Tottenham Hotspur, who have been credited with significant interest in landing Leroy Sane as a free agent, have just received a major blow as the news of the Bayern Munich man’s transfer decision has now come to light.
Over recent weeks, it was widely reported that Tottenham were increasingly confident of signing Sane on a free transfer if he failed to reach an agreement on a new deal with Bayern Munich.
It was alleged that Daniel Levy’s close relationship with Sane’s agent, Pini Zahavi, gave Spurs an advantage over other suitors. Arsenal were also said to be in the race for Sane this summer.
Some sources even claimed that Tottenham were willing to offer the Bayern man a big signing-on bonus to persuade him to arrive at N17, but the North London club’s attempts appear to have failed.
Tottenham and Arsenal both miss out on Leroy Sane
The Athletic’s David Ornstein has now revealed that the winger is bound for Turkey after reaching an agreement with Galatasaray regarding a three-year deal, which is worth €15m (£12.7m) per year.
The journalist explains that the deal has not yet been officially signed but is in place to be completed once Sane’s contract at the Allianz Arena expires.
Ornstein reveals that Arsenal were ‘very strong contenders’ for the Bayern man, but the 29-year-old rejected their advances as well as an approach from Al Hilal to agree on a move to Galatasaray.
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He explains that the Gunners were considering their options but Sane wanted an immediate resolution and a lucrative offer, which the Istanbul club were willing to provide.
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Based on Ornstien’s update, it appears that Spurs never made a serious approach for the German international.
This was also confirmed a few days ago by Sky Sports journalist Florian Plettenberg, who claimed that despite the rumours, Tottenham were never in the race to land Sane.