Tottenham Hotspur were never interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen star Piero Hincapie | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur are not interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie, according to The Athletic.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club had reportedly contacted Leverkusen over a deal for the versatile Ecuador international.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano claimed Spurs were willing to sign Hincapie on loan with an obligation to buy him for around €60 million (£52m).

However, they were not interested in signing him, according to the Independent journalist Miguel Delaney.

“The Bayer Leverkusen defender has generated a lot of interest,” he wrote in his ‘Inside Football’ bi-weekly newsletter on Monday evening.

“Although Tottenham Hotspur were quick to let it be known they weren’t in for him once news of Arsenal’s interest came.”

The Ecuador international can cover centre-back and left-back, so a move to Spurs would have made sense.

Hincapie wants to leave Leverkusen, but Spurs were never interested in doing a deal, and he is likely to link up with Arsenal instead.

The Gunners recently pipped the Lilywhites to Eberechi Eze, and their supporters went into overdrive on social media after news broke that the Bundesliga star wanted to join them ahead of their rivals.

It is unknown whether Tottenham have plans to add another defender to their ranks after signing Kevin Danso permanently and adding Kota Takai and Luka Vuskovic to the squad earlier this summer.

Takai is currently injured, while Vuskovic is expected to go out on loan after he was left on the bench for their opening two Premier League fixtures.

The 18-year-old could remain at the club beyond this summer, but it appears Spurs have enough depth at the back even without him and they are unlikely to bring in another player in the position.