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Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Harry Kane’s camp and Bayern Munich are in talks over a Tottenham Hotspur-specific clause in his new contract.

Former Tottenham striker Kane is out of contract at Bayern at the end of the season.

Talks between Kane and the Bundesliga champions over a new deal have been going on for a while.

Kane himself has said that he is happy to stay at Bayern and extend his career at the Allianz Arena.

Harry Kane wants Bayern Munich stay

The 33-year-old striker told beIN SPORTS on September 18: “I’m extremely happy here. The talks are ongoing. I really appreciate the support the fans are showing me here.”

On September 25, Bayern Supervisory board member and club legend Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said: “I’m optimistic that they will find a good solution.

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“In the past, I would have said that players over 30 should generally only be offered one-year contracts.

“But there are exceptions when you are convinced by a player. And we are convinced by Harry.

“We mustn’t forget that (he) has only been injured once in three years.”

Rummenigge added: “My Ballon d’Or winner is Harry Kane.

“Harry scored a total of 73 goals for Bayern and England last season – only Lionel Messi was more successful in a single year this millennium.

“That is the benchmark. And strikers often win this award.

“I also asked AI about it. The answer was: Harry has a 68% probability of winning. Let’s hope that’s how it turns out!”

Transfer guru Romano has now revealed that Tottenham could have matching rights in the new contract with Kane.

Romano said on his YouTube channel: “For Harry Kane, the negotiations and talks between Harry Kane, his brother Charlie, and Bayern over new deal are proceeding very well.

“So, what now they are clarifying, according to my information, rather than the economical side, financially, the agreement is very close between Harry Kane and Bayern.

“It’s about the length of the contract, how many years, how to sort that clause Harry Kane had in his contract for a Premier League return, for Tottenham matching rights.

“So, they have something to clarify in terms of clauses, in terms of length of the contract, but already being almost there financially there, I think it’s a big news for Bayern, so really, really getting closer.

“I think it’s happening. It’s very close. Again, they need to clarify these points, and we will keep you update on that, and then, we will see what’s going to happen on that situation.”

Tottenham are among the clubs reported to have eyes on Czech playmaker Pavel Sulc, who Spurs have been interested in signing for more than a year.

Spurs have a lot of talent in their squad and very little to show for it. They spent over £300million in the summer, adding the likes of Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali, Savio and Omar Marmoush.

But Tottenham sit rock bottom of the Premier League after five fixtures.

It remains to be seen whether Roberto De Zerbi will look to recruit again in January – if he’s still at the helm then – but Spurs continue to be linked with Sulc.

Hooligan Soccer reports the north London club continue to keep the Lyon playmaker under ‘intense surveillance,’ having eyed him since he was playing for Viktoria Plzen, back in 2024/25.

Alongside Tottenham, it’s reported that Sulc is being watched by Aston Villa and Everton, while Leeds are making an ‘assertive push.’

Indeed, the Whites are believed to have made official contact with Lyon to discuss the conditions of a potential transfer.

Price set for Pavel Sulc

The French side aren’t going to let Sulc go on the cheap. The playmaker was directly involved in 21 goals in all competitions for Lyon last season, and already has three assists this term.

They have set a price tag that reflects the Czech international’s quality. Negotiations will only begin at €50million (£43m).

They are prepared to discuss transfers of that price, and are not against Sulc leaving the club if they earn something of the sort.

Indeed, they would be open for Sulc to depart in January or the summer if the correct price is met, per the report.

And it’s not only in England where there could be sides willing to pay the required price to prise the Czech away from his current club.

It’s reported Juventus, Lazio, Como and Atletico Madrid all admire Sulc.

The Czech could therefore be likely to move on in one of the next two transfer windows if there are clubs willing to pay Lyon’s demands.

At this point, there is no suggestion that any of the aforementioned sides will pay the French club’s asking price, but with a number of clubs in the mix, it feels likely that one or two would go the distance to land the in-form Sulc.

Tottenham insider John Wenham feels one of the club’s players has featured while not “fully fit whatsoever” as Spurs have been “desperate.”

Spurs have had a woeful last couple of seasons and though the summer window suggested that would stop here, there’s been no signs of such at the moment. After two 17th-placed finishes in a row, Tottenham are rock bottom of the Premier League following the first five games of the season.

That comes after a £300million spend in the summer transfer window.

The vast majority of that went on the midfield, where £185million was spent on Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali. But Spurs have a host of other midfielders in their squad, including Lucas Bergvall, Conor Gallagher, Rodrigo Bentancur and James Maddison.

The latter has played a combined 106 minutes across competitions this season, after missing the vast majority of the last campaign with an ACL injury, only coming back for 34 minutes across the final three games of the season, when Tottenham survived on the final day.

That he hasn’t played more this season is due to injury, and there’s a sense that he wasn’t actually right enough to feature when he did last season.

James Maddison has played injured

Spurs insider Wenham told Tottenham News: “Yes [the break will be key].

“Basically what’s transpired is, I thought by him having those couple of cameos at the end of last season, that he’d have a full pre-season this time round and then he’d be ready to go for match week one.

“But that hasn’t happened at all, it has come out that effectively those cameos, we were just absolutely shot and desperate for anything to lift us towards the end of last season.

“He was coming on when he wasn’t fully fit whatsoever, giving those cameos to try and lift the fans or lift the squad, and he’s still finding his way back to fitness now.”

Indeed, Maddison himself admitted Spurs boss Roberto De Zerbi wanted him on the bench when he wasn’t fit as he felt it would be good for Tottenham’s squad.

He said: “One of the first things he [De Zerbi] said to me was, ‘I’m going to put you on the bench this weekend.’ I said ‘I’m not ready.’ I said, ‘I need another month, really.’

“And even then, I was pushing every day to try and help the team because we were in such a delicate situation. But he said, ‘No, no.’ He said I can come on the bench in my slippers if I want.

“He just wanted me around the group and he thought that would benefit the group. I took that as a massive compliment and acted as if I was part of the bench, part of the team, but we managed to steer clear of the danger.”

North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both keen on signing Bayer Leverkusen’s Ibrahim Maza, with a trusted source revealing the duo have been tracking the highly-rated attacking midfielder.

Maza is quickly developing into one of the Bundesliga’s most exciting young attacking midfielders, with his performances for Leverkusen bringing him onto the radar of an increasing number of Premier League clubs.

And our friends over at TEAMtalk understand that Arsenal and Tottenham have both watched Maza this season as they assess his development and potential availability.

Their interest adds to a growing list of English clubs monitoring the Algeria international.

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Indeed, TT have previously reported how Chelsea, Manchester City and Aston Villa have all been ‘attentive to his progress’, and that ‘remains the case’.

Maza’s appeal comes from the versatility and technical quality he brings to the attacking midfield positions. He is a player who looks particularly comfortable finding pockets of space in the half-spaces, where he can receive possession, turn and drive at defenders.

There is also an intelligence to Maza’s game, with his awareness and reading of situations allowing him to find space and link play in dangerous areas.

Those qualities have been on display during Leverkusen’s encouraging start to the campaign, with Maza already contributing a goal and an assist.

North London battle brewing for Leverkusen gem

Maza’s form has also translated onto the international stage with Algeria.

The Berlin-born midfielder produced one of his most impressive recent displays on Friday night, playing a decisive role in Algeria’s 3-1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory over Zambia.

Maza scored and provided an assist in the game, further enhancing his growing reputation.

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At just 20 year of age, his development remains one to watch, but the level of Premier League interest underlines how highly clubs are beginning to rate his potential.

Arsenal and Spurs are now among those assessing the situation, while Chelsea, Manchester City and Aston Villa continue to keep tabs on a player whose profile is rapidly rising in Germany and beyond.

Manchester United are keeping tabs on Micky van de Ven with a view to bringing the Tottenham Hotspur defender to Old Trafford in 2027, with Liverpool also interested in the Dutchman, according to a report.

Van de Ven has been on the books of Tottenham since the summer of 2023, when he joined from German club VfL Wolfsburg.

Tottenham paid Wolfsburg an initial transfer fee of £34.5million for Van de Ven, who was 22 at the time.

Now 25, Van de Ven has developed into one of the finest centre-backs in the Premier League.

In August 2026, Van de Ven signed a new deal with Spurs and is now under contract at the north London club until the summer of 2031.

Van de Ven said after putting pen to paper on the new deal: “It’s a special moment to sign a new deal and a proud moment for me and my family.

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“I’ve always loved Spurs, from the first day I stepped in here. I love the Club, I love the fans and I’ve developed really well here.

“It’s clear the direction the Club wants to go in and I want to be a part of it. I’m excited about what’s to come.”

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi said at the time: “Micky is one of the best centre-backs in Europe and an important player for us.

“He has the qualities, mentality and ambition that we want at Tottenham Hotspur, and I am very happy that he has decided to continue his journey with the Club.

“We are building something strong here, and players like Micky are an important part of that future. His decision to sign a new contract shows his belief in what we are creating together.”

While Tottenham will feel that they have secured the long-term future of Van de Ven, it has now emerged that both Man Utd and Liverpool believe that they could be able to sign him in 2027.

Man Utd and Liverpool target Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven

According to CaughtOffside, Man Utd and Liverpool are closely monitoring Van de Ven.

Liverpool are on the hunt for a long-term successor to Virgil van Dijk and believe that the Netherlands international centre-back could ably replace his compatriot at Anfield.

The report has further noted: ‘Man United are also understood to be monitoring the Dutchman as they continue assessing their own centre-back options.

‘His age, Premier League experience and ability to play on the left side of defence would all appeal to a club still shaping its long-term defensive core.

CaughtOffside has reported that Van de Ven is valued at between £80m-£90m.

Pedro Porro wants to leave Tottenham Hotspur and join Barcelona in the January transfer window, according to a Spanish journalist.

Porro signed a new deal with Tottenham in June 2026 and is now under contract at the north London club until 2031.

Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi said at the time: “Pedro is a very important player for us, who has consistently shown his ability to influence matches in both defensive and attacking situations.

“As well as his technical quality, I also love his mentality. Every day he wants to work, to learn and to improve, and these are the characteristics that help players reach the highest level.

“He understands football in a very intelligent way, and brings energy, intensity and personality to the team.

“This new contract is good news for everyone at the Club. We believe in Pedro, and I am excited to continue working with him and helping him achieve even more in the coming years.”

READ: Barcelona internal verdict on Anthony Gordon emerges after Newcastle exit

The 27-year-old Spain international right-back is on the sidelines at the moment with a hamstring injury.

Porro is expected to be out of action for around a month, but that has not stopped Barcelona from showing a keenness to sign him in the January transfer window.

According to Spanish journalist Enric Canyellas, who has 40,500 followers on X, Barcelona want to sign Porro in the middle of the season and are “working” on a potential deal for the Spain international.

The journalist has added that the 27-year-old, who won the 2026 World Cup with Spain in the summer, himself is ready to leave Tottenham for Barcelona.

Porro’s relationship with Tottenham manager De Zerbi is reportedly not great.

According to Canyellas, Porro could replace Alejandro Balde in the Barcelona squad in the middle of the season.

Balde is struggling for playing time under Barcelona manager Hansi Flick, and the Spanish left-back could leave last season’s LaLiga champions when the transfer window opens in January.

Pedro Porro wants to join Barcelona from Tottenham

Canyellas wrote on X at 11:05pm on September 25: “FC Barcelona is working on the possible signing of Pedro Porro ahead of the winter transfer window.

“The player would be delighted to join Hansi Flick’s squad and share a dressing room with his national team teammates.

“Another factor that could ease his departure is that Pedro Porro’s current relationship with Roberto De Zerbi is not good. The Extremaduran would like to return to Spain.

“FC Barcelona is anticipating a possible exit for Alejandro Balde, who is finding it increasingly difficult to secure playing time with the team, with very little chance of turning his situation around.

“Balde would, at first glance, be the key that would open the door to the Porro deal…”

Former Tottenham Hotspur centre‑back William Gallas has suggested that his old club are missing much-maligned ex-chairman Daniel Levy, pointing to the recent struggles since his exit.

There’s been a real turnaround in the white half of north London since Levy walked away the summer after the club won the Europa League, their first silverware in 17 years.

Several executives have also departed N17, while new appointments have been made as Tottenham have embarked on a new era.

Indeed, things look very different under Vinai Venkatesham and Johan Lange, who, with the help of a large cash injection from majority owners ENIC, have engineered the transformation of a squad that has massively underperformed on the domestic stage for the last two seasons.

READ: Tottenham set new price to sell Richarlison in January with club chiefs to accept cut-price offer

During the 24 years Levy spent at the helm, he would never have imagined splashing out more than £300million on players, with fans often criticising him for his frugal approach.

Sadly for Tottenham, that new approach is not yet paying dividends, with the club currently sitting bottom of the Premier League after five games.

Levy the figurehead Tottenham are missing

And Gallas is convinced that not having a figurehead like Levy still around has played a part in the club’s struggles since he departed.

Speaking to talkSPORT, when asked if Spurs are missing their former chairman, Galls responded: “I think yeah because okay you know we were complaining about him, you know what he did in the past.

“But at the same time he did a great job for Tottenham, for the club. New stadium, new training ground – he knew what he was doing.

“But right now when you look at the players who play for Tottenham, my question is if they have the quality to play for Tottenham, if they understand what it is to wear the Spurs shirt.

“Because when you are on the pitch it is very simple – you have to play for 90, 100 minutes, you have to fight for the shirt you are wearing.

“That is my question – if those players realise which shirt they are wearing.”

There is no doubt that Tottenham are currently missing leaders, both on and off the pitch, but the change in attitude towards spending would probably not have altered to the extent it has if Levy had stayed.

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The 64-year-old would also have one hand on the trigger for the struggling Roberto De Zerbi right now, while current club chiefs are giving their full backing to the Italian to turn things around.

They will be hoping that begins at Manchester United in the club’s next Premier League outing after the international break on October 10.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have set a new price to sell Richarlison ahead of the winter transfer window.

It seems inevitable that Richarlison will leave Tottenham in the coming months, with the forward falling out of favour under Roberto De Zerbi.

Richarlison is not part of De Zerbi’s plans after he reportedly refused to sign a new contract beyond 2027, though he missed out on moves to Everton, Trabzonspor and Vasco da Gama in the summer.

His current deal can be extended on the same terms until 2028, but Tottenham presumably would prefer to cut ties with the experienced striker as soon as possible.

Tottenham set new price to sell Richarlison

Therefore, the January transfer window might be Tottenham’s last chance to sell Richarlison, and journalist Pete O’Rourke has told Football Insider that they are ‘prepared to accept a cut-price offer’ in the region of £15-20m.

“His value is only going to drop because of the length of his contract. He’ll be into the final six months of his deal in January,” O’Rourke told Football Insider.

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“The January transfer window will be Tottenham’s last chance to cash in on him, otherwise they will risk losing him for free next summer.

“As you said, £35million was the price tag on his head in the summer when Everton were linked with the move to bring him back to the club with an agreement in place.

“You’d be looking probably now that that’s halved at least, probably between £15-20 million if Tottenham are to sell him in January.”

Former Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood has explained why he thinks it was a “shame” that Richarlison did not return to Everton in the summer.

“It’s a shame for Richarlison,” Sherwood said.

“They got rid of (Cristian) Romero, they didn’t want him, they didn’t want Djed Spence, and they should have tried to pave the way for Richarlison to leave.

“It didn’t materialise, or everyone thought he was going back to Everton. It would have been a good move for him; it would have been a good move for Everton.

“I know the Tottenham fans don’t like the fact that Richarlison’s still there, but he scored eleven goals in a poor team last year, and he did contribute to them staying in the league.”

However, Sherwood has refused to empathise with Richarlison. He added: “I’m not sure he’s being disrespected. I hate to say that. He’s a footballer, he’s earned his money, and he’s just fallen out of favour.

“But it’d be interesting to see the dynamics there at the moment, because I haven’t got any inside information whether he’s training with the group, whether he’s in the same dressing room as the first team players, or whether he’s been banished, but no one is doing well out of this situation.

“Hopefully, that can have a quick resolution in January. It’s a real shame for him and the club.”

We’re already deep into the international break weeds with some incredible guff about Harry Kane’s future, and another headline that by sheer rotten bad luck looks like it might be significant Cole Palmer news while in fact being nothing of the sort.

Meanwhile, things go from bad to worse for crisis-addicted Spurs and The Sun produce a headline we really had to read twice.

Quittin’ time

Absolutely incredible work from the Daily Express here with their rehash of John Cross’ Harry Kane piece from their Reach stablemates across the desk at the Mirror.

Harry Kane planning to quit football for new sport as England star causes surprise

Quite literally nothing in that headline is correct.

Let us now move on to the intro, see if it gets any better.

Harry Kane has outlined his three-stage career blueprint – with ambitions to quit football and move into the NFL.

Closer. Because some of it is now correct. And we have at least moved away from the nonsensical idea that Kane being keen on some kind of NFL kicking role comes as a ‘surprise’.

To be surprised by that simply means you haven’t been paying attention for about a decade to England’s most high-profile footballer. It strikes us therefore that it is unlikely anyone involved in this story actually think it’s surprising.

Kane’s love of the NFL is longstanding. He has talked with varying degrees of seriousness about having a go at the NFL for years now.

But never mind that. Let’s look at what he’s actually said about the NFL this time (after the far more significant part about being close to extending his Bayern Munich contract) and compare and contrast with that headline.

“That is something I will try and look at a bit more seriously. It all depends on what happens in my career over the next five or six years, the motivation and what I want to do.

“Maybe if I am in the MLS in the future or somewhere like that, it might be a thing where you could connect the two maybe with the seasons but again, it is in the back of my mind because right now, I am feeling that I want to play as long as I can.

“I think sometimes it is easy to get to my age, 33, you start thinking about retirement or the future but I am trying to extract everything I can from the last two, five or 10 years, I will keep going.”

It is, at best, a very tentative plan. More of an idle fantasy, if we’re being honest. And clearly very much secondary to his football ambitions. He even says it right there among all the ifs and buts and maybes and focusing on his footballs.

“Maybe if I am in the MLS in the future or somewhere like that, it might be a thing where you could connect the two maybe with the seasons…”

Perfectly clear what he’s saying there. That even if he does have a go at the fancy-dress rugby in the future, it’s in conjunction with proper football and not instead of. He is absolutely not in any way ‘planning to quit football’, you easily surprised dafties.

Cole scuttle

Mediawatch made the point yesterday that the ol’ obviously-bullsh*t-but-technically-not-actually-completely-wrong headline game is far harder than the elite operatives at Reach and elsewhere make it look.

And even as we were making that point football.london were in the process of showing just how well it can be done in the skilled hands of a true craftsman.

Just look at this absolute masterclass of the technically-correct disingenuous bullsh*tter’s art.

Chelsea have agreed to Cole Palmer’s transfer demand after making wishes clear

You know what that looks like. We know what that looks like. And they definitely know what that looks like. What’s more, they know that you know that they know what it looks like. They just don’t care.

Obviously it isn’t actually what it looks like. It would be massive actual news if it were the case, and there is literally none of that around today – it’s an interlull Thursday, for crying out loud.

No, what this actually turns out to be is a Senior Chelsea reporter spending several hundred words – presumably with that specific headline in mind – noting that Chelsea had indeed this summer followed Cole Palmer’s inarguably solid advice to sign some good players.

“When you sign good players, obviously your team is going to be better.”

Not always, Cole. Not always. Speaking of which…

It never rains but it Pires

Things continue to go from bad to worse for poor old Spurs, who have been hit by yet another catastrophe. The Sun pick up the devastating story.

GUNNER HATE THIS: Former Premier League star and Spurs fan names ARSENAL legend as one of his favourite players as he builds GOAT Prem XI

Oh no. This is the last thing they need. Go on, then. Give us the grisly details.

DARREN AMBROSE gave Spurs fans a fright after revealing Arsenal’s Robert Pires was one of his all-time favourites, despite being a Tottenham supporter himself.

Oh. Right. Ah. With all due respect to Darren Ambrose, we really do think Spurs fans might have slightly bigger concerns on a very full plate right now than the fact a former Ipswich, Newcastle, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Apollon Smyrnis, Colchester United but conspicuously not Tottenham midfielder reckons Robert Pires was a pretty good footballer.

Misread headline of the day

Entry number one in a new occasional feature comes courtesy of The Sun.

Van Dijk in tense spat with reporter who accuses Liverpool ace of being ‘curt’

How many times do you reckon the sweaty-palmed sub checked and double-checked that before publishing?

Tottenham Hotspur are actively trying to add Freiburg striker Igor Matanovic to manager Roberto De Zerbi’s squad in the January transfer window, according to a report.

With De Zerbi having no plans for Richarlison, Dominic Solanke and Omar Marmoush are the two senior recognised strikers in the Tottenham squad at the moment.

Spurs have made a disastrous start to the 2026/27 Premier League campaign.

The north London club are at the foot of the table with just two points from five matches.

Tottenham have scored only two goals in those games.

According to transfer journalist Ben Jacobs, Tottenham want to sign a new striker in the January transfer window and have identified Freiburg and Croatia international star Matanovic as a target.

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Jacobs wrote on GiveMeSport on September 22: “Tottenham are prepared to add another striker mid-season in the winter market if goals continue to dry up.

“Richarlison doesn’t appear to have a future at the football club, Roberto De Zerbi has been clear on his position there, and even though Marmoush has arrived, Igor Mantanovic and Tottenham could be one to watch, and as I exclusively revealed over the summer, Spurs and Manchester United both appreciate the player.

“He scored 15 goals for Freiburg last season, and he’s got six goals in seven games already this campaign as well.

“He’s big, he’s tall, he’s a target man, he’s a little bit of a different profile to the kind of striker that Tottenham have already got, and yet there’s no guarantee anything is going to be possible here mid-season.

“We’re going to have to understand whether Tottenham are going to be really aggressive for a particular target in the winter market, or if they’re going to back what they’ve got and then ultimately wait until the summer.

“My information as of now is that it’s not ruled out they could add another source of goals mid-season, but of course players are harder to get in the winter market than in the summer, due to the fact that there’s less time and generally clubs with players they want to keep, are less willing to sell mid-season because it can be highly disruptive.

“But Igor Mantanovic and Tottenham could potentially be one to watch, and they’re assessing the situation now, they’ve got plenty of time before the winter market opens, but don’t rule out the possibility of Tottenham adding another source of goals mid-season.”

Tottenham trying to sign Freiburg striker Igor Matanovic

On September 24, Jacobs reiterated Tottenham’s interest in the 23-year-old striker, noting that Spurs have already enquired about a deal for the Croatian star.

Jacobs said on GiveMeSport’s YouTube channel about Matanovic: “Matanovic is not going to be easy to get out of Freiburg mid-season.

“He has scored, I believe, six goals in seven games this season and 15 in all competitions in the last campaign.

“And that’s why a lot of European and English clubs are starting to look.

“Manchester United and Tottenham are the two that I have heard who have made enquiries, but I would personally be surprised if Freiburg sanction a mid-season exit.”

Matanovic has scored six goals and given two assists in seven matches in all competitions for Freiburg so far this season.

During the 2025/26 campaign, the 23-year-old striker scored 15 goals and provided four assists in 50 appearances.