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Tottenham Hotspur’s Bryan Gil has been on loan at Girona since last summer and scored four goals and registered three assists from 30 games for them so far.

The La Liga side have an option to make the winger’s stay permanent for €15m at the end of this season.

Estadio Deportivo reports on Girona’s plans for the Tottenham man and their title says ‘signing is within reach’.

The 24-year-old has done well for the Spanish club but there are still doubts over extending his stay because of the financial conditions. They have no plans to exercise the €15m purchase clause.

Gil’s contract at Tottenham lasts until 2026, meaning the summer window will be the last big chance of Spurs to cash in from his sale. Due to his contract situation, Estadio state the north London club will ‘lose the position of strength’ during the transfer negotiations.

Girona won’t move until the end of this season and are waiting for the summer window to reopen to try to negotiate with Tottenham to lower the price.

The attacker isn’t part of Ange Postecoglou’s core plans. Therefore, Tottenham could risk losing him for free in 2026 or send him out on loan late in the next window if they decide to not reduce the asking price.

With Girona unlikely to exercise the purchase clause, Gil will be back in the market after this season, and he prioritises returning to La Liga.

Estadio’s title says Gil’s signing is ‘within reach’ for Girona, which appears to be related to the confidence over a cheaper deal.

Earlier this week, we covered claims from Germany which stated Tottenham Hotspur’s Timo Werner can imagine moving in the MLS. It was also reported New York Red Bulls could provide him an opportunity to relaunch his career.

Werner joined Spurs on loan from RB Leipzig in January 2024 and his temporary stay was extended until the end of this season. Tottenham have an option to make his loan move permanent for €10m.

Bild claim the Premier League club won’t exercise the purchase option and the 28-year-old has to return to Leipzig.

The Germany international’s contract at the Bundesliga club lasts until 2026, but he has no future with them. He has to find a solution in the summer window and the American club could be an option for him.

Werner’s former Leipzig teammate, Emil Forsberg, joined New York Red Bulls in 2024. The former Chelsea man can see himself making a switch to America.

The report says Forsberg ‘lures’ the Tottenham man to join him at the American club. The 33-year-old Swede would like to reunite with him, while insists the final decision is down to Werner.

“Of course I would love to take Timo. He’s a great player. We had great years in Leipzig. But unfortunately, I can’t make that decision,” he told Bild.

Jan Vertonghen was an important part of the Tottenham Hotspur squad during Jose Mourinho’s time at the club.

The Belgian played 21 games under the manager and yesterday Mourinho faced off against his former player in the Europa League play-off round first leg as Fenerbahce beat Anderlecht 3-0 at home.

Vertonghen was on the bench for Anderlecht and didn’t come on for the club but he did share a warm moment with his former manager.

After the game, Mourinho spoke to the press about his encounter with the ex-Tottenham defender and he described him as one of his ‘boys’ and how that will always be the case. The 37-year-old also gave the manager his shirt.

Mourinho said, as relayed by Telegraaf: “Jan is still one of my boys. That will always be the case. The way he is as a footballer, but also as a person. I love that. I will cherish his shirt.”

While Vertonghen was not quite a regular under the Portuguese coach at Tottenham, he captained the side at that point.

Spurs didn’t win silverware during Mourinho’s stint in London but it is quite clear that there is still a lot of respect between the manager and the players from that era, even if the period didn’t end in a pretty way.

Tottenham Hotspur were linked with a move for AC Milan’s Fikayo Tomori in the winter transfer window.

While a fee was agreed with the Italian club, the player rejected the transfer as he wanted to stay at Milan. He’d responded in a similar way to interest from Juventus earlier in the window, so it wasn’t a Spurs specific.

Tottenham ended up signing Kevin Danso from Lens and the Austrian has already become an important player for Ange Postecoglou since his arrival.

Despite that, the Italian belief is this does not rule out Spurs going back in for Tomori in the summer transfer window.

MilanLive have reported that the Rossoneri have already made their decision about the Englishman’s long-term future. They see him as a sellable asset and that is why they were keen on moving him on two weeks ago.

Their stance remains the same and they believe that Tottenham could return to the fray for the centre-back and also hold an interest in Yunus Musah. They would hope that Tomori agrees to join Spurs.

The 27-year-old hasn’t fully impressed for Milan in the past couple of seasons but has done well in the past two games for Sergio Conceicao’s side.

Juventus and Wolverhampton Wanderers showed keen interest in Kevin Danso before he moved to Tottenham Hotspur on February 2nd.

The Serie A side and Wolves made advances, but Spurs were successful in completing the centre-back’s signing in the end on loan with an obligation to buy.

Tutto Juve now provides a short update on why Juventus lost out to Tottenham in the race for the defender.

The Serie A side were in the market for a new centre-back and were looking for the right candidate to suit their sporting requirements and economic conditions.

Danso was one of the players on their list and claims from Italy stated Juventus wanted to sign him on a loan deal. Tuttosport even insisted he was a step away from the Turin club.

Tutto Juve backsthat up and explain the Old Lady ‘were very close’ to securing the 26-year-old’s services.

They eventually lost to the north London club because Spurs made a ‘much higher offer’ than Juventus.

Tottenham’s Radu Drăgușin suffered a serious knee injury in their Europa League win over IF Elfsborg on January 30th.

The Romanian will be out for a long spell and therefore, Tutto Juve state Tottenham were ‘forced to intervene heavily’ in signing Danso.

Last week, AS stated Johnny Cardoso’s summer move to Tottenham Hotspur depends on their manager while Real Betis want to honour their agreement with Spurs.

The Premier League club sold Giovani Lo Celso to Real Betis last summer and as part of the deal, they secured a clause to buy Cardoso at the end of this season.

On Tuesday, the American extended his contract at the La Liga side until 2030 and Marca cover what it means to Tottenham.

The newspaper state Cardoso has an €80m release clause in the new contract. This won’t have an impact on the north London club as they still have a ‘preferential’ clause of €25m which they ‘could make effective’ in the summer.

El Desmarque also state the 23-year-old’s release clause is now €80m. His wages have improved as he was one of the lowest earners at the La Liga club.

The report states there will be ‘no changes’ in the agreement secured by Tottenham last summer. In other words, Ange Postecoglou’s side can buy Cardoso by exercising the €25m buying option.

Marca report Tottenham have a ‘preferential’ option, while El Desmarque state it’s just a purchase option of €25m.

Ange Postecoglou has left Sergio Reguilón out of his core plans at Tottenham Hotspur this season and didn’t offer him any minutes in the first hour months of this season.

The Spaniard made his first appearance of the season in December and has featured five times so far for Spurs.

AS state AS Monaco made a move for the Tottenham player in the winter market, but they weren’t able to secure his services.

The newspaper claims Galatasaray and Beşiktaş have emerged as the two options for the 28-year-old as the Turkish transfer window remains open until February 11th.

These two clubs have shown interest in the former Real Madrid man and AS say a move to Turkey would be ‘undoubtedly interesting’ for him.

Despite this, Reguilón is unlikely to leave Tottenham in the next few days because Spurs chairman Daniel Levy is ‘reluctant’ to sanction a move.

The left-back has less than six months left on his contract and as it stands he will leave Tottenham as a free agent in the summer. The north London club can earn a fee and also save on his salary if they decide to sell him in the coming days.

The winter market in England closed on Monday and AS state Levy has ‘not authorised’ Reguilón’s exit so far.

Mathys Tel has had a chaotic end to the winter transfer window. For the vast majority of January he didn’t want to leave Bayern Munich, believing he’d get more minutes with the Bundesliga club as the season went on.

Then, for whatever reason, he decided to leave and multiple Premier League clubs came forward. A few days ago, Tottenham Hotspur were said to have agreed a deal worth around €60m with Bayern Munich, and were just waiting for the approval of the player.

That didn’t come as he decided Tottenham wasn’t the club for him and he’d wait for something else. Manchester United were in contact but didn’t want to go anywhere near the figures Spurs had reached.

According to a claim in the Turkish media, Tottenham Hotspur forward Heung-min Son will not be signing for Fenerbahce in this transfer window.

The South Korea intentional was linked with a move to the Super Lig giants during the last transfer window and these rumours have reemerged in recent days, generating inevitable excitement among fans.

Turkish journalist Samet Çayır has informed Fanatik of the latest developments regrading Fenerbahce’s interest in the Tottenham player, after reports they could be lining him up the South Korean to replace the recently departed Allan Saint-Maximin.

The Frenchman has been on loan with the Istanbul club this season, but has been sent back to Saudi Arabia following some unconvincing performances.

However, it’s explained Fenerbahce have been told by a Tottenham official they have no chance of signing Son in this transfer window and it seems very unlikely he will be again linking up with his former Spurs’ boss Jose Mourinho.

Due to injuries to Tottenham’s forward line this season it always seemed they would keep hold of Son beyond this transfer window. Also, the Premier League side recently activated the clause to keep the player with them for at least another season.

Fenerbahce have long held a dream to sign Son, and it’s one they’ll have to put back in the cupboard for now.

Yesterday, it was reported that Tottenham Hotspur are interested in a potential move for AC Milan’s Noah Okafor.

More has now emerged, with the London club’s interest in the Switzerland forward again covered. He failed a medical ahead of a switch to RB Leipzig earlier this month, although the significance of that has been played down in Italy, as perhaps one would expect it to be.

TuttoSport have reported today that Tottenham’s move for the 24-year-old is in an ‘evaluation phase’.

MilanNews have added more, stating that Okafor is on the list of potential departures from the San Siro this month. Milan had offered the Switzerland international to Tottenham in the last few hours and are now waiting for their final response about the transfer.

The report states there is a possibility Spurs’ response about the versatile forward could arrive today. Reading between the lines, it would appear Milan are rather more keen than Tottenham and that Spurs are looking at other options first.

Okafor has not managed to impress everyone during his stint at the club, scoring seven times in 53 appearances. He’s failed to become a regular, having joined from RB Salzburg in the summer of 2023.