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The striker coach of a recent Tottenham exit feels he’ll soon be a £100million player, and could be the heir to Harry Kane, and he’s been sold for a fraction of that price.

Spurs have been on a big spending spree this summer. They’ve parted with around £230million, and with speculation remaining over the potential signings of Cody Gakpo and/or Savinho, there’s likely more to come.

Tottenham have made some space in the budget with a few sales, ranging in stature.

The big exits are those of Luka Vuskovic, Cristian Romero and Djed Spence, while youngsters such as Will Lanskhear and Alfie Devine have brought in smaller fees.

Lankshear, a striker, was sold to Middlesbrough for £10million, potentially rising to £20m, and has already scored three goals in two games for his new club.

Striker coach Scott Chickleday, who’s worked with the 21-year-old for the past couple of years, feels the former Tottenham striker has a huge ceiling.

He told Sky Sports: “Sometimes you come out of the session and you are like, this one is special. You just get that feeling.”

“It is his mentality. He wants to be the best. He wants to be the No 1 striker in England. And then obviously he wants to be the No 1 in the world too. And I really would not be surprised in two years’ time if he is Harry Kane’s replacement.

“I do not want to talk about moves at the minute because Middlesbrough will probably kill me. He has only been there five minutes. But I think he is two moves away from being a £100m striker if he keeps developing and doing well – and I think he will.”

Tottenham have matching rights for Lankshear

Having sold Lankshear for an initial £10million, Tottenham did not insert a buyback clause for the striker. After two games, that now looks like a mistake, as his value could indeed skyrocket.

They do, however, have matching rights for his next move. Essentially, Spurs are able to match whatever fee any other club wants to pay for the Englishman.

If he continues in his current vein of form and his value does begin to rise, that could see Tottenham paying more than they envisioned to bring him back.

But should he start to show shades of being the type of player Kane was for them, they’ll surely want to bring Lankshear back.

Our friends at TEAMtalk revealed at the time of his transfer to Middlesbrough that the youngster had made it clear he wanted regular first-team football, and so Tottenham allowed him to leave for a promotion-chasing Championship side.

But that was evidently with an eye on him returning down the line, with the sense that he could become a £100million player already felt around football.

A Premier League rival has had an offer knocked back for Tottenham striker Richarlison, per a Spurs account on X, and their manager insists “quite a few players” need to be added.

For a month or so, Spurs have been looking at adding to their attack. They remain in pursuit of Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo and Manchester City’s Savinho.

Should a new striker be signed, multiple reports have suggested one of the current Tottenham corps will be let go.

Richarlison was the better out of he and Dominic Solanke last season, but the latter was often injured, and there’s a sense his ceiling could be higher.

Tottenham account @szyexcl, with over 50,000 followers on X, reports Everton have had a bid rejected by Tottenham for Richarlison, who played 152 games for the Toffees between 2018-2022.

There is no suggestion what the value of that bid was, just that it’s below Spurs’ valuation.

However, it is said that the Brazilian striker would be open to a return to Everton.

Moyes wants more at Everton

The Toffees have so far signed five players this summer, in Brennan Johnson, Merlin Rohl, Tyrique George, Hayden Hackney and Christian Norgaard.

Manager David Moyes has detailed how they want more.

He told Sky Sports: “We’re still needing quite a few players to add to the squad. I’d like to do more if possible, we need to see how the remaining few weeks go.

“I’m pleased with the players we’ve brought in. You have to remember that two of them were already here last year, so we’ve just made them permanent. I think it will take Hayden a little bit of time to adapt from the Championship to the Premier League, which quite often it does with players coming from the Championship.

“Christian is very experienced and will help us replace Idrissa Gana [Gueye]. Unfortunately, he’s injured at the moment, and Brennan’s just come in off the back of a swap deal for Dwight [McNeil].

“We’re putting things together, but we certainly feel behind the scenes that we’ve got a long way to go and want to do an awful lot more.”

Asked which areas he’d like to recruit in, Moyes said: “I’m not going to tell you. But we’re well aware of what’s required and we’re working hard to try and make it happen.”

Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal are holding talks with the representatives of Man Utd transfer target Harry Kane over a summer transfer, according to reports.

Kane once again showed why he is one of the best strikers in world football over the past season with the former Tottenham striker winning his second Bundesliga title at Bayern Munich.

The 33-year-old scored 61 goals in 51 appearances in all competitions for the Bavarians, while he also scored six times in seven matches at the World Cup for England, who reached the semi-finals.

His amazing form has once again alerted clubs around the world with Man Utd, Tottenham and clubs from Saudi Arabia being credited an interest.

Last week, our friends at TEAMtalk revealed that Man Utd and Tottenham were willing to make a move for Kane this summer but that the England international is not pursuing a move back to the Premier League.

The report stated: ‘Tottenham have also kept the door open to a sensational reunion.

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‘The pull of a return to the club will always exist for Kane and Spurs have made it clear that bringing their record goalscorer back remains something they would like to explore, particularly with Roberto De Zerbi now in charge.

‘However, despite the interest from Barcelona and Tottenham and Manchester United’s willingness to consider a deal – with co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe known to be an admirer – Kane has not been chasing a move.’

And now TEAMtalk have claimed that Kane’s representatives have ‘held talks’ with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal with the England star entering the final 12 months of his deal at Bayern Munich.

The report adds: ‘Al-Hilal have presented their ambitious plans to Kane’s camp and are understood to be prepared to make one of the biggest offers ever made by a Saudi Pro League side for a striker.

‘However, despite the scale of the proposal, we understand that a move for Kane is unlikely to succeed at this stage.’

‘There is optimism to reach an agreement’ – Romano

Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Bayern Munich are in negotiations with Kane over a new contract and that there is a feeling of “optimism” at this stage.

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Romano said on his YouTube channel: “The conversation between Bayern Munich and Harry Kane’s camp over a new contract has already started behind the scenes. Remember that Kane is represented by his brother Charlie, who is taking care of these conversations, and my understanding is that Bayern have started the process.

“There are negotiations ongoing. There are discussions ongoing. There is optimism to reach an agreement for Kane to stay at the club, to extend his stay at the club. The current contract is expiring in 2027.

“They still have to discuss details of this new contract in terms of the length of the contract, in terms of the existence of an exit clause, for example. There was a clause to be activated in January, not in the summer, a specific clause in the previous contract and in the current contract of Kane at Bayern.

“So they have to discuss what to do with that clause. There were some kind of matching rights for Tottenham. We have to understand what’s going to happen there, if Bayern will maintain that kind of option or not. So there are several things to discuss in order to get the deal done, but the conversation is ongoing between Bayern and Kane. Now the player is back from holidays, and so the conversation can be easier and faster.”

Tottenham are looking to bring in Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez after securing the departure of Guglielmo Vicario, according to reports.

The north Londoners have so far signed Andy Robertson (free, Liverpool), Marcos Senesi (free, Bournemouth), Jan Paul van Hecke (£52m, Brighton), Martin Dubravka (free, Burnley), Mateus Fernandes (£85m, West Ham) and Sandro Tonali (£92.5m, Newcastle United) as they look to give Roberto De Zerbi the tools to be a success this season.

Tottenham avoided relegation on the final day of the Premier League season last term and the Spurs board are doing everything they can to avoid the same situation this coming campaign.

As well as getting players in the door, Spurs are also looking to move several players on with Fabrizio Romano giving his ‘here we go’ confirmation to a move to Juventus on Monday.

Romano posted on X: ‘Juventus agree deal to sign Guglielmo Vicario from Tottenham, here we go! Spurs accept loan proposal with buy option clause – not mandatory. Vicario wanted the move and leaves #THFC today. New goalkeeper for Juventus.’

Another reliable journalist David Ornstein, also confirmed the Italian’s imminent departure, he wrote on X: ‘Tottenham Hotspur accept Juventus bid for Guglielmo Vicario. Proposal sent overnight; loan + option to buy 29yo #THFC goalkeeper next summer. All parties expect signing of Italy int’l by #Juve to go ahead after Martinez pursuit called off @TheAthleticFC.’

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And now Tottenham are looking to bring in a replacement, despite having Antonin Kinsky at the club, with Football Insider claiming that Spurs have ‘made a move’ for Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez, whose deal to Juventus recently collapsed.

The report adds: ‘Roberto De Zerbi’s side are exploring a deal for the 33-year-old Argentina shot-stopper after agreeing to sell Guglielmo Vicario to Juventus.’

It is understood that Aston Villa are ‘open’ to allowing Martinez to join another club this summer, especially after sealing a deal to sign Zion Suzuki from Parma.

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Football Insider insists that it is ‘believed that Suzuki will come straight in to the starting line-up in the 2026-27 campaign’ and Martinez ‘could now be set for a move across the Premier League’.

De Zerbi blocks Moore loan exit from Tottenham

Another player who could leave Tottenham in the summer transfer window is young winger Mikey Moore – who spent last season on loan at Rangers – and BILD Rhineland (via Sport Witness) have revealed that he is on the verge of another temporary move, this time to Cologne.

However, Tottenham head coach De Zerbi is said to be blocking the deal being finalised until Spurs bring in their own attacking reinforcements.

There is said to be no panic in Cologne with the season-long loan deal for Moore still expected to go through at a later date.

Transfer insider Fabrizio Romano has given his ‘here we go’ confirmation as Tottenham accept an offer from Juventus for Guglielmo Vicario.

It was clear towards the end of last season that Vicario would be on his way out of Spurs this summer with Antonin Kinsky stepping in after the Italian underwent hernia surgery in March.

Vicario had been one of the many underperforming players last season as Tottenham managed to avoid relegation by two points on the final day of the campaign.

Juventus had been pursuing a deal to sign Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa, before that potential option collapsed, and Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio revealed recently that the Old Lady are now ‘serious’ about landing Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario.

Di Marzio wrote on his website: ‘Juventus are serious about Guglielmo Vicario and are ready to definitively tighten the deadline to bring the team a new goalkeeper. After having diverted their attention from the Martinez option to the Italian goalkeeper, the Bianconeri management has stepped up their game, giving a significant boost to a deal that is about to enter its final stages.

‘Discussions between Juventus and Tottenham are continuing at a rapid pace even now. The two clubs’ goal is to iron out the final details and reach a final agreement on the transfer. The clubs are working on a loan with an option to buy, a solution that would satisfy Juventus and allow Spurs to accommodate the player’s wishes, as he is ready to return to Serie A.

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‘Another crucial detail testifies to the extremely heated phase of the operation. The goalkeeper’s agent is already in the Piedmontese capital: having initially arrived in Turin to finalise the deal for Jhon Lucumí with the Bianconeri, the agent is now taking advantage of his presence in the city to personally advance negotiations for Vicario, sitting at the same table as the management . The parties are currently working intensely to reach a final agreement as soon as possible.’

Vicario to Juventus is ‘here we go’ done – Romano

And now Italian transfer insider Romano has revealed that a deal has been ‘agreed’ between Tottenham and Juventus with the Vicario transfer now ‘here we go’ done.

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Romano posted on X: ‘Juventus agree deal to sign Guglielmo Vicario from Tottenham, here we go! Spurs accept loan proposal with buy option clause – not mandatory. Vicario wanted the move and leaves #THFC today. New goalkeeper for Juventus.’

The Athletic‘s reliable journalist David Ornstein also confirmed that Tottenham have ‘accepted’ a bid from Juventus for Vicario.

Ornstein wrote on X: ‘Tottenham Hotspur accept Juventus bid for Guglielmo Vicario. Proposal sent overnight; loan + option to buy 29yo #THFC goalkeeper next summer. All parties expect signing of Italy int’l by #Juve to go ahead after Martinez pursuit called off @TheAthleticFC.’

Here we are, a mere fortnight away from Manchester United kidding us on that there was no defensive midfielder available this summer who could improve Michael Carrick’s options for a price worth paying.

Which, of course, is horse sh*t. But, unless the Red Devils have another surprise up their sleeves, brace yourselves for the inevitable briefing as United prepare to enter another Premier League campaign without the necessary reinforcements to fulfil their ambitions.

That may sound a tad pessimistic with two weeks remaining but such scepticism is borne of too many unsatisfying United windows.

This time, there is some mitigation. United’s biggest summer for some time just so happened to coincide with the window where the transfer market lost its damn mind.

With INEOS and the Glazers at the wheel, United won’t pay the funds necessary to land the top targets this summer. They shouldn’t be financially overpowered so often or so comprehensively by their Big Six rivals but it is just now the accepted norm.

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If United are to get the type of midfielder Carrick so badly needs between now and September 1, it will almost certainly involve compromise. In this case, whatever United might suggest on September 2, that’s better than nothing.

United won’t make concessions on cost if they are quoted huge fees; nor can they they settle for sub-standard or unripen quality. So the compromise may have to be found in the profile of any new recruit.

Ideally, the Red Devils want young but Prem-proven talent – but so does everyone else. Which is why £100million seems to have become the standard starting point in negotiations for such players.

But if United are willing to forego longevity, then Joao Palhinha suddenly becomes a lot more attractive as the deadline approaches. As does Sander Berge, apparently.

So he should. The Portugal midfielder was one of the few who emerged with any credit from Tottenham Hotspur’s wretched season.

If skirting so close to the Championship had not prompted Spurs to finally put on their big boy transfer pants, then Palhinha, most probably, would be back in north London this season.

He has the Premier League experience United covet; he still gobbles up space like a midfielder in his mid-20s; the Red Devils just have to come to terms with Palhinha being a medium-term fix, rather than the long-term asset they are too hesitant to heavily invest in anyway.

The ex-Fulham star recently turned 31. He’s around six months older than Casemiro when United paid £60million for the Real Madrid star.

Palhinha would require nothing like the outlay, on fee or wages. His Bayern Munich salary is reportedly half that amount United shed from their wage bill this summer when Casemiro was waved off, and the Bavarians are asking for around £25million.

Bayern can certainly be talked down from there – their sporting director Max Eberl admitted as much when he said that at this point in the window, they would consider a hefty loan fee, if United want to buy themselves another year to confront a problem they knew for a long time was coming this summer.

Aston Villa and Newcastle have acted on their interest in Palhinha: Villa held fire while Bayern sought a permanent deal; while Newcastle, from a position of far less authority, are understandably more willing to meet Bayern’s preferred terms having missed out on many of their other targets.

United haven’t always been a more attractive proposition than Newcastle of late – but they certainly are this summer if they wanted to make a move on Palhinha.

Of course, he’s not the long-term answer to United’s problems. But Palhinha is a palatable compromise if the alternative is INEOS inaction.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are finally edging closer to signing Savinho and Cody Gakpo from Manchester City and Liverpool.

Unsurprisingly, Tottenham have been active in the transfer market after coming close to suffering relegation from the Premier League last season.

At the start of this summer’s transfer window, the north London side were focused on improving their defence and midfield.

And Roberto De Zerbi‘s side have suitably strengthened these positions with the £230m signings of Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke, while they have landed Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka on free transfers.

For the remainder of this transfer window, it has been widely reported that Tottenham intend to improve their attack with at least one winger and/or striker.

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On the flanks, it has been reported for several weeks that Savinho and Gakpo are their leading targets, and these deals are finally starting to develop.

Savinho and Tottenham are in favour of the move, but this deal has stalled as Man City have been looking to sign a replacement.

However, ESPN Brazil are now reporting that Savinho has ‘agreed’ terms with Tottenham, who have indicated that they ‘will’ meet Man City’s ‘demands’ to sign him for around £85m.

The report explains:

‘Negotiations between the parties are ongoing, and the trend is that the London team will reach the figures demanded by the Manchester team: 85 million pounds.

‘Savinho, for his part, has already made it clear to City’s new manager, Enzo Maresca, that he does not want to remain at the Etihad Stadium – despite having participated in the Sky Blues’ pre-season. The winger has even spoken more than once with Italian Roberto De Zerbi, Tottenham’s coach, to find out about his plans for him.’

Cody Gakpo informs Liverpool of his exit decision

Gakpo, meanwhile, is also edging closer to a move to Tottenham, with our colleagues at TEAMtalk reporting that he has ‘told Liverpool that he wants Tottenham with terms agreed’.

Regarding the fee for Gakpo, the report explains:

‘TEAMtalk understands the Reds want more than £60million before they would consider allowing Gakpo to leave and, crucially, sources indicate Tottenham are prepared to meet that valuation with their upcoming bid.

‘That has significantly increased the possibility of a deal.’

According to reports, Liverpool winger Cody Gakpo and Tottenham Hotspur now have an ‘agreement in principle’ over a transfer.

Tottenham have turned their attention to improving their attack after spending around £230m to sign Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.

With these signings, Spurs have suitably improved their defence and midfield, but they are still short in attack and could sign at least one winger and/or striker this summer.

It has been widely reported that Gakpo is a leading target, while the north London side are also trying to sign Manchester City’s Savinho.

Earlier this week, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Spurs are “working on” signing Gakpo and Savinho, while he has ruled out two other arrivals.

“On the wings, Spurs are working on these two deals,” Romano explained.

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“No negotiations for Folarin Balogun. I know there have been many reports in the last 24 hours, but Tottenham are not working on a Balogun deal, at least as of today. What happens in the future, we will see.

“But the two top targets, wingers, remain: Cody Gakpo and Savinho. Alternative, Pedro Neto, who is very expensive.”

In another update on Friday night, Romano stated on his YouTube channel that Gakpo is “100%” Roberto De Zerbi’s “top target” and the club are “still working” on signing him from Liverpool.

Tottenham reach ‘agreement in principle’ with Cody Gakpo

Romano also stated that personal terms are “not going to be an issue”, but Tottenham and Liverpool still need to reach a “financial agreement” after it emerged that his current club want around £70m for the Dutchman.

But Dutch outlet Voetbal International claims Tottenham have ‘taken the next step’ towards signing Gakpo, who has reportedly reached an ‘agreement in principle’ with the Premier League club.

The report claims:

‘Cody Gakpo has agreed in principle with Tottenham Hotspur, who have further intensified their pursuit of the forward by contacting Anfield

‘As a result, the chances of Gakpo making the move from Liverpool to North London this summer have increased significantly.’

However, German journalist Florian Plettenberg has refuted this report even though there are ‘very concrete talks’ underway.

Plettenberg said on X: ‘Tottenham are in very concrete talks with Cody Gakpo and have already made contact with Liverpool. #LFC

‘However, as sources close to the player currently denies that any agreements have been reached.

‘A move to Spurs is nevertheless a serious option for Gakpo.’

Tottenham Hotspur have now reportedly made an ‘offer’ worth £85m to sign Savinho, who is seemingly trying to force an exit from Manchester City.

Tottenham remain in the market for further additions after spending around £230m to land Sandro Tonali, Matheus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke. They have also signed Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Martin Dubravka on free transfers.

With these additions, the north London side have significantly improved their defence and midfield heading into the new season, but they are still short in attacking areas.

Recent reports have indicated that they are currently looking to sign at least one new winger and/or striker before this summer transfer window closes.

On the flanks, Man City’s Savinho and Liverpool’s Cody Gakpo have been mooted as leading targets, and Fabrizio Romano stated on Thursday that Spurs are currently ‘working on’ signing these two players.

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Romano explained: “On the wings, Spurs are working on these two deals.

“No negotiations for Folarin Balogun. I know there have been many reports in the last 24 hours, but Tottenham are not working on a Balogun deal, at least as of today. What happens in the future, we will see.

“But the two top targets, wingers, remain: Cody Gakpo and Savinho. Alternative, Pedro Neto, who is very expensive.”

Savinho has been a Tottenham target dating back to last summer, but this saga continues to drag on and it remains to be seen whether there will be a resolution.

Now, though, Brazilian journalist Cahe Mota for Globo claims Savinho has ‘skipped training’ to force a ‘standoff’ with Man City, while Tottenham have made an £85m ‘offer’ for the winger.

Ben Jacobs predicts ‘two more’ Tottenham signings

The report explained: ‘The London club formalised an offer of £85 million (R$ 597 million) for the Brazilian striker, reaching what was desired at the beginning of negotiations by their Manchester rival, who are now playing hardball. Savinho is determined to transfer and, therefore, was absent from the training session led by Enzo Maresca this Thursday.

‘The 22-year-old Brazilian understands that he will have more playing time and a more prominent role at Tottenham, despite having received praise from City’s new Italian coach during pre-season.’

Journalist Ben Jacobs, meanwhile, has tipped Tottenham to make “two more” signings before this transfer window closes.

“It’s obvious, isn’t it, that they’ve locked down Kinsky, they’ve brought in a backup goalkeeper, Vicario might leave,” Jacobs noted, highlighting the overhaul at the back,” Jacobs said on the Last on Spurs YouTube channel.

“They’ve sorted out their defense. They’ve sorted out their midfield, in particular with those two statement signings of Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes. And now it’s all about attack.”

He added: “By the end of this window, we are going to see, in my opinion at least, two more senior signings and an entire squad revamp.”

A striker who played in the World Cup has said yes to a move to Tottenham, and the club must make a sacrifice if they are now to sign him.

After a £230million spend so far this summer, Spurs want to round out their transfer window with attacking signings. Roberto De Zerbi said a couple of weeks ago that a “bomba” signing was coming, and it’s yet to happen.

But there have been links with multiple forwards, with moves believed to be ongoing for Cody Gakpo, Savinho and Folarin Balogun.

Talks are believed to have been opened for USMNT striker Balogun just a couple of days ago, when one journalist claimed he’d said yes to the move.

Fabrizio Romano tempered expectations, stating there was nothing ‘concrete or advanced’ for the striker.

But now, our friends at TEAMtalk suggest Balogun has given the nod to Tottenham, with some sources stating he’s signalled his willingness to head to the north London club.

The wider view is that he’s definitely open to a return to the Premier League, where he first played for Arsenal a few years back.

The report states Monaco are open to Balodun’s sale if they receive €50-60million (£42.7-51.3m).

It’s not clear if Tottenham are looking to pay within that range, but it’s said they are the frontrunners for the striker, having already laid the groundwork.

Tottenham first need sacrifice

But to sign Balogun, Tottenham will need to see the back of one of their current striker corps – Richarlison on Dominic Solanke.

Indeed, the club will look to offload one of those men before signing Balogun. Talks are still at an early stage, so there’s no necessity to push either man out yet, but if talks become advanced, Spurs will think about exits.

Which man they go for remains to be seen. Solanke had an awful last season with injuries, while Richarlison was the only Tottenham player to surpass 10 goals.

But it’s felt the Englishman can come good if he gets a consistent run of games, while Richarlison might well have reached his limit.

Tottenham have had him on the market before, according to reports, and he’s potentially the more saleable of the two given last season’s returns, and a good windfall would help the bank balance after a big spend plus the Balogun deal.