Sport Witness

Timo Werner is unlikely to swap Tottenham for Bayern Munich this summer, as his focus will be on getting playing time somewhere.

That’s according to journalist Marcel Reif, via FCB Inside, who can’t see the striker ending up at Bayern as a back up for Harry Kane.

Werner is set to leave Tottenham in the summer when his loan deal, which was extended in the summer after he originally joined in the January transfer window.

It’s been a miserable season for him in London, though, as he’s gradually fallen out of the picture under Ange Postecoglou this season.

They have no intention of making his move a permanent one and as such, he’ll be returning to RB Leipzig in the summer. They, though, don’t want him either and need to determine what happens next.

Reports have suggested that Bayern Munich could explore a move for him, with them desperate to find a back up option to Harry Kane. A potential move to MLS has also been mooted for some time.

Reif can’t see a move to Bayern happening, though, as he thinks Werner wants to start playing again after earning his money at Tottenham.

“Does he still have it in him?” he said on the programme Reif is Live.

“Is that really what it takes to continue sitting on the bench at Bayern? He doesn’t even play football there anymore. He hasn’t played football the whole time, and he won’t play football there either. It’s hard to imagine.

“I think he wants to play football again. He earned enough money at Tottenham. Right now, he should reinvent himself.”

Tottenham have been mentioned as candidates to land Genoa’s Koni de Winter multiple times in the past few weeks.

While other Premier League clubs have also drawn links with the defender, Spurs are now emerging as frontrunners in the chase, as far as the Italian media see it.

La Repubblica have taken a look at the Belgian’s future today and they note how Tottenham have won the Europa League, with ex-Genoa players like Cristian Romero, Djed Spence and Radu Dragusin playing a part in the overall success in Europe.

The story is about De Winter, though, and states Ange Postecoglou’s side are candidates to land another Genoa player in De Winter. It’s claimed ‘Spurs have offered £20m’ to land the versatile defender in the summer.

Rossoblu board member Razvan Rat was present in Bilbao to watch Tottenham beat Manchester United in the Europa League final, but there’s no indication any chats were held about the 22-year-old.

Juventus and Inter have also been linked with the Belgium international, who has played 24 times in Serie A this season and has also scored thee goals.

Pisa SC’s Francesco Coppola has emerged as a new target for Tottenham Hotspur for the summer window, according to a report from Italy.

The 20-year-old joined the Serie B club’s academy in 2022, and they sent him out on loan to Vis Pesaro, who are in the third division, this season.

Coppola was a regular for the Serie C club, playing over 3,000 minutes from 35 games in all competitions. His performances have seen Tottenham take notice.

That’s at least what Italian journalist Alfredo Pedullà is reporting, and he states Tottenham ‘appreciate’ the centre-back. The Italy U20 international has also managed to attract attention from elsewhere.

The journalist explains several clubs, including the Europa League winners, have ‘turned the spotlight’ on the young defender. He adds Ange Postecoglou’s side appreciate him and have been following his performances for several months.

The level of Serie C, though, is comparatively low and it’s surely hard to judge a player based on it. To put that into context, the average attendance at Vis Pesaro is 1686.

Tottenham have only expressed their interest in Coppola for now. Pedullà says it remains to be seen whether they will convert it into an offer in the upcoming window.

Coppola’s contract lasts until 2026 and Pisa could find it difficult to refuse if Tottenham were to make an offer.

Cristian Romero starred in Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League final win over Manchester United on Wednesday. After the tie, the centre-back said he loves Spurs very much when asked about his future.

The Argentina international also stated he joined Tottenham to create history and has now achieved it.

Friday’s edition of Marca relays that and states Romero wants to leave Tottenham for Atlético Madrid in the summer window.

The La Liga side took Julián Alvarez from Manchester City last summer and are looking to replicate the same strategy to sign the defender. They want to take every step carefully in their pursuit of the 27-year-old.

Marca state the former Atalanta man has informed Daniel Levy that he wants to join Los Rojiblancos. The Spurs chairman then made it clear that any negotiations would take place after the Europa League final.

Now that the final is over, it’s time for the Spanish club to take the next step. The report states ‘it’s time’ for them to have a meeting with Levy, who has a reputation as a tough negotiator.

The Madrid club have been aware of the obstacles they could face to take the centre-back away from Tottenham. Atlético sporting director Carlos Bucero and Romero’s agent Ciro Palermo have already made efforts.

Marca state Atlético CEO Miguel Ángel Gil needs to get involved in the negotiations for the World Cup winner. He previously dealt with Levy to sign Kieran Trippier, Matt Doherty, and Sergio Reguilón from Tottenham.

The good relationship between the pair will not stop Atlético from digging deep into their pockets. Romero’s price tag is set at €70m and the La Liga club want to significantly lower it, although it can’t be less than €52m.

Marca state Romero hasn’t changed his stance despite the Europa League success and is still keen on playing under Diego Simeone. He’s waiting for the two clubs conclude the negotiations.

Cristian Romero starred in Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League final win over Manchester United on Wednesday. After the tie, the centre-back said he loves Spurs very much when asked about his future.

The Argentina international also stated he joined Tottenham to create history and has now achieved it.

Friday’s edition of Marca relays that and states Romero wants to leave Tottenham for Atlético Madrid in the summer window.

The La Liga side took Julián Alvarez from Manchester City last summer and are looking to replicate the same strategy to sign the defender. They want to take every step carefully in their pursuit of the 27-year-old.

Marca state the former Atalanta man has informed Daniel Levy that he wants to join Los Rojiblancos. The Spurs chairman then made it clear that any negotiations would take place after the Europa League final.

Now that the final is over, it’s time for the Spanish club to take the next step. The report states ‘it’s time’ for them to have a meeting with Levy, who has a reputation as a tough negotiator.

The Madrid club have been aware of the obstacles they could face to take the centre-back away from Tottenham. Atlético sporting director Carlos Bucero and Romero’s agent Ciro Palermo have already made efforts.

Marca state Atlético CEO Miguel Ángel Gil needs to get involved in the negotiations for the World Cup winner. He previously dealt with Levy to sign Kieran Trippier, Matt Doherty, and Sergio Reguilón from Tottenham.

The good relationship between the pair will not stop Atlético from digging deep into their pockets. Romero’s price tag is set at €70m and the La Liga club want to significantly lower it, although it can’t be less than €52m.

Marca state Romero hasn’t changed his stance despite the Europa League success and is still keen on playing under Diego Simeone. He’s waiting for the two clubs conclude the negotiations.

Tottenham Hotspur are facing increasing competition to sign Johnny Cardoso from Real Betis, with Atlético Madrid now turning their attention to him.

That’s according to Marca, who report that Cardoso is ‘gaining traction’ in Atlético’s plans after they abandoned a move to bring Thomas Partey back to the club.

The newspaper explains that the Spanish side want to sign a midfielder this summer, and they had explored bringing Partey back. His high salary and financial demands put an end to that idea, though.

Cardoso would make more sense, particularly with an eye on the future and he ‘now appears in red’ on the club’s list. They are convinced he would be a smart signing.

There is also the benefit of Real Betis needing a sale before June 30th to help balance this year’s financial results, regardless of the result of the Conference League final on May 28th.

Tottenham can provide a potential stumbling block as they have a ‘preferential option’ on the midfielder. They can sign him for €25m between June 20th and July 10th or match a higher offer from any club after that.

But the decision would rest with Cardoso, and it’s felt that Tottenham’s ‘only hope’ of convincing him is if they win the Europa League and qualify for the Champions League. Even then, though, Atlético know that Cardoso is tempted to join them this summer.

Thus, it’s bad news for Tottenham, whose chances appear to be low even with the preferential option they hold on the midfielder.

Last Thursday, Bolavip Brasil reported Flamengo dream of signing Tottenham Hotspur’s Richarlison in the summer window. It was also stated they could offer Kauã Elias as part of the deal to the Premier League club.

RTI Esporte back up Flamengo’s interest in the forward and then provide the latest on this case.

Flamengo president Mário Bittencourt has opened talks with agents and intermediaries to sign players who are within their financial reach.

They had a meeting to discuss targets that can strengthen their squad, especially for the Club World Cup. At this moment in time, the Brazilian club aren’t close to securing a new signing.

According to the report, the Tottenham player is the main target to improve Flamengo’s attack. It won’t be easy to take the 28-year-old away from the north London club after this season.

The Brazil international is also attracting interest from Al-Ahli, who have better financial resources than the South American club.

Richarlison’s contract lasts until 2027 and the report states he has ‘no intention’ of leaving Tottenham as it stands.

His goal is to continue at the Premier League club next season in order to improve his chances of representing Brazil at the 2026 World Cup. This is the reason why the former Everton man doesn’t want to leave Spurs.

Tottenham may think otherwise this summer.

Girona have an option to buy Bryan Gil after signing him on loan from Tottenham Hotspur last summer.

Earlier this month, we covered claims from Spain that the La Liga club can’t afford to pay €15m to buy the forward. It was also stated Villarreal are eyeing the Tottenham man for the summer window.

La Razón back up the Yellow Submarine’s interest and provide more on the 24-year-old’s situation.

With Girona unlikely to retain Gil, he’ll have to return to Tottenham, where his contract lasts until 2026.

The Spain international scored four goals and registered three assists from 32 games for Girona. His season had to be cut short after an injury setback in March.

That hasn’t put off Villarreal, clubs from the United States or Saudi Arabia. The report states unnamed clubs from the Middle East and MLS are ‘eager to tempt’ the Tottenham owned player with ‘dizzying offers’.

Gil prefers to continue in Spain and finds Villarreal an ‘attractive option’ since they qualified for the Champions League.

For now, the Yellow Submarine have their sights set on him but haven’t made advances. If they decide to, Tottenham’s willingness to sell should make it easier for them.

Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur all ‘highly value’ Paris Saint-Germain youngster Axel Tape as he gets set to leave Paris this summer.

That’s according to Sports Zone, who report that the Premier League trio are in the mix for the 17-year-old.

They report that despite attempts from PSG to convince the central defender; Tape will not reverse his decision to leave PSG this summer. The youngster’s deal ends this summer.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently in pole position for the centre-back but Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham highly value his profile. As such, there is a decision to be made about his future in the coming months.

Chelsea, of course, have spent the last two years scooping up talent from across the world while Tottenham have turned towards signing younger profiles under Ange Postecoglou. They were also credited with an interest last month.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, can offer an interesting development path under Andoni Iraola. Indeed, they would perhaps point to Dean Huijsen’s rise this season and subsequent transfer to Real Madrid as proof of their credentials.

For now, it seems that Tape has only decided to leave PSG, but Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham are all in the mix for the 17-year-old as he eyes up his next step.

Among the millions of children who dream of playing in the Premier League one day, there will be many different reasons why. For a lot, being able to look after their family financially and buy big treats for those they love is heavily in their thoughts.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Lucas Bergvall has managed to make it to the top and that’s given him the finances to live out that dream of helping family.

The 19-year-old’s big brother is 20-year-old Theo Bergvall, who is trying to build a career at Djurgården. Obviously he’s not in the same financial ballpark, and when he turned 20 in September he received a rather special birthday present from the Spurs man.

Lucas Bergvall bought his brother a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 SUV, and whilst the Tottenham player tried to keep it all a surprise, he wasn’t really the best at doing so.

Speaking to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, The Bergvall said: “It was a 20th birthday present that he was really excited about. It was really nice and I was a little shocked.

“However, my brother has a pretty bad poker face, so I realised after a while that something was up, he says. They had been planning that for quite a while, him and dad. It was sitting in the driveway with a bow on the hood. I’m really happy.”

Theo Bergvall is a right-back and is steadily breaking through with his own career.