Third player has turned down transfer to Spurs in 48 hour period following Fikayo Tomori and Mathys Tel rejections

It has emerged that another defender has turned down a move to Spurs – which marks the third time in less than 48 hours that a player has snubbed a transfer to the North London club.

Spurs are actively looking to sign another defender ahead of Monday's 11pm deadline as they continue to struggle with injuries.

Cristian Romero is still a few weeks away from making a return, according to Ange Postecoglou, while fellow centre-back Radu Dragusin picked up a knock in their Europa League win over Elfsborg.

Micky van de Ven, who recently returned to the first-team fold after being out since December, has also struggled for fitness this season.

At one stage, it looked like AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori would end up joining the Premier League club following advanced discussions.

But after holdings talks with Spurs, a report from Sky Italy suggests the former Chelsea defender has expressed his desire to stay at the San Siro..

Not long after Tomori's rejection, the highly sought-after Mathys Tel also turned down a move to the North London club following face-to-face talks.

Tottenham had reached a verbal agreement with Bayern Munich over a deal worth £50 million but the 19-year-old is said to be holding out for a better offer from other interested Premier League clubs, according to The Telegraph.

Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Aston Villa are interested, although Tel has already expressed which club he prefers.

Now, it appears Chelsea defender Axel Disasi has snubbed a move to Spurs after Fabrizio Romano gave the following update on Disasi's uncertain future at Stamford Bridge.

"Tottenham have agreed loan deal with Chelsea for Axel Disasi, no buy option clause and loan fee included," he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"Axel Disasi, not accepting Spurs bid… as he already agreed terms with Aston Villa. Chelsea have NO intention to negotiate with Villa as UCL spot competitors."

Disasi has turned down a move to Spurs, according to reports. Image credit: Getty

Speaking ahead of their win over Brentford, Ange Postecoglou maintained that his side are still "a big club" following the rejections.

“It depends what the players are looking for,” he said. “You can look at it in two ways, OK the league form is not great but there are some pretty big possibilities to have success here in the last three or four months [of the season].

"It’s still a big club, it’s still a club that can challenge for honours and it’s whether the player sees the potential that we see right now, or certainly that I see. If it’s too much of a hard sell it’s probably not the right one for us.”