Like Mauricio Pochettino, Fazio is Argentine and has won two caps for the national team. The 27-year-old has been at Sevilla for seven years, making 179 appearances and scoring 14 goals. Tottenham are willing to sell captain Michael Dawson and Roma target Vlad Chiriches, which would leave Fazio up against Jan Vertonghen, Younès Kaboul and Eric Dier for a first-team place.