Tottenham Hotspur completed the signing of Conor Gallagher from Atlético Madrid earlier this month.
His transfer has seen Diego Simeone’s side look for a new midfielder in the winter market. The La Liga side have their eyes set on Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka, however, Tottenham are also pursuing him.
Earlier this week, we covered claims from Italy that Tottenham are in the picture to sign Goretzka. Thomas Frank’s side see him as an option to further improve their midfield.
Calciomercato journalist Daniele Longo now picked up on that and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share more updates on Spurs.
The Germany international has less than six months left on his contract. Tottenham, Los Rojiblancos and AC Milan are all keen on securing the player.
According to Longo, the Spanish club are pushing hard and are ready to make an offer to Bayern Munich. Their intention is to sign the 30-year-old before the window closes on Monday.
Atlético have to be wary of the competition from the Premier League side. The journalist claims Tottenham are in contact with Roof, the agency that manage the Bayern Munich player.
AC Milan have also made an approach but are mainly looking to sign him for free in the summer. With Atlético and Tottenham keen, Longo states these are ‘important hours’ for Goretzka’s future.
The Bavarian club secured a 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Wednesday. After the match, Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl was asked about Goretzka’s situation and Sky Deutschland have relayed his comments.
When asked whether Goretzka could stay until the end of this season, he said: “So far, yes.”
Sky then state: ‘The sporting director called Goretzka’s considerations for a move abroad “legitimate” because his contract expires in the summer.’
Eberl then explained: “No decisions have been made yet.”
Tottenham appear to have transfer advantage
On Goretzka, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany added: “I know that I have to get up early tomorrow and then have a conversation with Max or Christoph at some point – that we need to discuss the squad.”
Meanwhile, El Desmarque’s Rubén Uría reports Atlético can’t afford to buy the Bayern Munich player in this window.
“Atlético want to sign Goretzka; Mateu Alemany has spoken with him. He won’t leave Bayern this winter because the German club is asking for a sum that Atlético neither wants to pay nor can afford his salary. That’s the information I have: Goretzka is going to stay at Bayern,” he said.
This should give Spurs a clear advantage to sign the German before Monday’s deadline.