West Brom are very interested in signing former Sevilla defender Federico Fazio from Tottenham this summer, say the Express and Star.

Mauricio Pochettino has spent big on a centre-back again this summer, with the £11.5m arrival of Toby Alderweireld from Atletico Madrid, which means the Argentine’s playing time will be severely reduced.

Signed from Sevilla for £8m last summer, Fazio was a regular alongside Jan Vertonghen, back has now been relegated to a reserve role in the squad.

Tony Pulis is a big fan of the 28-year-old and hopes a £6m bid for the player would be enough to bring him to the Midlands from White Hart Lane.

Fazio remains Pulis’ top target to reinforce his leaky defence, which conceded three in their opening game of the season at home to Manchester City.

The big defender could replace Jonas Olsson at the club, as the 32-year-old only has one-year left to run on his contract with no extension on the horizon.

Aston Villa have seen a £1m bid for the Swede rejected already this summer, with a similar bid also turned down for former England international Joleon Lescott, but they could return with a second offer if Pulis secures his top target in Fazio.

It’s not entirely out of the question for Tottenham to use Fazio as a possible makeweight in a deal to sign striker Saido Berahino this summer. Spurs have been heavily linked with the £20m-rated Englishman and remain confident of signing him.