Fabrizio Romano has now weighed in on the rumours backing Tottenham Hotspur to push forward with a move to sign Burnley centre-back Maxime Esteve.Esteve has had an exceptional first season in English football after moving to Burnley last summer, playing a key role in the club’s promotion back to the top flight.It did not take long for the Frenchman to catch the eye of the Tottenham Hotspur recruitment department, with reports first emerging back in December of last year that Spurs were eyeing a move for Esteve.There were even suggestions that Tottenham had made an offer for Esteve on deadline day in January, and the 23-year-old is once again being linked with a move to N17 at the start of the Thomas Frank era.Photo by Richard Martin-Roberts/Getty ImagesHave Tottenham made an approach for Maxime Esteve?On Tuesday, a report from L’Equipe claimed that Spurs had opened talks with Burnley over a deal for Esteve, who was alleged to be valued at €35m (£30m).However, Fabrizio Romano has now taken to social media to pour cold water on these rumours, insisting that the Clarets have not received any approaches from Spurs for the centre-back.He confirmed that the former Montpellier man is on the radar of a few Premier League sides, Spurs are not one of them as they are currently focused on other targets.Romano wrote: ‘Maxime Esteve, attracting interest from several clubs this summer but no approaches/talks with Tottenham so far. Spurs are currently focused on different targets at this stage.’🚨🇫🇷 Maxime Estève, attracting interest from several clubs this summer but no approaches/talks with Tottenham so far.Spurs are currently focused on different targets at this stage. ❌ pic.twitter.com/VK6jSZv5Xa— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 8, 2025 Esteve idolises Spurs great and loves one current Tottenham playerIf Tottenham were to make a move for the Burnley man this summer, there is one thing that could work massively in the Lilywhites’ favour: the Clarets defender has a soft spot for the North London club.We know this because just a few months ago Esteve admitted that he idolised Gareth Bale when he watched the Premier League growing up.In the same interview, Esteve named Micky van de Ven as his current favourite player in the Premier League, revealing that he tries to model his game on the Dutchman’s.READ MORE: Tottenham can now sign Dusan Vlahovic at a huge discount to support Dominic SolankeThe post Tottenham are not in talks over signing £30m centre-back, says Fabrizio Romano appeared first on Spurs Web.