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Arsenal have been linked with a surprise move for a Tottenham star, but face competition from a host of European giants.

After Arsenal won their first Premier League title since 2004, Gunners fans are eagerly awaiting what their team can do in the 2026-27 campaign.

In terms of incomings, Piero Hincapie’s loan move from Bayer Leverkusen was made permanent and Club Brugge winger Christos Tzolis signed for around £34m.

The north London team are reportedly on the lookout for a new striker, with Julian Alvarez of Atletico Madrid said to be at the top of their list.

However, their defence, which has paved the way to their success in 2026, may need some remedial work, too.

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Arsenal confirmed this week that star defender William Saliba will be out for an extended period due to a back injury.

The Frenchman, who played for his country at this summer’s World Cup, came off for France in the 30th minute of their semi-final loss to Spain.

The 25-year-old will not need surgery but this could rule him out for some time. Now, sensationally, Arsenal have been credited with interest in wantaway Tottenham centre-back Cristian Romero.

That is according to Corriere dello Sport, via Sport Witness, who state that the Argentine is wanted by Inter Milan, along with Barcelona and Arsenal.

Romero is said to be open to a San Siro switch but Tottenham’s reported £42.6m price tag could put them off.

However, the report adds that Spurs are ready to lower their demand for the 28-year-old, and his agent Ciro Palermo and intermediary Vincent Casella were seen in Milan on Friday.

It is quite possible that this is merely agent talk as it does seem fanciful that Tottenham would sanction Romero’s exit to Arsenal.

Indeed, Sol Campbell’s infamous Tottenham departure and subsequent Arsenal arrival still goes down as one of the most controversial moves in footballing history.

Romero himself would like to be first choice and that is unlikely to happen at Arsenal when Saliba is back fit.

The Argentina star has been linked with Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid in the past but for the time being, he is still on Tottenham’s books.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side are keen to get a fee for Romero, especially after signing centre-backs Marcos Senesi on a free transfer and Jan Paul van Hecke for around £52m from Brighton.

Arsenal may yet want more defensive cover, although they do have Hincapie, Gabriel Magalhaes, Cristhian Mosquera, and Riccardo Calafiori in their ranks.

But for the time being, it seems a deal between Mikel Arteta’s men and De Zerbi’s is quite farfetched.

Newcastle are expected two “outbid” the two other sides pushing to sign a Tottenham man who former Premier League scout Mick Brown believes is “top of the list.”

After Bergvall told Spurs he wanted to leave during the summer, he’s been linked with a number of clubs. Nottingham Forest have been one of the top names mentioned, having had a £45million bid turned down, something also true of the Magpies.

Brighton are also in the mix now, but Brown feels it’s Newcastle who are going to go hardest for the midfielder.

He told Football Insider: “Newcastle are the ones I’m really expected to push for Bergvall.

“They’ve had that first offer accepted [rejected], but they’ve got plenty of money in the bank now after their sales, so they’re not going to be deterred by any bidding war.

“They have to believe that they can win the race for players like Bergvall, they have to show ambition and can’t be afraid to spend big.

“I expect they will come in with a new offer for Bergvall, above what was offered before, and they’ll be prepared to outbid Nottingham Forest or whoever else wants him.

“Eddie Howe knows improving his midfield is going to be crucial after selling Sandro Tonali and maybe Bruno Guimaraes as well, and Bergvall is at the top of his list.

“So they’ll be confident they can get a deal done, and they’ll be ready to match whatever Tottenham’s demands are in their attempts to bring Bergvall in.”

Brighton leading race for Bergvall

But our friends at TEAMtalk have suggested its Brighton who are currently the side best placed to land Bergvall.

They are prepared to pay Tottenham’s near-£60million demands, likely to break their transfer record in the process.

Indeed, they see Bergvall as a priority target now, and are ready to blow away Forest to get him, with the Midlanders previously believed to be the main pursuer of the Swede.

For Newcastle to be able to land him, they’d have to match or go higher than what Brighton are willing to pay.

The Seagulls don’t seem to have any problems paying large sums, having already signed Luka Vuskovic for £46million this summer,.

But the Magpies have received £170million from Anthony Gordon and Sandro Tonali alone, and they could therefore make Bergvall theirs without making much of a dent.

Tottenham insider John Wenham has named his expected price for Nottingham Forest to sign Lucas Bergvall, but it looks like they might not be the club to sign him, and not for that fee.

Bergvall told Spurs he wanted to leave earlier this summer. They seem to have no problems with that, having signed Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.

They have turned down approaches from Forest and Newcastle of £45million, but that’s because the packages weren’t right.

Tottenham insider Wenham feels it won’t take much more for Forest to land Bergvall.

He told Tottenham News: “I think the reality is Bergvall is not going to get a lot of football from Tottenham this season. I think that is a deal that will get done.

“They’ve signed their first-choice midfielders in Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes. I expect that Conor Gallagher will continue to play, James Maddison’s looking like he’s back from injury and Archie Gray seemingly has been chosen over Bergvall as the player they want to commit as the younger player in that group.

“Bergvall has a fair price and I think when looking at the fees other players have gone for this summer, it would have to be a similar fee to Luka Vuskovic, which was £50m plus a 20 per cent sell-on.

“I personally think he’ll end up going to Forest. They’ve got to replace Elliot Anderson, who left the club for a huge sum of money. Bergvall will go and it will be to Forest for over £50m, which is a fair and reasonable figure for a player of his quality and potential in this market.”

Brighton threaten hijack

However, it seems it might not be Forest who land Bergvall at all, and it’s likely to be above £50million.

Indeed, our friends at TEAMtalk report Brighton are preparing a huge bid for the Swede, as they’re willing to pay the asking price which is now approaching £60million.

They are ready to blow Forest away with their offer, hijacking a chase which has been going on for some time.

Brighton were the side to land Vuskovic from Spurs and could now break their transfer record to sign Bergvall, as he’s one of their priority targets.

There are a number of other sides remaining in the mix, including Newcastle, Aston Villa and Fulham, though it’s believed some clubs have been priced out by Tottenham’s demands for their midfielder.

Two teams currently sit miles clear of everyone else at the top of the summer spending list.

One is Chelsea, who have once again already blown through the £200m barrier and show no sign of slowing down. Yet they still for now sit only second behind, of all clubs, Tottenham.

Spurs have splashed out well over £200m in transfer fees alone on Jan Paul van Hecke, Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes, as well as committing sizeable wages to those guys, and freebies Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi.

Both clubs are very clearly not done yet, with Chelsea closing on a deal for Maxence Lacroix and Spurs’ wildly underperforming attack conspicuously as yet untouched by the transformative splurge that’s been lavished on their defence and midfield. There’s surely at least one more big-money incoming to happen there.

Which all raises lots of questions. Let’s start with the obvious one…

How are Chelsea and Tottenham able to be spending all this cash?

Let’s start with Chelsea, the less surprising but perhaps more interesting example. Chelsea, we know, have already spent several years flirting with both the Premier League and UEFA’s spending rules.

They were fined £2.6m by UEFA this year, and last year a far larger £26.7m. So the glass-half-full approach is to show things are actually improving.

And a large chunk of their latest fine can be written off if they continue to reduce their spending and/or increase revenue.

There’s almost no chance of the former, but the latter is the key to Chelsea’s whole schtick.

We’ve half-jokingly said before that it’s easier now to think of Chelsea not so much as a football club but a player-trading company with a related sideline in actually having those lads play some football matches now and then to keep their value up.

Another relevant thing to consider here is another half-joke about how to the man rich enough fines stop being fines and just start being what things cost. You or I might see a sign that reads “NO PARKING – £100 FINE” and think “Ah, can’t park there then”. The rich man thinks “Oh, it costs £100 to park there.”

Chelsea’s approach to the Premier League and UEFA rules is similar; as long as they stay within limits that mean they are hit with financial rather than sporting penalties then, broadly speaking, they can just treat it as the cost of doing business.

Chelsea brought in a whopping £300m in player sales last season. They are already into nine figures for sales this summer, with plenty more to come.

Transfermarkt values their vast squad of players at £1.3bn, second only to Manchester City in England and fourth in Europe. To a football fan, this looks like a bloated, unbalanced squad in need of urgent sorting; to Chelsea it’s an investment to be realised when necessary.

So while Chelsea are supposed to spend no more than 85 percent of their revenue on player costs to comply with the new squad cost ratio rules, they can generate huge amounts of revenue pretty much whenever they like, and that 85 per cent figure is only a starting point anyway.

As football finance expert Kieran Maguire put it for the BBC:

“So, 85% is their PSR compliance with the Premier League but that does give them a slight advantage. If you look at the small print of the Premier League’s SCR rules, you can spend up to 115% of revenue on your player costs because that takes you up to what we refer to as the red zone.

“Provided you’re in the red zone and don’t go beyond it, you still end up effectively paying a tax on additional costs, rather than having a points deduction.”

So do Chelsea need to sell?

It’s kind of moot, really. The short answer is probably yes, they do need to sell to avoid getting into trouble. But the reality is that they absolutely will sell more players anyway.

Even before any further post-Rogers incomings alongside Marco Palestra and the pre-agreed arrivals of Geovany Quenda, Emmanuel Emegha and the Premier League’s new pantomime villain Valentin Barco, Chelsea have 38 senior players on their books.

Reports suggest they’re actively looking to move on some or all of the likes of Marc Guiu, Benoit Badiashile, Axel Disasi and Trevoh Chalobah, but the reality is that Chelsea’s modus operandi means all but a select group of untouchables (your Caicedos, your Palmers, the Estevaos of this world) are permanently available for sale at the right price.

It’s not helpful to think of Chelsea as a buying club or a selling club, with the connotations those terms bring. They’re the ultimate trading club.

Also worth noting here that Chelsea have no European football this season; if only to protect the value of their investments they really need to move several players on just to avoid them spending a year inactive and depreciating in value.

Where do Villa come into all this?

Easy and likely correct to be cynical about the numbers being bandied around for the Rogers and Garnacho deals.

We’re back into the territory of our old friend amortisation here, where money coming in can be slapped straight onto the ledger and money going out can be spread over a far longer period.

But that particular loophole is harder to exploit now with new rules about what counts as a ‘swap deal’. Essentially, if two clubs trade players within a 45-day period, they will be considered a swap deal for the purposes of the rules, and the timing of Rogers’ move to Chelsea means there was no way for Garnacho to go the other way before the window shuts without coming under the auspices of that rule.

It’s murkier, though, for loan deals such as Garnacho’s. Even the obligation to buy doesn’t necessarily bring it under the swap-deal ruling, with a judgement to be made on whether the conditions that must be met to trigger that obligation make it a de facto delayed permanent move or not. The likelihood is it will be deemed not to be the case.

Even if it requires only, say, 10 appearances to trigger the obligation, Villa retain the full control and right to simply not pick him 10 times. And Harvey Elliott can tell you that they’ll do it too, if need be.

An example of two separate deals that will nevertheless be treated as a swap for the purposes of the rules are Spurs signing Van Hecke from Brighton and then selling them Luka Vuskovic soon after. The difference there being that neither of those clubs are sailing close to any further scrutiny.

Chelsea and Villa do both have a delicate balancing act to perform this season. And to be clear, it’s UEFA’s rules over swap deals that are relevant here, with the Premier League rather more lax over these kinds of related moves between two clubs.

So what about Spurs then?

That’s actually far easier. Spurs can spend loads of money because they have loads of money to spend.

The new 85 per cent cap for the ratio of revenue to player costs is a ridiculously high ceiling for Spurs; their most recent figures (for the 24/25 season) put them at only 61%, and this includes all salaries and not just the playing staff that would be relevant to the new rules.

Spurs’ revenue is significantly bolstered by the huge non-football events – NFL, concerts and the like – that can be staged at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. In the final season at the old White Hart Lane, Spurs had matchday revenue of £45m and commercial income of £73m.

In those most recent 24/25 accounts, those figures had ballooned to £126m and £277m. That all goes into the pot from which Spurs’ SCR number is calculated.

And, of course, amortisation still comes into all this as well. Assuming Spurs have spread their transfer-fee outgoings this summer over the maximum five-year period, their bumper summer spend thus far will still amount to under £50m on this year’s books, with their previous smaller (though still larger than people sometimes remember) spends meaning they don’t have the vast carry-over from previous summers that other clubs of similar size carry.

And what about Spurs’ outgoings?

There is not the same imperative for Spurs to sell as there is for Chelsea or Villa, simply because there is not the same pressing need – this summer at least – to balance the books given the huge buffer Spurs enjoy within the current rules framework.

What Spurs do have is the sporting imperative to trim their squad. They are already at the point where, in a season with no European football, they would be unable to register all their current senior first-teamers and still comply with the Premier League’s 25-man squad rules.

So there will for sure be further player sales at Spurs this summer, and beyond the obvious ones we already know about like Cristian Romero, but with the aim of balancing the squad rather than a spreadsheet.

It does also feel worth noting here that this is in any case another area where Spurs are already clearly deviating from the Daniel Levy-led norms that have been established over the last two decades in North London.

Spurs have already generated around £80m in player-sale revenue this summer without yet moving on a single player with significant first-team experience or who even had the prospect of gaining it any time soon. Selling rather than loaning out (again) the likes of Vuskovic, Alejo Veliz, Alfie Devine, Tynan Thompson and Will Lankshear all helps contribute to the bumper pot of cash Spurs can and are splurging on fees and wages this summer and, rightly or wrongly, is simply not something they’d have done under Levy.

Brighton are set to make an unexpected move to sign Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall in the summer transfer window, according to reports.

Tottenham narrowly escaped relegation from the Premier League last season with a 1-0 win over Everton on the final day of the campaign.

The Spurs hierarchy are determined to avoid being dragged into a survival fight again next term and have already invested plenty on money in new players.

Andy Robertson, Martin Dubravka and Marcos Senesi have all joined on free transfers, while Tottenham have spent £237m on Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and Jan Paul van Hecke.

Tottenham have already sold Alejo Veliz, Alfie Devine, Luka Vuskovic, Tynan Thompson and Will Lankshear this summer and more exits are likely.

Spurs have been reluctant to sell Bergvall unless they receive a huge bid for his services but Fabrizio Romano recently revealed that the Sweden international still wants to leave.

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Romano said: “Lucas Bergvall from Tottenham is expected to leave the club this summer. Bergvall has told Tottenham he wants to play on a regular basis, he’s ready to take a different step and leaving Tottenham this summer is something he has to do, according to the player, because he wants to play.

“At Tottenham, the feeling of the boy is that after signing Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and they’re not going to play European football, he does not want to spend the season on the bench or playing ten minutes every two weeks.”

He added: “For Bergvall, there’s been a bid from Nottingham Forest, talks with Newcastle and both clubs are working for Lucas Bergvall, both clubs are in contact. There is a conversation ongoing with both clubs, the situation with Lucas Bergvall is one to watch.”

And now our friends at TEAMtalk insist that Brighton are ‘willing to meet’ Tottenham’s £60m asking price for Bergvall in a deal that is likely to break their club record.

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The Seagulls are ‘hoping to strike another deal’ with Tottenham after bringing Vuskovic to the Amex Stadium this summer – but they are likely to face competition from Nottingham Forest for Bergvall’s signature.

Richarlison linked with Juventus and Fenerbahce moves

Caught Offside are claiming that Tottenham have now ‘opened talks’ that could see Richarlison leave for either Juventus or Fenerbahce this summer.

The report adds: ‘Sources close to the agents industry have informed CaughtOffside that Juventus have discussed Richarlison as an alternative to Kolo Muani, who remains their preferred attacking target.

‘Tottenham are believed to be willing to negotiate for approximately €20 million to €25 million.’

Fenerbahce are also interested in signing Richarlison but the Brazilian is ‘understood to favour remaining in the Premier League or moving to another leading European competition’.

Tottenham Hotspur have made a move to sign Franco Mastantuono from Real Madrid in the summer transfer window, according to a report.

Under manager Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham have been hugely active so far in the summer transfer window.

Tottenham have secured the services of Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes, Martin Dubravka, Jan Paul van Hecke, Marcos Senesi and Andy Robertson.

The north London club’s owners, ENIC, though, are not done yet, with De Zerbi now on the hunt for a winger.

Manchester City and Brazil international winger Savinho is a prime target for Tottenham, but the Premier League club are not putting all their eggs in one basket.

Tottenham want to sign Franco Mastantuono

According to Cronica, Tottenham are among the clubs that have made contact and enquired about a potential deal for Real Madrid winger Mastantuono.

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The Argentine news outlet has reported that Madrid are ready to send Mastantuono out on loan for next season.

The Spanish and European giants do not want any buy option in a potential deal for the Argentina international winger because he is ‘a key part of their long-term sporting project’.

Former Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa wants the winger at his new club Fulham, with Juventus and Inter Milan also keen on the teenager.

‘Tottenham have also initiated contact to enquire about the terms of a potential loan’, according to the report.

Real Madrid willing to send Mastantuono on loan

The report has added: ‘Real Madrid understands that the 18-year-old is going through a similar situation to the one Endrick experienced in his first months at the club.

‘The fierce competition for a place in the first team has reduced the opportunities for the former River Plate player, who is looking to get more playing time to accelerate his adaptation to European football.

‘Given this situation, the management began listening to offers from different teams on the continent, although they will prioritise a destination that guarantees continuity, a solid sporting project and a coach who is committed to their development.’

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, too, reported this week that Madrid are open to sending Mastantuono out on loan this summer.

Romano wrote on X at 10am on July 22: “Real Madrid are ready to give the green light to Franco Mastantuono’s exit on loan this summer.

“No buy option clause; straight loan as Mastantuono seen in similar position as Endrick in January.

“More than 5 clubs in Spain and abroad, on it.”

Mastantuono joined Madrid from River Plate in the summer of 2025.

As quoted in ESPN in August 2025, Madrid president Florentino Perez called Mastantuono “one of the biggest talents to emerge in world football in recent years”.

While Mastantuono started his Madrid career strongly under then Los Blancos manager Xabi Alonso, his overall performance was underwhelming.

The 18-year-old made 35 appearances for Madrid last season, scoring three goals and providing one assist in the process.

New midfield signing Mateus Fernandes scored what he called “the best goal of his career” inside three minutes of his Tottenham Hotspur debut in a behind-closed-doors friendly win over MK Dons on Wednesday.

The £85m signing from West Ham United struck with a stunning first-time volley into the top corner from outside the box, as manager Roberto De Zerbi fielded two different sides for the victory over the League One outfit.

Free agent goalkeeper signing Martin Dubravka also caught the eye with a superb flick over from close range on his first appearance since joining earlier this summer.

Fernandes partnered fellow summer signing Sandro Tonali in De Zerbi’s engine room, with the pair forming what could be one of the Premier League’s best double pivots ahead of the coming campaign.

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Both impressed, with Conor Gallagher operating in the No.10 position as competition for places in Tottenham‘s midfield is expected to be fierce following the £185million invested in the position.

None of Tottenham’s other summer signings featured, with Andy Robertson and Jan Paul van Hecke only just returning to pre-season training, while Marcos Senesi is now on his holidays after Argentina finished runners-up at the World Cup.

But the contest was decided by an absolute screamer from Fernandes, with the 22-year-old smashing home after MK Dons goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray’s long punch clear from a corner.

“It was my favourite goal of my career. By a mile,” he said.

“I need to do this more and more times, to shoot outside of the box, I know that I can do it.

“This just gives me confidence for the rest of the days.”

Former Spurs defender Sebastian Bassong, who now works for the club’s media channels, was equally impressed, comparing the strike to Gareth Bale’s goal against Stoke City or Zinedine Zidane’s famous volley against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

“What I’m impressed about is the balance, the quality, the connection, the fact that he’s looking at the ball – he doesn’t lose sight of the ball,” Bassong said.

“He’s such a gifted player.”

Fernandes and Tonali both departed at half-time of the contest but showed their qualities throughout the opening 45, with the latter in particular dictating play.

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Dubravka also made his debut, coming on at the break for Antonin Kinsky in goal in an otherwise more youthful second-half side but did make that one fine stop.

Tottenham fly to New Zealand on Thursday for their pre-season tour and will take on A-League side Auckland in a friendly at Eden Park on Sunday, with kick-off at 04:00 BST.

Tottenham insider Alasdair Gold feels a quoted price for Djed Spence is “insane” while Inter Milan have walked away from the chase for the Liverpool target.

Spence is coming off the back of a good World Cup, which could alter his fortunes. Our friends at TEAMtalk reported that following last season at Tottenham, he was informed he wouldn’t be part of Roberto De Zerbi’s plans.

But amid some good displays for England, there are clubs on the hunt for the full-back, who’s capable of playing either right or left.

Inter Milan appeared to be the leaders for his signature, but Liverpool have been credited with strong interest of late.

Either way, club insider Gold doesn’t feel Spence should be let go, especially not for a price quoted in some reports.

He said on YouTube: “We’ll talk about Djed a little bit and how the price tag that I’ve heard about is utterly ridiculous. I mean, utterly ridiculous.

“£25m as a price tag for him – not a chance. You’d have to be insane, Tottenham. First off, I don’t think they should sell him anyway. Have two terrific players for every position, that would be the best way to do it.

“But £25m, they signed him for a £20m package. He’s got three years left on his contract, and he’s just had a mega World Cup. Just no, don’t do it.”

Inter Milan exit Spence chase

However, the more widely accepted fee Tottenham are looking for is £40million, and that has put Inter off the chase.

Journalist Orazio Accomando has revealed that they won’t be proceeding for the moment as they see that price as an ‘excessively high’ one.

That could leave Liverpool as leaders in the chase for the full-back, after their interest in him was revealed of late.

Reds journalist Dave Davis said: “We went digging on this and Djed Spence is absolutely a player that Liverpool are looking at. That’s our info now. Liverpool absolutely are having a serious look at Djed Spence.

“He can play right-back and left-back at the same time, which means you just wonder, you know, you sell [Kostas] Tsimikas, and then you’ve got right-back and left-back cover there in Djed Spence.

Again, though, the price could be an issue, as Davis said: “They’re going to want top dollar. So they should. Spurs should be asking for something like £40million because he’s homegrown. He’s just had a great World Cup.

“He’s not worth that though, is he? It’s just that it’s a complicated one at right-back and centre-back for Liverpool right now.”

Al-Hilal have made a ‘fresh move’ to sign Bayern Munich star Harry Kane after he made a decision on re-joining Tottenham, according to reports.

Kane once again showed his worth for club and country over the past year with the former Tottenham striker winning his second Bundesliga title at Bayern Munich.

The 32-year-old scored 61 goals in 51 appearances in all competitions for the German champions, while he also hit the back of the net six times in seven matches at the World Cup, as England lost in the semi-finals to Argentina.

Kane has been attracting attention of top clubs around the world for years and now Al-Midan Al-Riyadi (via Goal) have revealed that Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal have ‘made a fresh move’ for the ex-Tottenham striker.

It is understood that ‘Al-Hilal technical director Simon Francis has travelled to London in a bid to seal the deal officially’ with the former Bournemouth defender to ‘use the meeting to learn Kane’s financial demands and the privileges he wants’.

The news comes a few days after Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk ruled out Kane moving to Tottenham or Real Madrid in the summer transfer window.

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Falk said: “Bayern Munich will give Harry Kane some holiday time after England’s World Cup exit.

“Of course, now there will be extra time to take advantage of to start contract talks, and I hope this will happen soon, as we really want to keep Harry in the Bundesliga.

“What I’ve heard about the striker’s contract situation comes directly from the club, as Harry blocked any questions about his contract while he was concentrating fully on the Three Lions’ World Cup campaign.

“It was his last chance, I think, and I believe he was thinking the same thing, because when I looked at his face after the defeat to Argentina, when he was looking up at the fans in the stands, he seemed to be thinking, This could be the last time I’m here at the World Cup with a chance to actually win it.

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“Now, he can focus on Bayern Munich again. Perhaps this showed him what he has at Bayern Munich.

‘Sorry, Tottenham. Harry wants to win the Champions League now.’

“He will win titles in Bavaria, but of course he wants to win the Champions League – that’s the next big title he can win. And, crucially, it’s one he’s yet to win! Kane knows he has a big chance to win it if he stays with Bayern.

“As for reported interest from Real Madrid and Tottenham… Los Blancos have to make a new plan, which could take a year, perhaps even two.

“Perhaps they’ll be good enough next year under new manager Jose Mourinho, but they don’t know. At Bayern Munich, Harry Kane knows there’s a chance.

“Sorry, Tottenham. Harry wants to win the Champions League now. He can’t wait for Spurs to build towards something. He wants the big title.”

Tottenham are now close to hijacking an Arsenal deal to sign West Ham midfielder Isaac Allen this summer, according to reports.

Spurs have already got six deals over the line this summer as the Tottenham hierarchy looks to avoid being in a relegation battle again next season.

Roberto De Zerbi’s side survived on the final day of the season by beating Everton 1-0 and finished two points ahead of West Ham, who were relegated to the Championship.

Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka signed on free transfers, while Tottenham spent £237m on the signings of Jan Paul van Hecke, Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali.

Tottenham are also looking to the future with Daily Mail reporter Isaan Khan claiming that Spurs are now on the verge of completing a deal to hijack Arsenal’s signing of young West Ham midfielder Allen.

Khan wrote on X: ‘EXC: Tottenham are close to beating Arsenal to signing West Ham’s Isaac Allen. The England Under 15 midfield captain has been actively pursued by the Gunners for weeks – the club are keen on the player. But Spurs are confident. #afc.’

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Both Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest are interested in Lucas Bergvall, who reportedly wants to leave Tottenham this summer, and former Everton CEO Keith Wyness reckons Forest are favourites to make the deal happen.

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Wyness told Football Insider: “I actually see Forest coming out on top on this one. I think the manager at Forest will be the factor that will convince him to go there.

“Look, both clubs have got war chests in terms of the sales that they’ve done. Both clubs need to improve in those positions. But I’ve just got a feeling that Forest are going to be the ones that come out on top

“I don’t think there’ll be any difference between the two of them. It’ll be up to the player to decide. And from what I’m hearing, I think he’s going to choose Forest.”

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Former senior Tottenham scout Bryan King reckons Spurs have a chance to sign Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest this summer if he pushes for a move.

King told Football Insider: “Well, you had all this fuss last year, didn’t you, with him? He was going, he was staying, he was going, then the new contract came up.

“There’s no point in having an unhappy footballer within your football club. But he’s got to start thinking: ‘How will I get back in the England reckoning. Have I got more chance playing for a London club than I have for being up here?’

“Spurs are a bigger club than Nottingham Forest at this moment in time. So, you know, they’re all things to be taken into consideration.”