Spurs and Leeds United will meet in the Premier League next season. Before that, though, they could come to blows in the transfer market.
Leeds United are returning to the big time after winning the Championship title in a brilliant 100-point campaign under Daniel Farke.
It’s already been reported that Leeds United are ready to spend £100million or more this summer as the 49ers eye a long-term future in the Premier League for the club.
There’s a growing number of players linked with summer moves to Elland Road as we near the start of the summer transfer window which opens on June 1st.
And as was the case throughout much of the 2024/25 season, it looks like Farke will look for a new no.10 in the summer transfer window.
This position was often cited as one that Farke wanted to bolster and that will surely be the case again this summer, in particular after the mixed second half of the season for Brenden Aaronson.
One player who could replace Aaronson in that no.10 role this summer could be James McAtee. It’s reported that he’s set to be sold by Man City this summer and Leeds United are being linked with McAtee once again, after the Whites were linked with the 22-year-old during the January transfer window as well.
But GIVEMESPORT are now reporting that Spurs are also interested in signing McAtee. They write that ‘Tottenham are keeping tabs on McAtee’s situation’ but reiterate the fact that there are a number of teams looking to sign the Salford-born midfielder this summer.
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Man City want £25million for McAtee this summer making him a potentially very expensive signing for Leeds. But Leeds United fans are excited by the McAtee rumours and so it could prove money well-spent for Farke and the 49ers.
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Spurs would of course be an attractive option for McAtee and the North Londoners may have the cash ready to buy him out of his Man City misery.
And Ange Postecoglou might not stop there in his plight of Leeds United. It’s also reported that Spurs want to sign Georgios Vagiannidis who has recently been linked with a move to Elland Road.
Leeds want to sign the Panathinaikos right-back who’s valued at £8.5million, meaning a double deal for him and McAtee would cost £33.5million for either Spurs or Leeds, should they both move to the same club this summer.
As soon as the transfer window opens, Leeds United need to be completing deals, or risk losing out on almost every target this summer.