Tottenham are one of several top Premier League clubs to have held a long-standing interest in Tyler Dibling.
The Southampton starlet caught the eye with a string of impressive individual performances last term, despite being part of what was a dismal Premier League campaign for his boyhood club.
Manchester United are another of the biggest clubs that have shown a prolonged interest in the 19-year-old, who became a regular feature in the England U19s squad throughout the 2024/25 season.
Southampton are very reluctant to lose their prized asset, and are understood to have quoted Tottenham and their fellow suitors a price of £100million for Dibling.
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Tottenham have previously made a bid of £35million for Dibling, who burst onto the scene and established himself as one of English football’s brightest young prospects last season.
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His displays for the Saints have made it easy to forget that he was still playing for their academy side until as recently as the 2023/24 campaign.
Dibling’s involvement with the England youth setup over the years will have seen him link up with several of the country’s most promising youngsters, and one man he has crossed paths with over the years is Spurs’ Oliver Irow.
The pair of wingers spent time together representing England at U17 level, and Irow recently took another major step in his Spurs development by signing a new deal which will run until 2028.
The Tottenham prodigy took to Instagram to express his happiness at signing a new deal, and Dibling reacted by commenting “class” underneath his post.
There should be more opportunities for youngsters at Spurs
Mikey Moore’s remarkable emergence as a genuine first-team option this season should have further carved out a pathway for some of Spurs’ most talented youngsters to make their way in the senior squad.
They have churned out talent at Hotspur Way over the years, and the club need to continue to ensure they reap the benefits of what is a hugely strong academy setup.
There will undoubtedly be plenty more players who are capable of making the step up over the next few years, and the responsibility will then fall on Thomas Frank to successfully integrate them into the squad.
Big-money signings will be important to Daniel Levy’s long-term project in N17, but nurturing their youngsters and ensuring they develop properly could also unearth plenty of gems.