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vandegoa: "Just wanted to know if Tottenham are planning a move for Jacob Ramsey or if they would prefer someone else?"

Alasdair says: "Jacob Ramsey is certainly a player that Johan Lange is a big fan of and pushing for and Ange Postecoglou believes can fit his system well. He had a tough season with foot and toe injuries but has looked a big prospect around that. Much depends on Villa and also the player. In recent days there's been a growing feeling that a bid between £40million and £50million might be enough to tempt Villa into selling.

"Don't forget the player also has to decide, though, and it would be a tough one to leave your boyhood club that have just got into the Champions League right now. Ultimately if a deal could be agreed then the versatile midfielder, who turned 23 last month, would have to decide which option was better for the long term and it would be a tight choice I'd imagine as a Villa lad. For Spurs I think he makes a lot of sense, he's very versatile and highly rated as well as being homegrown."

rosspb: "With Newcastle seemingly desperate to shift a player including Anthony Gordon, is there any likelihood Spurs make a move having had interest before he went there?"

Alasdair says: "Spurs were definitely interested before but I'd imagine Newcastle would need money for the closing of their financial books tomorrow. Gordon will be rather busy with England this weekend and hopefully not riding any more bicycles."

hamzahaj: "What are the chances for Troy Parrott to stay at the club? Surely if we sell him we won't get a huge fee (+20m) so why not to keep him for the EL club-trained thing?"

Alasdair says: "I would say it's more than likely Troy Parrott will be sold this summer. I've reported before that AZ Alkmaar are showing the most interest and at this point I would imagine that could well end up being his destination. He's done well in the Eredivisie and it suits him down to the ground. I would have loved to have seen him break through at Spurs and so would he, but it feels like that window of opportunity has closed."

slidern17: "Do you think transfers (particularly those we are still trying to sell) will pick up next week after the PSR 'deadline' is dealt with?"

Alasdair says: "That's what various agents and people around different clubs and players are telling me, that clubs want sales on next year's financial books to start to balance out next season's spending. So from Monday we should start to see interest taken to more advanced levels across the game. It's created such a strange new element to this window, on top of the tournaments going on."

apratt006: "Is Jonathan David a legitimate target this summer? Seems like he checks a lot of boxes and would fit well with what Ange is looking for out of a No.9."

Alasdair says: "Jonathan David is certainly one of the potential targets on the striker shortlist compiled by Lange and Postecoglou. There's a fair bit of interest in him because he's reached the final year of his contract but at £25million for a striker who has a track record of getting plenty of goals each season that's understandable."

JoeyG10: "Pedro Neto was someone that was linked as a possible target for Spurs a few months back, do you think he’s someone that could re-emerge as a target for us in this transfer window?"

Alasdair says: "Spurs have certainly had interest in recent seasons. I do think his injury issues will have caused pause for concern among a lot of potential suitors. He's very talented but is a bit more of a gamble with his availability levels over recent seasons. Much depends on who is willing to take that chance and whether Wolves would sell for a realistic price."

wawygh: "In your recent article, you indicated that the noise is that Eze is not for sale. Would that mean that Palace are not prepared to negotiate the release clause, or that they don’t anticipate a sale at all this summer? As a player having a release clause doesn’t necessarily mean that they are up for sale."

Alasdair says: "So many people I've spoken to in the game over this past week have been told that Palace are making it clear that Eze is not for sale amid Olise's impending departure, which does throw the spotlight on that release clause. That clause is an interesting one because nobody seems to be able to pin down exactly what it consists of, other than a general acceptance that it's a complicated one.

"Some have suggested it's more to do with money up front while not setting a valuation, while others have said that there is a price tag but it's complicated. For me, for Palace to be quite clear to people that Eze isn't for sale suggests it's somehow loaded in their favour whatever form it takes. There's two months left of this window so lots of time left and transfers always take twists and turns, but at this point Palace seem pretty adamant."

spurskotter: "Why has there been no movement at all? Last year Spurs made their targets pretty clear and moved quickly, seems like that approach is no longer used."

Alasdair says: "Two very different summer windows really. There were no real impediments last year. This time there's a real focus on the PSR deadline of June 30 and nobody wants to fall foul of it, with the financial healthy clubs also wanting to put sales on to next season's books from July 1 in order to balance out spending to come. Then you've also got the Euros and Copa America. There's a reason it's really only those PSR-hit clubs and a couple of others who have made moves yet. Spurs technically did tie up Timo Werner early I'm sure they'd argue as well."

sabbro121: "Do you think there is a possibility Spurs may be involved in any potential transfer dealings with the likes of Nottingham Forest, especially since you previously said they would need to balance the books before July?"

Alasdair says: "The word around Forest seems to be that the imminent sales of Moussa Niakhate and Orel Mangala should sort their PSR issues this month so they may not be as involved in the scramble this weekend, although there have been reports of Newcastle looking at Anthony Elanga."

macro spurs: "Do you think Spurs might end up using Son as a striker and switching their focus to buying more wingers? I don't see Son as a winger at his age and the current striker market is very underwhelming so for me it's not worth moving Son to the left wing unless you're getting a top striker in."

Alasdair says: "I think you're underestimating Son personally. He's still Spurs' most potent attacker by a mile and had 27 goals involvements in 35 Premier League matches last season. He'll score and create wherever you put him."

tren4: "With our home grown players concerns and need to bring in a full-back comfortable with the ball, are we interested in Kyle Walker-Peters coming back?"

Alasdair says: "Don't forget the player though. Would he want to come back to Spurs to play as a back-up mostly when he could go elsewhere and start most games? I definitely get the club-trained homegrown logic but we (myself included) often don't take the player's thoughts into consideration when we look at potential transfers."

gavanb: "Why are our academy kids unable to get serious first team game time and, break through? Japhet is off, Skippy probably too, Winks will see us first game next year and there are another three or four that are on the cusp now, but can't seem to quite make it."

Alasdair says: "I'm sure Spurs would say it's that the level of the academy output hasn't matched the requirements of the first team in recent years and that seems to have been what Postecoglou and academy head Simon Davies have suggested this year. From the outside I do think there's been moments in recent years when young players could have been given opportunities and they could well have seized them but I'm not there every day in training.

"With Tanganga I think injuries have played a huge part and with Skipp it's not being able to play in his best position under Postecoglou, who has been trying to use him as an eight. The idea though with the changes in the academy in recent years are that more top players will emerge and there certainly feels like progress in the past 18 months. I would imagine Tyrese Hall and Mikey Moore among others will get a proper run out in pre-season with more minutes as the season progresses. "

pwess: "Are there any plans to improve our set piece play for next season, and will this have any impact on summer transfers?"

Alasdair says: "At Celtic, they improved their set pieces markedly at both ends of the pitch from the first season to the second under Postecoglou so I would imagine that will be the case at Spurs."

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Ange Postecoglou aired his frustrations at the blocking during set-pieces that Tottenham were affected by last season during ITV's Euro 2024 coverage.

Postecoglou is in Germany for the tournament and was working as a pundit on the round of 16 match between the hosts and Denmark alongside Roy Keane and Ian Wright. Four minutes into the first half, Germany had the ball in the back of the net after Nico Schlotterbeck nodded in from a Toni Kroos corner after rising highest in the box. But the goal would be disallowed for a foul by Joshua Kimmich in the build-up.

The Bayern Munich man blatantly blocked Schlotterbeck's marker, Andreas Skov Olson, to give the Borussia Dortmund defender a clear run at the ball. Addressing the incident, Postecoglou could not help but acknowledge how Spurs had been wronged in similar circumstances last season.

“I was really frustrated in the Premier League this year; we were on the end of a few of them," Postecoglou said. “It’s a fine line between when they are sort of blocking intentionally the person who ends up scoring the goal. Again, there has to be a bit of cleverness around it.”

Postecoglou made the point during the season that the club had provided the PGMOL with evidence of obstruction against goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario at set-pieces, which happened during games against Everton and Manchester City to name just two. "I think we have sent some stuff to get some clarification," Postecoglou said in February.

"I'm probably behind the times, and maybe there's been a rule change, but there's definitely been a shift as I see it where we've definitely had two goals, maybe three, [against us] that maybe in the past would have been fouls on the goalkeeper, and it's not just in our games, I've seen it in other games too."

Ange Postecoglou aired his frustrations at the blocking during set-pieces that Tottenham were affected by last season during ITV's Euro 2024 coverage.

Postecoglou is in Germany for the tournament and was working as a pundit on the round of 16 match between the hosts and Denmark alongside Roy Keane and Ian Wright. Four minutes into the first half, Germany had the ball in the back of the net after Nico Schlotterbeck nodded in from a Toni Kroos corner after rising highest in the box. But the goal would be disallowed for a foul by Joshua Kimmich in the build-up.

The Bayern Munich man blatantly blocked Schlotterbeck's marker, Andreas Skov Olson, to give the Borussia Dortmund defender a clear run at the ball. Addressing the incident, Postecoglou could not help but acknowledge how Spurs had been wronged in similar circumstances last season.

“I was really frustrated in the Premier League this year; we were on the end of a few of them," Postecoglou said. “It’s a fine line between when they are sort of blocking intentionally the person who ends up scoring the goal. Again, there has to be a bit of cleverness around it.”

Postecoglou made the point during the season that the club had provided the PGMOL with evidence of obstruction against goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario at set-pieces, which happened during games against Everton and Manchester City to name just two. "I think we have sent some stuff to get some clarification," Postecoglou said in February.

"I'm probably behind the times, and maybe there's been a rule change, but there's definitely been a shift as I see it where we've definitely had two goals, maybe three, [against us] that maybe in the past would have been fouls on the goalkeeper, and it's not just in our games, I've seen it in other games too."

The summer transfer window is starting to gather pace as clubs thrash out deals that will see players don new shirts come the start of the season.

For Tottenham, they are casting their eyes over several players with a view to add to their squad over the next few weeks. Ange Postecoglou’s side have already completed deals to re-sign Timo Werner on loan as well as signing Lucas Bergvall.

One name who has been mentioned a lot with both Tottenham and other Premier League clubs is Leeds United’s Archie Gray. That talk has only intensified ahead of Sunday’s unofficial Profit and Sustainability (PSR) deadline day.

A lot has happened regarding the future of the youngster over a matter of hours, with him looking likely to be on the move. With that in mind, here is the latest.

Tottenham interest

football.london have previously reported Tottenham’s strong interest in Gray ahead of the summer transfer window. But they were not alone with several Premier League clubs as well as some overseas looking at him.

The 18-year-old is a midfielder by trade but was mainly used as a right-back by Leeds last season. He caught the eye with his performances in the Championship, but couldn’t help his boyhood club to earn promotion back to the Premier League with the Whites falling to a 1-0 defeat against Southampton in the play-off final.

Leeds’ stance

Leeds’ failure to earn promotion back to the Premier League means that it was always going to be a difficult task for the club to keep hold of their star players, including Gray over the summer. Daniel Farke’s men were said to be demanding a fee of at least £30 million for the player if they are to cash in.

Medical scheduled

In a deal that seemed to come out of nowhere, Brentford quickly emerged as front runners to sign the teenager. On Saturday it was first reported that Leeds had received an enquiry from the Bees for Gray.

Less than an hour later, the Athletic reported that a fee had been agreed between the two clubs and Gray is set for a medical ahead of a £35 million move. It is also said that Gray has already agreed personal terms over a move to the GTech Community Stadium.

It is however added that interest remains elsewhere and Leeds are not completely resigned to losing the player. If any club, such as Tottenham are to make a move, they will have to do it quickly.

Listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham by clicking here! In depth Spurs chat on your preferred podcast platform.

The summer transfer window is starting to gather pace as clubs thrash out deals that will see players don new shirts come the start of the season.

For Tottenham, they are casting their eyes over several players with a view to add to their squad over the next few weeks. Ange Postecoglou’s side have already completed deals to re-sign Timo Werner on loan as well as signing Lucas Bergvall.

One name who has been mentioned a lot with both Tottenham and other Premier League clubs is Leeds United’s Archie Gray. That talk has only intensified ahead of Sunday’s unofficial Profit and Sustainability (PSR) deadline day.

A lot has happened regarding the future of the youngster over a matter of hours, with him looking likely to be on the move. With that in mind, here is the latest.

Tottenham interest

football.london have previously reported Tottenham’s strong interest in Gray ahead of the summer transfer window. But they were not alone with several Premier League clubs as well as some overseas looking at him.

The 18-year-old is a midfielder by trade but was mainly used as a right-back by Leeds last season. He caught the eye with his performances in the Championship, but couldn’t help his boyhood club to earn promotion back to the Premier League with the Whites falling to a 1-0 defeat against Southampton in the play-off final.

Leeds’ stance

Leeds’ failure to earn promotion back to the Premier League means that it was always going to be a difficult task for the club to keep hold of their star players, including Gray over the summer. Daniel Farke’s men were said to be demanding a fee of at least £30 million for the player if they are to cash in.

Medical scheduled

In a deal that seemed to come out of nowhere, Brentford quickly emerged as front runners to sign the teenager. On Saturday it was first reported that Leeds had received an enquiry from the Bees for Gray.

Less than an hour later, the Athletic reported that a fee had been agreed between the two clubs and Gray is set for a medical ahead of a £35 million move. It is also said that Gray has already agreed personal terms over a move to the GTech Community Stadium.

It is however added that interest remains elsewhere and Leeds are not completely resigned to losing the player. If any club, such as Tottenham are to make a move, they will have to do it quickly.

Listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham by clicking here! In depth Spurs chat on your preferred podcast platform.

Sunday, June 30 is a mini deadline day of sorts for Premier League clubs. It is the cut-off point for the financial year in which clubs have to have their accounts in order.

A number of clubs have been scrambling to get deals done, to ensure they comply with Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules. Aston Villa, Everton and Chelsea have all done deals amongst themselves so far in this summer transfer window.

PSR allows for clubs to make a maximum of £105million losses over a three-year period, although allowable deductions are permitted for investment into infrastructure, the women’s team, the academy, and community initiatives. The impact of the pandemic, which will not be reflected in this three-year assessment period, was also an allowable deduction.

Any more than a £105million loss over that three-year period will end with potential points deductions, as Everton and Nottingham Forest found out to their detriment this season.

But what about Tottenham? Where do the Lilywhites stand on Financial Fair Play and PSR?

football.london understands that Spurs will be in a far better position than most with their status within PSR. Various agents have told football.london that many clubs are waiting until July 1 and the opening of next year's financial accounts before they get moving with transfers, both in and out.

That will have stopped Spurs in some respects with selling clubs waiting until July onwards to bring a nice profit bump to their books, but chairman Daniel Levy has pinned all of his hopes on Tottenham being the perfect model for all of these rules.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a huge cash-generator and the north London club topped half a billion pounds in revenue for the first time last year with a record £549.6million brought in. They also sold a homegrown academy product in Harry Kane for around £100million, with a chunk of that up front, so have that pure profit on their books as well despite plenty of spending over the past two windows.

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Ange Postecoglou is facing a number of big Tottenham transfer decisions and dilemmas this summer. The Lilywhites have already confirmed the return of Timo Werner on another loan spell from RB Leipzig with the option to make the move permanent available again this summer.

Though Werner will again add depth out wide, Tottenham look to be interested in signing more players to bolster their attacking department. Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze is one name being strongly linked to Spurs, though they will face significant competition from numerous other Premier League teams.

Jacob Ramsey is another exciting option of interest to Postecoglou with conflicting reports emerging earlier this month that an offer had been submitted from North London. While making more new signings is a priority, trimming down the squad will also be important with five senior departures having already been announced, with club-record signing Tanguy Ndombele among those being moved on.

The coming months will also prove decisive in making decisions on a number of players soon-to-be out of contract with club captain Son Heung-min falling into that category. With all of that being said, football.london has taken a look at the four biggest jobs Postecoglou has this summer.

Jacob Ramsey dilemma

It is perhaps no surprise that Tottenham's technical director Johan Lange is the man leading Tottenham's pursuit of Jacob Ramsey. With Spurs having poached Lange from Villa Park in 2023, he is clearly keen for the 23-year-old to join him in North London.

Though Unai Emery does not want to lose Ramsey, football.london understands there is a growing feeling that Ramsey could be prised away from Villa by a bid of up to £50million. With that in mind, if Spurs do actually formally launch an offer for the Englishmen, exactly how much they may have to pay is known.

There is however, one factor that will likely concern Postecoglou and that is Ramsey's recent injury record. In the 2023/24 season, he made just 21 appearances and missed 33 games through a variety of injuries. For a better understanding of the impact he could make, in the previous campaign he managed 14 goal contributions.

If Spurs are able to sign Ramsey, it would be an astute addition considering his versatility and the fact he would be classed as a homegrown player.

£60m Eze decision

Arsenal and Liverpool are just two clubs to have been strongly linked with a move for Eberechi Eze. With Crystal Palace already set to lose Michael Olise, after Bayern Munich's decision to activate his release clause, Oliver Glasner will be keen to not also see Eze depart.

However, it may be out of his hands with the England international thought to have a release clause of his own. The exact value is unknown but it is thought to be in the region of £60million following the new contract signed last year.

Because of that, if Spurs put the money on the table, Palace have no choice but to allow Eze to speak to the club with Postecoglou a keen admirer of the 26-year-old. Ultimately, though, the Lilywhites are facing a huge decision with numerous clubs circling and Eze's best position likely to be where James Maddison wants to play.

Son contract dilemma

Making marquee additions will be important for the 2024/25 season and future campaigns, but equally keeping hold of the superstars already at the club shall be just as crucial.

And perhaps the biggest name currently employed by Tottenham is club captain Son Heung-min. The South Korea international sees his current deal expire in 2025 with any talks over an extension yet to take place.

While it may appear a no-brainer for both parties to sell, Son will be 32 in just over a week and thus the length of a potential contract offered will be taken into consideration. Spurs should absolutely present their longest-serving player with an extension proposal but for no more than three years.

Ultimately, brutal decisions need to start being made at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and one will inevitably arrive regarding Son in a few years.

Trimming the squad

Though Postecoglou has already got the wages of five players off Tottenham's books, he will certainly be looking to free up more cash. The likes of Djed Spence, Joe Rodon, Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilon and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg are all expected to exit with Ben Davies and Richarlison potentially on the move as well.

As Spurs prepare for their return to European football, Postecoglou will need bodies but ones that he can rely on. Keeping hold of homegrown players will also be vital but it is absolutely time for Spurs to be brutal exactly how north London rivals Arsenal have been over the last few years.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League rivals Newcastle United are reportedly in a race against the clock to avoid Financial Fair Play (FFP) sanctions this weekend.

Sunday, June 30 is an unofficial deadline for most Premier League clubs as it marks the end of their financial year. This means clubs have until tomorrow to make deals which shall positively impact their finances and ensure they are compliant with the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

According to The Athletic, the Magpies desperately need to complete sales before tomorrow to avoid a potential points sanction next season. They report that Newcastle are speaking to Nottingham Forest at the last minute to get their youngsters Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson off the books.

In return, Newcastle reportedly want to bring Anthony Elanga to St James' Park but unlike last season, Forest are not in a hurry to sell and believe the former Manchester United man to be an important member of their squad. During the last campaign, both Forest and Everton were hit with significant points deductions which pushed them towards the bottom of the Premier League.

While time is running out, Newcastle's FFP worries could prove to be a significant boost to their direct London rivals Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs. Both the Gunners and the Blues hold an interest in the striker Alexander Isak and while Eddie Howe is reluctant to sell the Swede, they could be forced into it at the last moment to avoid sanctions.

Even if Newcastle do decide to stick to their guns, all three clubs would benefit from the Magpies suffering a points deduction which would eliminate them as a realistic threat for the top four next season.

Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League rivals Newcastle United are reportedly in a race against the clock to avoid Financial Fair Play (FFP) sanctions this weekend.

Sunday, June 30 is an unofficial deadline for most Premier League clubs as it marks the end of their financial year. This means clubs have until tomorrow to make deals which shall positively impact their finances and ensure they are compliant with the Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).

According to The Athletic, the Magpies desperately need to complete sales before tomorrow to avoid a potential points sanction next season. They report that Newcastle are speaking to Nottingham Forest at the last minute to get their youngsters Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson off the books.

In return, Newcastle reportedly want to bring Anthony Elanga to St James' Park but unlike last season, Forest are not in a hurry to sell and believe the former Manchester United man to be an important member of their squad. During the last campaign, both Forest and Everton were hit with significant points deductions which pushed them towards the bottom of the Premier League.

While time is running out, Newcastle's FFP worries could prove to be a significant boost to their direct London rivals Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs. Both the Gunners and the Blues hold an interest in the striker Alexander Isak and while Eddie Howe is reluctant to sell the Swede, they could be forced into it at the last moment to avoid sanctions.

Even if Newcastle do decide to stick to their guns, all three clubs would benefit from the Magpies suffering a points deduction which would eliminate them as a realistic threat for the top four next season.

Tottenham Hotspur, like most Premier League clubs, are waiting for the summer transfer window burst into life.

Other than the small group of clubs trying to get themselves out of trouble with the profit and sustainability rules and trading among themselves to do so, most of the Premier League sides are yet to properly swing into action. Spurs have signed Timo Werner on another loan for a second season and have Lucas Bergvall arriving on July 1 following his £8.5million February move from Djurgarden.

However, their main transfer business still lies ahead with pre-season training starting from next Saturday at Hotspur Way as Ange Postecoglou looks towards next season.

football.london have reported that among the players Tottenham are looking at this summer are Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey, Lille striker Jonathan David, Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher, Rennes' talented teenager Desire Doue and Leeds starlet Archie Gray, while Crystal Palace attacker and England international Eberechi Eze has also been in the news with Spurs' name in recent months.

Tottenham are also looking to continue their overhaul with players departing the club with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilon, Joe Rodon, Djed Spence and Bryan Gil expected to head out of the door and youngsters such as Jamie Donley, Josh Keeley, Jude Soonsup-Bell and more linked with loan moves.

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