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HSV Hamburg’s hopes of signing Luka Vuskovic on loan from Tottenham Hotspur are currently fading, as Spurs have gone radio silent on the transfer.

That’s according to MOPO, who cover the situation today and Tottenham’s apparent reluctance to sanction the loan move for the youngster.

They explain that there has been excitement about the youngster Vuskovic brother as he’s regularly seen with his older sibling, Mario Vuskovic. On Sunday, he was seen attending a game with him at Hajduk Split, where they had their photo taken in the stands.

The belief is that they are talking about a potential move to HSV, with the Tottenham man regularly linked to the German side this summer.

As of Monday afternoon, though, HSV’s leadership of Stefan Kuntz and Claus Costa had not received any signals from Tottenham. Spurs appear to have turned to radio silence on the matter.

That’s despite reports stating that Vuskovic has long been in agreement with HSV over personal terms. With each passing day, the prospect of him arriving from Tottenham is diminishing.

Indeed, those in charge at the Volksparkstadion have intensified contacts with alternatives, such is their growing concern about Tottenham’s current stance.

Sweden manager Jon Dahl Tomasson is unhappy to be without Tottenham Hotspur’s Dejan Kulusevski for the World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Kosovo next month.

Fotbollskanalen have been speaking to the Dane about a few national team players, and this interview focuses on the forward.

Towards the end of last season, Kulusevski picked up an injury in Tottenham’s defeat to Crystal Palace. On May 14th, Spurs confirmed the 25-year-old had “suffered an injury to his right patella” and undergone surgery.

This meant the former Juventus man to miss Tottenham’s Europa League final win against Manchester United. He hasn’t regained full fitness and Jon Dahl Tomasson says Kulusevski won’t be in contention for Sweden’s upcoming two fixtures.

The former Blackburn Rovers manager has explained he’s in regular contact with the Tottenham player, trying to keep on top of his situation. Sweden’s coach has now provided an update on the attacker’s recovery, and makes it clear it’s going to be a while longer before his return.

“I have had a lot of contact with Kulu. He won’t be available. He is injured and is trying to get back. He is doing well but it is too early,” he said.

“It’s disappointing because we would love to play with Kulu. But football is never perfect.”

Recent claims from the UK have reported the Swede could be out of action until late 2025. The next international break may not be the last one the Tottenham player misses.

There’s a claim in the Turkish media that Fenerbahce are showing serious interest in Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

It’s been widely reported this summer that Jose Mourinho wants to bring in an experienced central midfielder and his club has been linked with a host of players, including Yves Bissouma.

Sabah today report on Fenerbahce’s pursuit for a central midfielder and claim the Super Lig side have turned their attention to the Uruguay international.

It’s claimed the Yellow Canaries have already made their move for the Spurs player and submitted a €15m offer.

However, Tottenham are said to be asking for €25m, and subsequently negotiations are ongoing between the two clubs.

Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans remains a reported target for Fenerbahce, but signing Bentancur looks to be a more realistic option. This summer Tottenham brought in João Palhinha from Bayern Munich, which may have prompted Fener to try for his teammate.

Bentancur made 44 appearances in all competitions last season, scoring two goals. He’s contracted to the Premier League side until June 2026.

Whilst the more exciting transfer stories for Tottenham Hotspur fans may currently be related to potential incomings, the club still needs to secure multiple exits.

Not everyone at Spurs is in Thomas Frank’s plans, and Bryan Gil appears to be in that boat. The 24-year-old has struggled to truly convince a series of Tottenham managers since joining in 2021, and has found himself loaned out to Valencia, Sevilla and Girona.

Those loans tend to go in mixed ways, with Bryan Gil impressing when he’s fully fit and in top form, before usually fading away after picking up some knocks, losing the manager’s favour, and seeing his game dilute a little.

With a contract expiring in 2026, both the Spaniard and Tottenham need to find a solution, and that hasn’t been helped by the player’s latest injury setback. He suffered knee ligament damager in March and hasn’t played since.

Recent reports in Italy have stated Fabio Paratici, who apparently continues to help Spurs, met up with Bologna’s director of football at a friendly and pitched the idea of the Serie A club signing Bryan Gil.

A Bologna official was subsequently invited to Tottenham’s training centre to watch over the winger. Sunday’s edition of Corriere dello Sport explains a scouting report was made and is still being discussed internally at Bologna.

Indeed, it’s claimed discussions will be held ‘in the coming hours’, largely around whether Bryan Gil is medically fit.

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze is pushing to join Tottenham this summer and has already agreed personal terms with them.

That’s according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who reports that Eze wants to join Tottenham this summer and leave Crystal Palace.

He reports that Eze is expected to be left out of the Crystal Palace squad taking on Chelsea on Sunday for their Premier League opener.

He wants to leave and has seemingly made that clear to the Eagles and Tavolieri now reports that conflict could be looming between the two parties. Palace are already in talks to secure the midfielder’s replacement.

Eze has been linked with a move away from Selhurst Park all summer and Tottenham have been credited with an interest thanks to the injury to James Maddison. He’s set to miss most, if not all of this season after picking up an injury in pre-season.

Eze would be his direct replacement, and it seems the player is now pushing for a deal to be done this summer after already agreeing personal terms with Spurs.

At this moment in time there’s no mention of a transfer fee, but it is likely that Crystal Palace will demand a huge fee for their star man, even if he is now demanding that he leave.

Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze is pushing to join Tottenham this summer and has already agreed personal terms with them.

That’s according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, who reports that Eze wants to join Tottenham this summer and leave Crystal Palace.

He reports that Eze is expected to be left out of the Crystal Palace squad taking on Chelsea on Sunday for their Premier League opener.

He wants to leave and has seemingly made that clear to the Eagles and Tavolieri now reports that conflict could be looming between the two parties. Palace are already in talks to secure the midfielder’s replacement.

Eze has been linked with a move away from Selhurst Park all summer and Tottenham have been credited with an interest thanks to the injury to James Maddison. He’s set to miss most, if not all of this season after picking up an injury in pre-season.

Eze would be his direct replacement, and it seems the player is now pushing for a deal to be done this summer after already agreeing personal terms with Spurs.

At this moment in time there’s no mention of a transfer fee, but it is likely that Crystal Palace will demand a huge fee for their star man, even if he is now demanding that he leave.

Manchester City have turned down a €70m (£59m) bid from Tottenham for Savinho, according to Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte.

The offer was made earlier this week and quickly rejected by Pep Guardiola’s side, but the London club have promised to return with a new proposal before the window closes in two weeks.

The player’s representatives have travelled to England to oversee talks, and while the deal is complicated by the figures involved, all parties are said to view the move positively.

A fee of €70m would have already placed Savinho among the most expensive signings of the summer: only six players have moved for more: Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitiké to Liverpool, Benjamin Šeško and Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United, Victor Osimhen to Galatasaray, and Matheus Cunha also to United.

As we previously reported, Savinho’s agent Frederico Moraes has made it clear that Manchester City value the winger at €80m (£67m), meaning Spurs will likely need to raise their offer a bit more to get a deal done.

Savinho is keen on the move and believes a switch to Spurs would mean more minutes and a bigger role in the build-up to the 2026 World Cup, boosting his chances of making Carlo Ancelotti’s final Brazil squad.

Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur are in the picture to sign Atlético Madrid’s Conor Gallagher this summer, according to claims from Spain.

Last summer, the midfielder left Chelsea for the La Liga and could return to the Premier League, where Newcastle and Tottenham are his suitors.

Friday’s edition of Marca looks at Atlético players, including Gallagher, who can leave in this window.

Diego Simeone is expected to use Pablo Barrios and summer signing Johnny Cardoso as his first-choice midfield pair, with Koke behind the duo. This means Gallagher drops down the pecking order and Marca claim he could ‘seriously consider’ returning to England.

The newspaper says Newcastle have the 25-year-old on their agenda, without mentioning Tottenham or another English club. Los Rojiblancos, for their part, aren’t ruling out his exit before the window closes.

Journalist Rubén Uría, relayed by Fichajes.com, reported on Newcastle and Tottenham interest in the former Chelsea man on Twitch.

He reports the Magpies, Spurs and an unnamed Premier League club are all keen on the player, but none of them have made an offer yet.

Fichajes.com points out Gallagher is happy at Atlético but could consider leaving since his role could be limited this season and it can impact his chances of representing England at the 2026 World Cup.

Paris Saint-Germain overcame Tottenham Hotspur to win the UEFA Super Cup in Udine on Wednesday.

Thomas Frank came close to winning a trophy with Spurs in his first competitive game as their manager, but it slipped away.

Micky van de Ven opened the scoring in the 39th minute and Cristian Romero doubled Tottenham’s lead right after the break.

The north London club lead 2-0 for most of the second half before substitutes Lee Kang-in and Gonçalo Ramos scored two late goals to level the scoreline. The outcome of the tie was decided via a penalty shootout and both Van de Ven and Mathys Tel missed for Spurs.

French newspaper L’Equipe is well known for tough player ratings, and they’ve judged yesterday’s tie between Spurs and PSG.

Tottenham captain Cristian Romero got 8/10 and it was the highest from the two clubs. The next best was 7/10, given to Pape Matar Sarr.

Summer signings Mohammed Kudus and João Palhinha, along with Van de Ven, Pedro Porro and Richarlison all got 6/10, and 5/10 was given to Rodrigo Bentancur and Kevin Danso.

Both Guglielmo Vicario and Djed Spence got 4/10, and that’s the lowest among the Spurs players. Thomas Frank got 6. Tottenham’s overall average is 5.7/10, which is more than the 39 PSG got.

Despite failing to win the UEFA Super Cup, the newspaper was impressed by Tottenham’s overall performance.

L’Equipe state: ‘Romero (8), who was just named Tottenham’s captain following Son’s departure, lived up to his status, having been involved in both of his team’s goals, heading the first in the 39th minute before scoring the second in the 48th minute, following a free-kick from Perro (6), who was very accurate yesterday with the ball at his feet. Elsewhere, Sarr (7) and Palhinha (6) impressed with the quality of their defensive returns, while Richarlison (6) and Kudus (6) took turns being dangerous before the break. But late in the match, Spurs were penalised by Spence (4), who increasingly struggled against Ousmane Dembélé’s raids, and by Vicario (4), who could have done better on Lee Kang-in’s goal in the 85th minute, and who was not decisive in the penalty shootout.’

Tottenham are set to push again for Savinho after seeing their first approach rejected, according to Brazilian outlet UOL. The Manchester City winger remains high on Thomas Frank’s list as the club look to improve their attack before the window closes.

The Brazilian has already given his approval to the move, but Spurs’ opening bid of €50m was turned down by Manchester City. That figure would have brought the Premier League champions a big profit, but apparently not big enough.

As we previously explained, reports in Brazil have already revealed that Savinho’s camp believe he’ll cost around €80m (£67m), with his agent Frederico Moraes confirming the rejected bid earlier this week.

Fresh off a frustrating defeat in the UEFA Super Cup last night against PSG, Tottenham now face a decision on whether to return with a higher offer or risk losing ground in the chase.

The belief in Brazil is that they’re going to give it another go for Savinho.