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Tottenham Hotspur will not be able to add Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane to manager Roberto De Zerbi’s squad this summer, according to a German source.

On July 12, TEAMtalk reported Tottenham’s desire to re-sign Kane from Bayern in the summer transfer window.

Kane is under contract at the German giants until the end of next season.

Talks between Bayern and Kane’s representatives have been going on for a while, but no new deal is in place at the moment.

The reliable transfer news outlet reported that Kane and his representatives are aware of interest from Tottenham, who sold the England international striker to Bayern in the summer of 2023.

England are coming back home from the 2026 World Cup after finishing third.

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Kane will now go on holiday before reporting for pre-season duty at Bayern, with whom he has won the Bundesliga title for the past two seasons.

Bild journalist Christian Falk has brought an update on the situation, claiming that Kane will not leave Bayern for Tottenham in the summer transfer window.

Harry Kane will not leave Bayern for Tottenham

Falk wrote on his website, CFBayernInsider: “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.

“Now, he can focus on Bayern Munich again.

“Perhaps this showed him what he has at Bayern Munich.

“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.”

Manchester United are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over bringing Tynan Thompson to Old Trafford in the summer transfer window, according to three sources.

Man Utd have made three major signings for the first team so far this summer.

Youri Tielemans has moved to Man Utd from Aston Villa for £35million, Andrey Santos has switched from Chelsea for £50m, and Karl Darlow has joined Michael Carrick’s side on a free transfer after leaving Leeds United.

Man Utd are not done yet, with the Red Devils’ co-owners, INEOS, now determined to sign another midfielder.

The Premier League giants, who will play in the Champions League next season under manager Carrick, are looking to enhance the quality of their youth team as well.

According to The Secret Scout and journalist Sam Tabuteau, Man Utd are now actively trying to sign winger Tynan Thompson from Premier League rivals Tottenham in the summer transfer window.

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Thompson is just 18 years of age and plays as a left-winger.

The English teenager signed a professional contract with Tottenham in May 2025, but he has yet to make his senior debut for the north London club.

Thompson, though, is very highly rated and was named twice on the substitutes’ bench in the Champions League for Spurs last season.

Man Utd and Tottenham ‘in talks’ over Tynan Thompson

The Secret Scout posted on X at 3:59pm on July 17: “EXCL: Manchester United looking to sign 18yr Tynan Thompson from Tottenham.

“Learnt of opportunity last week and plan to do medical before completing move.

“Hamburg are also interested in signing the talented winger. Man United want it done quickly.”

The London Evening Standard journalist, Sam Tabuteau, wrote on X at 11:12am on July 18: “Understand that Manchester United are in talks with Tottenham over a deal for Tynan Thompson.

“Club to club talks taking place over a fee.

“Thompson signed pro terms with Spurs in May 25 so any deal would be a formal transfer.”

Tottenham academy focused X account, Lilywhite Rose, too, has reported Man Utd’s desire to sign Thompson.

The account, that has over 130,000 followers on X, noted at 9:57am on July 18: “Unfortunately, understand Tynan Thompson to Man United report is accurate.

“Tynan’s Spurs contract runs until 30 June 2027 so some sort of fee will have to be agreed between Manchester United and Spurs.

“Big loss for the academy.

“Tynan was outstanding over last 2 seasons.”

Fabrizio Romano has revealed what will give Tottenham the “green light” from Manchester City to complete a deal for Savinho.

Spurs have made a fast start to the summer transfer window after narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier League on the final day of last season.

The Tottenham hierarchy seem to be doing everything in their power to make sure the club aren’t in the same position again next campaign by making six signings.

Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka have all joined on free transfers, while Sandro Tonali, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul Hecke have arrived in deals totalling a whopping £237m.

Tottenham are now concentrating on improving their attack with reports claiming they want two new wingers and a new striker before the end of the transfer window.

One of their top targets is Man City winger Savinho with the Brazil international desperate to join Spurs after being pushed down the pecking order at the Etihad Stadium.

READ: Tottenham told by insider to sell ‘odd one out’ after large spend this summer

And now Romano has revealed that Tottenham are just waiting on the Citizens finding a replacement before tying up a deal for the Brazil star.

Romano said on his YouTube channel: “On Tottenham in terms of incomings, I stand by my news. In May, June, July I maintain my information. Tottenham want Savinho. Tottenham will go for Savinho. There are negotiations ongoing club to club, Tottenham and Manchester City.

“Savinho is very keen on a move to Tottenham. Savinho was already prepared to go to Tottenham one year ago, they wanted him in summer 2025. It was an exclusive story, I remember, July 2025.

“Then the deal didn’t happen because City decided to keep Savinho, to offer him a new contract in September, but now Savinho wants to go to Tottenham and Tottenham are negotiating for Savinho with Man City.

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“Then in order to get the green light for the move, Man City would need a replacement for Savinho, that’s the point. But Tottenham are working on the Savinho deal. Not today, not yesterday, but I told you in June and I stand by my information. Tottenham and Savinho, this remains the priority. This remains the topic and this remains the deal.”

Bergvall ‘expected to leave’ Tottenham amid two offers

Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall has made up his mind to leave Spurs this summer with the arrivals of Tonali and Fernandes pushing him down the list of midfielders.

Romano added on the Sweden international: “Lucas Bergvall from Tottenham is expected to leave the club this summer. Bergvall told Tottenham that he wants to play on a regular basis, he’s ready to maybe take a different step.

“But leaving Tottenham this summer is something that he has to do, according to the player, because he wants to play. And at Tottenham, the feeling of the boy after signing Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali and they are not going to play European football, he doesn’t want to spend the season on bench or play ten minutes every two weeks.

“And so, for Bergvall, bid from Nottingham Forest and talks with Newcastle, both clubs are working for Lucas Bergvall. Both clubs are in contact, the highest proposal financially is from Nottingham Forest but Newcastle can offer a very competitive project and also ambitions, so there is a conversation ongoing with both clubs. Let’s see what Bergvall decides to do but for sure the situation of Lucas Bergvall is one to watch in the next days because he is expected to leave Tottenham Hotspur.”

Tottenham have been told by an insider that they should sell a midfielder who looks to be the “odd one out” after a big spend in the position this summer.

Of the near-£230million Spurs have spent this summer so far, £185million of that has gone on midfielders. Mateus Fernandes (West Ham, £85million) and Sandro Tonali (Newcastle, £100million) are the big players signed.

They’re likely to start a lot of games together, and that will mean some midfielders who were at the club last season are in line for fewer minutes.

Tottenham insider John Wenham feels that some will still be given ample minutes, but Pape Matar Sarr is in a tough spot.

He told Tottenham News: “I just can’t see Pape Sarr getting any football at Tottenham next season.

“The starters in midfield are going to be Tonali and Fernandes, then you’ve got Rodrigo Bentancur, who [Roberto] De Zerbi obviously likes and played a lot last season.

“You’ve then got Conor Gallagher, who the manager also likes and played a lot last season, [Lucas] Bergvall and [Archie] Gray are still there.

“I just see Sarr as the odd man out, and it’d be sensible for him to move, hopefully Tottenham can get a deal around £25-30m, which would be great business.”

It’s not known whether there are clubs in the mix to pay that sort of fee, but at 23, Sarr has a long career ahead of him whether he stays or goes.

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Tottenham sales on

Spurs have already sold Luka Vuskovic, Alejo Veliz and Alfie Devine this summer, and the exit of Cristian Romero has been expected for some time.

Our friends at TEAMtalk report the club hope to earn £50million from the sale of the centre-back, but would settle for closer to £40million if the right proposal came along.

Big clubs such as Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Barcelona are in the mix for Romero, with conversations having been had at all of those clubs about the transfer.

Those could turn into concrete proposals, and the likelihood is that the Argentine leaves Tottenham this summer.

Should Sarr go, too, they’ll have at least made back a small chunk of what they have spent this summer – and there are potentially more transfers to come in both directions.

Tottenham insider John Wenham feels none of last season’s leadership group should be captain under Roberto De Zerbi, with a new signing the “perfect” option.

Spurs have finished 17th in the past two Premier League seasons and look to be making progress away from that. They’ve splashed nearly £230million this summer and the defence and midfield have been transformed.

Should they land one or two new forwards, they would look a competitive side once again.

But the scars from the last two seasons are evident and as a result, Wenham doesn’t want anybody who was in a leadership position last season doing it again.

He told Tottenham News: “Tottenham are moving in a different direction, my points I’ve made on Twitter [X] over the last couple of weeks about the next Tottenham captain have also caused some pushback.

“A lot of Tottenham fans are thinking that James Maddison, Pedro Porro or Micky van de Ven should be the captain.

“This is a totally new Tottenham and I really don’t want anyone that was part of a leadership group previously that oversaw back-to-back 17th place finishes, leading this new Tottenham moving forward.”

New signings best placed to lead

Indeed, Wenham wants one of the club’s new signings to take the role.

“I’m not saying they shouldn’t play, I think they’re all good players, but I just think we need a new leader at the club and I just think Van Hecke would be perfect being somebody that De Zerbi has worked with before as captain and obviously when Lewis Dunk was out last season, obviously knows [Xavi] Simons, knows the manager, knows Van de Ven from the national team,” he said.

“The alternative is that you could bring in Tonali and make him the captain. I just think Tottenham need an entirely new identity and I think that comes down to the captain as well.

“I don’t believe when people say they’ve got to be at the club for X number of years, no, what’s gone on before is not acceptable and what’s going on moving forward has to be a totally new Tottenham.”

It does not seem a bad thing for a fresh start and a new player to lead the club, not having endured the woeful seasons of late. Andy Robertson would be another good option from a new player standpoint, having won the league and been a senior player at Liverpool.

However, somebody who was at the club last season will be motivated to ensure they aren’t in the same plight this season, and their passion for the club could stand them in better stead than a new signing.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur pair Cristian Romero and Djed Spence could both join Inter Milan for around £70m this summer.

Since narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier League, Tottenham have made an almighty statement in this summer’s transfer window.

They are currently the biggest spenders in Europe, having invested around £230m to sign Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke. They have also brought in Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka on free transfers.

The north London side are still to make more signings this summer, but they are also looking to offload several talents to raise funds.

READ: Spurs have spent £229.5m but still need to upgrade on Richarlison, surely?

And for a while, Romero has looked certain to leave the Premier League outfit this summer as he prepares for a new challenge after the World Cup.

A new report from our colleagues at TEAMtalk claims Inter Milan are the ‘latest to enquire’ about signing Romero, who has also attracted interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona.

And the same report claims Tottenham have set a ‘realistic’ valuation for Romero because they are already ‘preparing for life without him’ this summer.

The report claims:

‘Spurs are open to his departure and are targeting a fee close to £50million (€59m / $67m).

‘However, sources believe there is growing acceptance internally that Romero’s injury record could ultimately see the club settle for a package closer to £40m (€47m / $54m) if the right opportunity arises.’

Cristian Romero and Djed Spence could join Inter Milan in a double deal

And England international Spence could also join Inter Milan this summer, with Italian outlet Gazzetta dello Sport claiming he is ‘fully open’ to joining the Serie A giants.

Spence is said to be keen on the move because he wants Champions League football, while Spurs have reportedly set their asking price for the defender at 35 million euros (£30m).

However, former Tottenham scout Bryan King has argued that the north London club would be “stupid” to sell Spence for anything less than £50m this summer.

King said: “I think he’s done well every time he’s played for England. They’d be foolish to let him go for £25m, that is for sure.

“You wouldn’t let him go for £25m. You wouldn’t even start thinking about letting him go for under £50m. We’re talking about a young, current England international. It’s a situation where Tottenham would be stupid to let him go.”

Phil Foden has reportedly been offered to AC Milan, with a suggestion that they could fund the deal by selling a superstar who’s on the Tottenham radar.

Foden had a poor last season with Manchester City, in which he was directly involved in just 12 Premier League goals. The Englishman’s meagre returns saw him omitted from the Three Lions’ World Cup squad.

SportMediaSet reports there’s tension between Foden and City, and with just a year left on his contract, his intermediaries have offered him to a few clubs.

Among them are AC Milan, and it’s said a move for the Englishman is under consideration.

Given he has just a year left on his deal at the Etihad, Foden is said to be valued between €50-60million (£42.5-51.1m) and that fee could be covered through the sale of Rafael Leao.

The wide man is a target for a few clubs this summer, including Premier League side Tottenham, and Milan are said to be hoping to raise around the total Foden will command from the Portuguese.

There are question marks over Milan’s ability to finance the deal elsewhere, though.

Tottenham could fund deal

That Milan are willing to let go of Leao is ideal for Spurs, who have him in their sights as one of their favoured attackers this summer.

Our friends at TEAMtalk have recently suggested that Leao is open to hearing a proposal from Tottenham, while the club have been informed he’d be a great signing for them.

European insider Andy Brassell said: “We talked about that €175million buyout clause. No one’s paying even half that at the moment. There’s no question of that.

“So this brings the Premier League teams back into the picture. It’s not just about the Saudi clubs. And he’s shown a real disinclination to go to Saudi.

“He wants to stay in Europe, and he wants to test himself in the Premier League.

“We know Tottenham were interested in him, and that would be a really interesting bit, a big upgrade for him for them on that left-hand side.

“Of course, since Son [Heung-min] has gone, they’ve not really had a player of that sort of explosive quality in that sort of area of the pitch, and I think they are comparable because even though Son did become more central in the closing part of his time, it’s first we know Rafael now can do that.

“We know he can come inside and score goals as well, and maybe the fluidity of the Premier League and the pace of it really works for him in that sense in the sense that he’s always fighting for the right to counter-attack.

“Now look, there are loads of other clubs that he could end up at, but with Tottenham really nailing their colours to the mast in terms of getting out there in terms of battering down all the previous cliches about them not spending money this season. He would be a huge, huge upgrade in attack.

“Working with a coach as intense as Roberto De Zerbi might get the best out of him consistently, which is exactly what he needs at the age of 27 if he’s really to become one of the best players in the world.”

Tottenham Hotspur have rebuffed Nottingham Forest’s £38m bid for wantaway midfielder Lucas Bergvall, with the offer falling well short of the north London team’s valuation.

That is according to TEAMtalk, who state that the 20-year-old sat down with the Tottenham hierarchy at the start of the summer and informed them of his intention to leave the club.

The midfielder played 45 times in his first season for Spurs, scoring one goal and adding four assists, as they won the Europa League.

However, he was used more sparingly last term, with the Sweden international chalking up 33 appearances, but just 17 of those were starts.

As a result, Bergvall, who represented his country at this summer’s World Cup, is seeking a way out of the north London team and that is where Forest come in.

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The report states that while Roberto De Zerbi is a big admirer of Bergvall, the Italian has sanctioned his exit as he cannot guarantee him first-team football.

Indeed, Tottenham have spent more than £180m on recruiting midfielders Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali from West Ham United and Newcastle United, respectively, in recent weeks.

TEAMtalk state that Tottenham want around £50m for the young Swede’s services. That is because of inflated Premier League fees, his age, and potential.

As a result, Forest’s bid was ‘immediately rejected’. However, that is unlikely to deter the Tricky Trees, who are weighing up whether to return with an improved offer.

Bergvall is said to be open to the move, with Forest trying to find a replacement for England star Elliot Anderson, who completed a £116m switch to Manchester City last month.

New Forest boss Oliver Glasner is proving to be a big drawcard in the potential transfer, with the Austrian’s reputation enhanced further still after winning the Conference League and FA Cup during his two years at Crystal Palace.

Tottenham’s valuation of Bergvall has reportedly priced out Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Atletico Madrid, and Juventus, meaning it may just be Premier League sides who can afford him.

So far, Forest’s business this summer window has involved players leaving through the City Ground exit door. On the flip side, they are yet to make a first-team signing.

If they want to avoid a relegation battle again, they need to make some quality additions and fast. Whether that is Bergvall is up in the air.

Tottenham defenders Djed Spence and Cristian Romero are wanted men, but one suitor is seemingly unwilling to meet the Premier League side’s valuation of the duo.

Roberto De Zerbi just about managed to keep Tottenham in the Premier League last season, following disappointing stints with Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor.

While full-back Spence played his part in their survival, centre-back Romero was conspicuous in his absence after picking up a knee injury in the final weeks of the season.

Reports suggest the Argentina international wants to leave Tottenham this summer, but for the time being, he is focusing on trying to help his country retain their World Cup crown.

He faced off against England’s Spence in the semi-finals on Wednesday night, in a game where the former Nottingham Forest loanee impressed again in a 2-1 defeat.

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Despite their efforts, both may be surplus to requirements at Tottenham, after Spurs signed centre-back Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton and Liverpool hero and left-back Andrew Robertson joined on a free transfers.

Sister website TEAMtalk previously revealed that Inter Milan had begun talks with Tottenham over a deal for former Middlesbrough man Spence.

Now, Corriere dello Sport states that Tottenham are willing to sell the 25-year-old for as little as £25m, but would prefer something closer to £34m.

Moreover, Inter would also happily take on Romero, who is valued at a minimum of £34m but would like a suitor to pay around the £42m mark.

Djed Spence favoured over Cristian Romero

However, Inter would prefer Spence as the right side of defence is more of a priority area but don’t really want to pay much more than £21m for him.

And with Romero, they would be open to a loan as an outright transfer fee is likely to be too expensive.

The report adds that Spence is ‘very open to a change of shirt’ as he is not at the ‘centre’ of De Zerbi’s plans for the upcoming campaign.

Indeed, at full-back, they have Robertson, Pedro Porro, Destiny Udogie, and Souza, and for centre-backs, they have Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso, Van Hecke, Marcos Senesi, and Ben Davies.

Spence has been at Tottenham since 2022 but only really found his feet over the past two seasons after underwhelming loan spells at Rennes, Leeds United, and Genoa.

Last term, the defender started 34 time in 44 appearances in all competitions and after his World Cup displays, he may not be short of suitors.

If Spurs can get a decent fee for Romero and Spence, that could pave the way towards a new striker signing and other quality additions as they try and put their woeful 2025-26 campaign behind them.

Spence’s contract expires in 2029 and at this rate, it seems his days at Spurs are numbered.

After being called “stupid” by Argentina star Cristian Romero, Manchester United legend Gary Neville has hit back at the centre-back.

During ITV’s World Cup coverage, Neville hit out at Romero and Lisandro Martinez, having claimed that they are “the best worst centre-halves in the world”.

Naturally, the Tottenham star hit back at Neville after his Argentina side beat England 2-1 in the World Cup semi-finals.

After the match, Romero labelled Neville “stupid”, but the pundit has now doubled down on his comments before the World Cup semi-final.

“Romero played in a team last year that nearlly went down…”

Tottenham were caught in the crossfire as Neville defended his initial comments on Romero, claiming Lionel Messi has saved him and his teammates at the World Cup.

“Yeah, I said they give goals away and they’ve conceded six, by the way, in the knockout games, in four matches,” Neville said on Sky Sports.

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“If they didn’t have Lionel Messi up front… those two should go and hug him every single minute of every single day because he’s had to pull them out of the mire.

“They conceded two against Egypt and two against Cape Verde, one against Switzerland and one against England so they’ve conceded six goals in the knockout phase.

“I did go on to say that they are incredible – and those were my exact words – and their force of nature of how they try and win their games, they go from the sublime to the ridiculous.

“Romero played in a team [Tottenham] last year that nearly went down and got relegated in the Premier League, conceding 65 goals, so I think I know what I’m talking about when I watch a player.

“He’s very talented, as is Lisandro Martinez, but they do make mistakes, lots of them, and they have conceded goals. But they are a force of nature, they have incredible personalities, they go and win every header in the attacking box and sometimes in the defensive box and I just see such a contradiction in games.

“He’s relatively young, Romero, he’s not an experienced defender yet. He’s won a World Cup and he’s got incredible achievements. But without Lionel Messi last night and without Lionel Messi in these last two tournaments…”

On England, Neville has also leapt to the defence of Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, who should be “wanting answers” from head coach Thomas Tuchel after being given zero minutes at the World Cup.

“Honestly, we were absolutely dead out on our feet. We couldn’t get out of the box,” Neville said on Stick to Football.

“We literally get pushed back, and then the midfield players sag back onto you because their legs have gone. I think the three of them (in midfield) were all absolutely out on their feet.

“You look at today, Declan definitely, he’s not been right since day one, has he? That’s a big problem for us. Him not having the energy and the speed to get to the ball. We know what he’s like; he’s a fantastic player.

“Kobbie Mainoo would be asking a question, wouldn’t he? You’d be wanting answers if you’re Kobbie Mainoo after not coming on at all. Because he can handle the ball a bit as well.”