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Tottenham Hotspur have been one of the more active Premier League teams on the transfer market in recent weeks, against all odds. After a slow start to the transfer market, Spurs secured the permanent signing of Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich before entering another lull phase, awakened by the sudden attack on West Ham for Thomas Frank dream target - and a dream target for many Spurs supporters- in promising right winger Mohammed Kudus.

Spurs are now closing in on Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest fame, too, and between Kudus and MGW, Spurs could potentially be landing two more game-changers to an attack that will already include Tel, Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Brennan Johnson, and Dejan Kulusevski next season.

Perhaps Alejandro Garnacho will be one to watch for Tottenham, too. The Manchester United playmaker is one of the most promising U23 talents in the Premier League and a young man tabbed for greatness by his idol Cristiano Ronaldo.

Garnacho clearly wants out of Man United and is being actively shopped by the Red Devils this summer, seemingly not on the favored list of new manager Ruben Amorim. According to new information from Fabrizio Romano, the young Argentinian attacker has expressed a "clear preference" to Manchester United and other clubs that he wants to remain in the Premier League and isn't interested in a transfer abroad.

Only Tottenham and Chelsea make sense for Manchester United

Clubs in Saudi Arabia, including Ronaldo's own Al-Nassr, have approached the young Manchester United forward about a transfer. Napoli were recruiting him hard, too, but it appears Garnacho isn't interested in a move.

Garnacho will cost upwards of 50 million euros, and if he wants to stay in the Premier League, Tottenham immediately spring to mind as a potential destination. The number of suitors for Garnacho will be limited, since only the biggest clubs in the Premier League, like Tottenham, will be able to afford him.

Manchester United surely don't want to sell him to a historic rival like Arsenal or Liverpool, nor would they want to ship him to crosstown rivals Manchester City. So that leaves Tottenham and Chelse as the only other big-six teams that could credibly land Garnacho, and it wouldn't be surprising to see the two duke it out for him in the coming weeks.

Of course, Spurs already have Maddison as a 10 with former 10-assist Forest star Gibbs-White forthcoming. But Garnacho can play on the wings, too, and if the price is right, perhaps Tottenham will be interested in beckoning to the Argentinian's "clear preference" to remain in the Premier League and haunt Manchester United, which is one thing Spurs would undoubtedly love to take part in after beating the Red Devils in the Europa League Final.

The new manager is a dreamer, everyone.

Thomas Frank is hopeful over Tottenham's chances over landing what many would regard as the club's "dream" midfield transfer target in Adam Wharton, who's reportedly valued at £100m by Crystal Palace.

Spurs were linked with the then-Blackburn midfielder in January 2024 before he joined Palace and developed into an England international.

Wharton has taken the league by storm during his relatively short time in the top flight, as he missed a big chunk of 2024/25 through injury. The impact he's had when fit and available has been remarkable, and the classy English midfielder played a key role in helping Palace to FA Cup glory earlier this year.

For many, Wharton is the utopian midfield profile for this Spurs team, and Frank has reportedly identified the 21-year-old as a priority target this summer.

Dream Tottenham target Adam Wharton could cost £100m

Dean Jones (via Hotspur Related on X) understands that the France "believes" Spurs could land Wharton, even if Palace want as much a £100m for his services.

The club, via the swift but now delayed move for Morgan Gibbs-White, have shown they've got cash to spend this summer amid reports of a monetary injection from ENIC. Moreover, reports last week suggests we're close to a lucrative agreement over the naming rights of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The new manager thus may have a war chest to play with, and the addition of Wharton appears somewhat feasible if that's who the Dane wants to bolster his midfield with.

"“Adam Wharton is an excellent holding midfielder. The impact has been really good coming from the Championship to the Premier League. Brilliant left-foot, really good player...”."

Pep Guardiola

The 21-year-old is an elegant, left-footed operator who boasts press-resistance in abundance. He finished in the 91st percentile of all midfielders in Europe's top-five leagues for progressive passes per 90 minutes last season (7.91), taking plenty of responsibility in the buiild-up phase.

Wharton is the passer this Spurs midfield needs, and while he's not exactly a 'destroyer' in the Joao Palhinha mould, he is a nuisance without possession. The Englishman can hassle and harry opponents from behind, and is athletic enough to cover large spaces without being a dominant athlete.

Although Richarlison has failed to make a difference for Tottenham Hotspur since arriving at the club in 2022 as a 60 million pound transfer from Everton, if he does exit the club this summer, he will do as a reigning Europa League champion and someone who did chip in with a streak of goals at the end of the 2024/25 season.

Richarlison is one of two veteran players Tottenham are actively shopping to raise extra funds this summer, with the other being center midfielder Yves Bissouma. Between these two players, Richarlison is the more desirable, as he is a striker in the theoretical prime of his career who was one of the best players in the Premier League for Everton and a national team starter for Brazil before injuries with Tottenham cost him his form.

The 28-year-old product of America Mineiro has seen his transfer value almost half since his move to Tottenham in 2022, so that makes the recent reported offer Tottenham have received for Richarlison all the more surprising - and all the more tantalizing for Tottenham supporters.

Tottenham would nearly break even on Richarlison

According to Matheus Filipe of Brazilian newspaper Terra, Palmeiras are weighing up a whopping 55 million pound transfer bid for Richarlison this summer. For Tottenham fans hoping that they'd get a big offer from Turkey or Saudi Arabia, a massive offer from Richarlison's home country of Brazil, where he played for America Mineiro and then giants Fluminense before joining Watford in England, is a huge surprise.

But if Palmeiras are indeed planning this kind of an offer, Tottenham should take it nonetheless. Richarlison is probably too young to move to Brazil and should want to keep trying in Europe, with a reunion with Everton being a legitimate option for the Premier League veteran.

That said, Palmeiras are a great club, as they showed this summer at the Club World Cup with an excellent tournament. And Tottenham fans have a sneaky reason to root for Palmeiras, in particular, as an option for Richarlison, because Spurs are interested in their young defensive midfielder Richard Rios, who could be a more affordable alternative to the likes of Adam Wharton at the No. 6.

Rios, not Chelsea-bound winger Estevao Willian, was Palmeiras's best player at the Club World Cup one year after being the biggest breakout star at the 2024 Copa America for Colombia. Tottenham should see if Palmeiras are more open to hearing them out on Rios over others like Roma if they sell them Richarlison in return.

Tottenham Hotspur are busy in a tug-of-war with Nottingham Forest over attacking midfield transfer target Morgan Gibbs-White, who should be coming to Spurs after the North London giants activated MGW's secret release clause.

Though Spurs supporters have one eye fixed on the Gibbs-White transfer saga, they have another on the next big move Tottenham need to secure before the 2025/26 Premier League season begins - and that is a new defensive midfielder who can anchor the team.

Tottenham have a couple of talented young midfielders rising through the ranks in Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall from last summer's transfer window, but they need a true No. 6 profile who is a proven Premier League starter.

Joao Palhinha is one option, but the preferred candidate for Tottenham is none other than Crystal Palace young gun Adam Wharton, who is widely regarded as the best up-and-coming No. 6 in English football. He appears to be Spurs manager Thomas Frank's preferred option, too, which is exactly what many Tottenham fans want to hear.

Tottenham might as well wait another year or two

However, according to a report from TBR Football's Graeme Bailey and Jamie Brown, Crystal Palace want 100 million pounds in order to sell Wharton, so Tottenham are expected to table their interest in the player and revisit it at a future date. Wharton isn't interested in rushing a move from Palace, so Palace, who have absolutely no interest in selling the player for anything less than an exorbitant fee, are under no pressure to make a move.

Tottenham may have to wait until later in the transfer window to see if the situation changes closer to the deadline, but since Wharton isn't pushing and has three more seasons left of his contract, Tottenham might as well wait until next year if they want Palace to ask for less. And even that strategy might not yield anything.

The fact is, Tottenham know that Wharton is a gem, because they scouted the 21-year-old midfielder back when he was a youth player. They could have signed him before he went to Crystal Palace, and with the Eagles holding all the cards here and asking for an even juicier amount than the prices Spurs were quoted for either Eberechi Eze or Marc Guehi, they are probably kicking themselves.

Daniel Levy's approach on the transfer market is always risk averse. He's spent a little more than usual on Dominic Solanke, Mohammed Kudus, and now Gibbs-White in the past two transfer windows, but nine figures for Wharton is a sum he won't even agree to.

He's going to try and stall Palace out to wait for a bargain, but the Tottenham faithful who are sold on Wharton will say that if Spurs are just as smitten with the No. 6, there's nothing wrong with paying the quoted fee when inferior players at less scarce positions are going for not much less than him.

Tottenham Hotspur fans are pointing at Man United's new kit, joking about the Red Devils paying homage to their own colours.

Last season, Tottenham had little to celebrate about... Until the end of the season, of course, when they lifted the Europa League trophy and rubber-stamped their place in next season's Champions League against all odds.

All that being said, even despite Tottenham's poor Premier League running, there is one team who had a relatively worse season than them... Man United.

Last season, Spurs beat Man United on four different occasions - The Premier League twice, the League Cup and, most importantly, the Europa League final.

Tottenham fans notice homage paid by Man United's new kit

Now, ever since Man United released their new kit for the 2025-26 season, Tottenham fans are cracking up for the same reason.

In case you missed it, Man United's away jersey for the 2025-26 season features a features a white base with lilac themes... So, in other words, they have a lily-white away kit.

Obviously, this piqued the interest of Tottenham fans, who jumped to Reddit to take an easy dig at the Old Trafford side.

The original poster claimed: "[Spurs] owned Manchester so much last season that United had to turn their kit white," while another joked: "North England is white."

Nothing like four losses against a team to make you change your colours, eh United?

The timing from Man United is coincidental, but comical

Of course, the post on Reddit was meant as a joke. Spurs fans know well enough that Man United has released white kits in the past, and they will continue to release white kits in the future. However, it's comical timing that just a couple of months after the Europa League final, Man United release this.

So, Tottenham won't be the only team to be playing in lily white next season. However, they will be the only team playing in lily white to have last season's Europa League trophy in their cabinet... much to Man United's dismay.

There isn't a huge rivalry between Tottenham and Man United, only a rivalry due to both being in the "big six." However, Tottenham fans should, and will, fire every shot they can after last season.

Tottenham's transfer market ignited last week following the arrivals of Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus, and hope remains that the deal for Morgan Gibbs-White will eventually go through despite an impending legal procedure.

However, Spurs are yet to address the position that many regarded as a "priority need" entering the summer window.

The midfield was a mess for much of Ange Postecoglou's second season, with the absence of stability from the base playing a key role in the overall dysfunction. It wasn't until Ange shifted to a double pivot during our successful Europa League run that a greater balance was established.

Thomas Frank is likely to start his tenure with a pair of midfielder providing stability in his pivot, but Spurs are still without a crucial profile. The new manager requires a destroyer in his engine room, ideally one that can conduct and create from deep, too. Admittedly, these are not the sorts of players that grow on trees.

Joao Palhinha is one to watch in Tottenham's midfield search

A reported cash injection from ENIC means we've got more cash to play with than expected this summer, and our currently ill-fated pursuit of Gibbs-White proved that Daniel Levy is willing to spend and set Frank up for success during his first season in charge.

There's talk of Adam Wharton being on our radar, and, don't get me wrong, that'd be the dream. He's the one. However, Crystal Palace have every right to demand an obscene fee, and I suspect they'd genuinely demand close to nine figures for the classy Englishman.

Alas, Wharton may not be feasible.

However, there are cheaper alternatives on the table. According to Give Me Sport, Bayern Munich's Joao Palhinha is of interest, and he's said to be available for as little as £30m after the Bundesliga champions spent £44m to sign him from Fulham last summer.

Palhinha is not the passer Spurs require, hence why he's struggled at the possession-heavy Bayern, but boy, can he destroy. Despite his subdued season in Germany, the Portuguese international ranked in the 93rd and 96th percentiles for tackles and aerial duels won per 90 minutes, respectively, compared to midfielders in Europe's top five leagues last season.

During his time in the Premier League, Palhinha was a dominant force in Fulham's midfield. In 2023/24, he recorded a league-high 152 tackles to complement 92 interceptions. He also tallied 13 yellow cards, so expect Palhinha to pick up a suspension or three if he was to join the club.

For me, Palhinha sits in the 'market opportunity' bracket alongside Douglas Luiz. They're not ideal profiles, but they'll be hard to ignore given the fees they're supposedly available for.

It all seemed to good to be true. After wrapping up a deal for West Ham playmaker Mohammed Kudus, Tottenham's pursuit of Morgan Gibbs-White lasted no more than a couple of hours.

The Fabrizio Romano "Here we go!" was rapid after the first report of our interest surfaced, and it seemed as if Gibbs-White would be pictured in Lilywhite less than 48 hours after Kudus' arrival.

The ease of it all made us wary, and alas, Spurs' proposed deal for Gibbs-White is under threat due to an alleged "illegal approach". On the day the England international was supposed to undergo a medical at Hotspur Way, reports of Forest's fury emerged.

They aren't going to let their star man go without a fight, but questions remain as to what exactly they can do to prevent Gibbs-White from joining Tottenham after we reportedly triggered the player's not-so-secret £60m release clause.

Morgan Gibbs-White to Tottenham remains in doubt - deal not off

There's yet to be a decisive outcome, and, as he's contractually obliged to do, Gibbs-White was involved in Forest training on Monday and Tuesday at the start of pre-season.

According to Sky Sports, Forest are threatening legal action over Spurs' approach for their No. 10. They believe we've breached Premier League rules and the terms of Gibbs-White's contract, specifically the size of his release clause. Spurs have refused to offer much by way of comments on the matter, but there's a sense within the club that they've done nothing wrong.

I find it hard to believe that Daniel Levy would get himself in a situation with potentially dire consequences. The chairman is many things, but stupid isn't one of them. This reeks of Evangelos Marinakis kicking up a fuss. He has a history.

For now, Forest are adamant that Gibbs-White is going nowhere, but I can't imagine the English midfielder playing for the club again. The 25-year-old has so far refused to engage in talks over a new deal, and while he's not the type to force a move, Gibbs-White has done enough to suggest that he'd be keen to move on this summer.

He tuned into the parade. He's watched Thomas Frank's 'Day in the Life' on YouTube. He's seen the black kit, and he's thought about what it'd look light when illuminated by the bright Champions League lights. He wants Spurs.

For now, the deal remains in doubt. There's a chance it doesn't go through, but perhaps a few extra million will do the trick. Neither Levy or Marinakis will want to feel like they've lost.

Tottenham has hired the Altius8 agency, comprised of former Man United executives, to boost the club's revenue.

Tottenham fans are slowly getting used to this new side of their club. Over the last few weeks, Spurs have had a fierce edge, an "act now and deal with the repurcussions later" approach.

Sure, this has the risk of non-ideal legal battles (we're looking at you, Forest). However, no matter which way you look at it: It's encouraging to see that Daniel Levy is taking steps towards Spurs being taken more seriously.

After beating Man United in the Europa League final, Spurs could now rub further salt into the Red Devils' wounds.

Tottenham has hired Altius8

According to a report from Sam Wallace of The Telegraph, Spurs have hired Altius8 agency, formed by former Man United commercial star Victoria Timpson. Timpson and her team were pivotal in securing commercial shirt deals for Man United, including TeamViewer and SnapDragon.

Timpson left Man United last summer after 16 years, succeeded by Florence Lafaye, who also forms a key part of Altius8.

The duo are joined by Ali Edge, who has a Man United tenure of 29 years, that not even Sir Alex Ferguson could boast. Timpson, Lafaye and Edge will join with Tom Liston-Jones, another former Man United executive, to help Tottenham transform their club revenue.

Daniel Levy runs more salt into Man United's wounds

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has famously been proactive with his cost-cutting strategies at Man United. While it has left the fanbase divided, there's no denying that Man United will be spending less money going forward after his decision-making.

Ratcliffe left no room for sentimentality, and even people who has been at the club for decades were not safe.

Still, Ratcliffe's cutthroat decision-making could be Tottenham's decision-making here. While Man United can be criticised for many things in recent history, their branding and commercial partnerships can't be one. In fact, it was one of the areas which made Man United a recognised brand, even despite their poor performances on the pitch.

If Tottenham can benefit from this, then Daniel Levy did the right thing by hiring this experienced group.

Although Tottenham Hotspur are still battling with a stubborn Nottingham Forest to sign Morgan Gibbs-White as their next major signing alongside forward Mohammed Kudus, Spurs don't appear to be resting on their laurels when it comes to pursuing top targets at an even bigger position of need.

If Tottenham are able to sign Kudus and Gibbs-White, that will give them two known commodities in the Premier League who have the upside to do so much more at Tottenham with players like Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski, and Lucas Bergvall around them.

They will have two potential attacking game-changers. But what Tottenham need above all else - and what was their biggest need coming into the summer transfer window - is a stable No. 6 who can put it all together with quality of passing and positional play defensively.

Tottenham have already inquired about a destroyer type in Joao Palhinha, who was a top Premier League defensive midfielder at Fulham before becoming a complete afterthought with Bayern Munich.

Tottenham would have to pay a huge price

Now, according to a report from Dean Jones and Danny Rust of Give Me Sport, Tottenham manager Thomas Frank is eyeing Crystal Palace gem Adam Wharton, whom the new coach has personally picked out as his next transfer target in the middle of the park. Even though Palace are, as expected, holding out a king's ransom for the young midfield star, Frank believes that Spurs can still get him despite the whalloping 100 million pound asking price.

It's not unusual for Crystal Palace to ask for so much money from their top players, and if they were once asking Spurs 70 million pounds for Marc Guehi and around that much for Eberechi Eze this summer with his release clause, then it stands to reason that they'll start their price even higher for Wharton, who plays a scarcer position and is just 21 years old.

Virtually every club in the Premier League aspiring to make the Champions League year after year will be after Wharton, but you can argue that with their need for this specific profile in midfield, Tottenham should be after Wharton the most.

Wharton is the pick of Spurs supporters when it comes to the ideal candidate to sign for the No. 6 job, and while fans understand that Tottenham aren't going to pay anywhere near 100 million pounds for Wharton, the club should value Wharton highly. It's reasonable for him to cost well above 60 million pounds when looking at his traits and how few players like them there are among the young crop in English football.

It's been quite the week for Tottenham Hotspur, whose previously stagnant summer transfer window has burst into life.

Japanese international Kota Takai was brought in to provide centre-back cover from Kawasaki Frontale, while Mohammed Kudus has already made up with Micky Van de Ven after his £55m arrival was confirmed from West Ham.

It seemed as if Morgan Gibbs-White would quickly follow Kudus through the door, but Evangelos Marinakis has kicked up a fuss over the manner Spurs went about completing a deal. An alleged "illegal approach" probably won't stop Gibbs-White's move, but it will certainly delay it. The England international had been booked in for a medical on Friday.

Still, there's hope that the transfer will eventually go through.

Had the Gibbs-White deal been completed on Friday, Daniel Levy would've committed to an £120m outlay in the space of a few days. How un-Levy of him. The big splurge raised questions over the chairman's well-being, but it seems as if there's an exciting explanation for the injection of funds. Several reports suggest there's been increased investment from ENIC, while a naming rights deal for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is finally close.

As a result, we shouldn't expect Tottenham's spending to conclude with Kudus and Gibbs-White.

Tottenham aiming to bolster key position of need after major summer splash

At the end of a busy Thursday, Fabrizio Romano (via The Spurs Express on X) confirmed that Spurs will be on the hunt for more signings once the Gibbs-White deal hopefully goes through.

The England international, who can perform as a No. 10 or as a box-to-box midfielder, should complete Spurs' attack. Although, further outgoings could force the club to readdress their frontline, with Brentford's Yoane Wissa supposedly still of interest.

However, it seems as if Spurs will be focusing their attention elsewhere for the time being. Romano notes that acquiring a new midfielder is our next target for the summer transfer window.

Given the array of box-to-boxers we currently boast, you have to think that we're after a holding midfielder. I've said many a time that we require a destroyer type who also boasts an impressive passing range. That's the profile we should be after. Douglas Luiz and Joao Palhinha have been listed as potential options.

I've been bullish on Luiz and believe he's a market opportunity we shouldn't pass up, even if his best work at Aston Villa arrived from a more advanced, as opposed to disciplined, midfield role. Palhinha, meanwhile, is superb defensively, but leaves plenty to be desired in possession.

Perhaps Adam Wharton is a feasible option given the injection of cash. He's the dream.