy when he told Son Heung-min before the start of the season that “Asians all look the same”.

Bentancur is under contract with Tottenham until 2026, and reports have begun to surface that the club are looking to renew his contract.