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Belgian paper Het Laatste Nieuws claims the Nou Camp have made an offer worth around £23m for the 26-year-old who made an impressive debut in the Premier League last season.

The La Liga champs are ready to focus on strengthening their backline, having had their bid for Chelsea star David Luiz, worth around £35m, turned down this week after they missed out on PSG ace Thiago Silva.

It's thought Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will reject the bid and force Barca to come back with an improved deal.

Barcelona are busily working on solving their centre-back problems after new boss Gerardo Martino made clear 35-year-old Carlos Puyol may not be fit for the start of the season.

"Right now I'm more worried about whether Puyol will recover," he revealed during a press conference in Bangkok.

Vertonghen joined Tottenham from Ajax in July 2012, going on to make 33 appearances last season.