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Tottenham Hotspur’s Luka Vušković has been on loan at Hamburg SV since the summer.

The Croatia international has starred this season and his displays have clearly not gone unnoticed.

Vušković has repeatedly expressed his desire to extend his stay at Hamburg beyond this season to play with his brother, Mario. The latter is currently serving a doping ban. Last week, the Tottenham owned player said he will make a decision on his future after this season.

Sky Deutschland have spoken to Ivan Rakitić, and the interview is aboutthe 18-year-old.

The German press reported last month that Bayern Munich won’t make a move. This was after the defender was offered to them.

Rakitić is currently the technical director at Vušković’s former club, Hajduk Split. He has now urged Bayern Munich to make a move for the Spurs man.

“All of European football is talking about him right now. Bayern Munich needs to step up their game. I believe this lad has to go to Bayern Munich. It’s incredibly exciting to see such a young guy making such a splash in the football world,” he said.

As things stand, the defender has to return to the north London club after this season.

Tottenham step could be skipped

Vušković has a contract at Tottenham until 2030. He hasn’t made an appearance yet for the Premier League side. Thomas Frank’s side will have to make a decision on his future in the summer.

The former Barcelona and Sevilla star is of the belief the defender is ready to leave the Premier League side.

“I’m curious to see if Tottenham will manage to keep him beyond the summer, because in my opinion, he’s already ready for the next step to one of the absolute top clubs. And for me, there are only four or five of those in Europe,” Rakitić explained.

Tottenham Hotspur asked Al-Nassr about forward Ângelo’s situation in the final days of the January transfer window.

That’s according to journalist Eduardo Burgos. He reports that Tottenham asked about the 21-year-old but were quickly rebuffed. According to his information, Al-Nassr see the Brazilian winger as more of a topic for the summer.

Ângelo has only been with them since September 2024. He joined the Saudi Arabian side in a €23m deal from Chelsea in September that year.

He’s a product of Santos’ youth set up, before joining Chelsea for €15m in 2023. He only stayed at Stamford Bridge for a month before being moved on to sister club Strasbourg. He returned to Chelsea the following summer before then moving to the Middle East.

The youngster has since managed six goals and 16 assists in 64 games for Al-Nassr. According to Burgos, that’s enough to have earned Tottenham’s attention. They asked about him in the final days of the January window but were pushed away by Al-Nassr.

We’ll take that with a pinch of salt, though. His numbers alone would make him a strange signing for Tottenham to attempt, particularly after paying big for Mohamed Kudus. There’s also been no mention of them being keen in Brazil, where they’d be all over such a story usually.

That makes us doubt it for the time being. He’s a name to keep an eye on for the summer, with a deadline day move certainly not happening.

Last week, TuttoSport appeared pessimistic about Juventus signing Tottenham’s Randal Kolo Muani.

This was largely because of Thomas Frank’s stance about the player’s future. Spurs’ recent injury crisis was making the Dane use the striker more, and he scored against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.

The 27-year-old started for Tottenham against Manchester City. That should be enough to prove that Frank increasingly sees Kolo Muani as an important player.

Despite clear of signs of pessimism, journalist Enzo Bucchioni hasn’t given up hope of Juve signing the Frenchman.

He wrote about the striker in a column for Tuttomercatoweb.

The Italian believes Juve will try ‘to the very end’ and haven’t really given up. He cleverly uses Juve’s ‘fino alle fine’ slogan to back up the argument too. One reason why the deal is proving difficult is because of Tottenham’s failure to sign a replacement.

He claims that the Bianconeri have already offered a deal to Kolo Muani’s parent club Paris Saint-Germain. The French club have been given an initial loan with an obligation to buy.

This is actually a better deal than what Tottenham have, as the London side signed the player on a dry loan.

Despite that, the deal has stalled. Juve are likely to keep pushing but are exploring the possibility of signing Atletico Madrid’s Alexander Sorloth.

This clearly seems like false hope. Tottenham have little time to sign a possible replacement and have no reason to let Kolo Muani leave. Unless something very dramatic happens, the striker should stay in London.

Tottenham’s Randal Kolo Muani finds himself on the front page of Sunday’s Corriere dello Sport. Inside the newspaper the Spurs player is also prominent, as Juventus try to secure him before the deadline.

’48 HOURS FOR KOLO’ shouts the Corriere dello Sport headline, and it’s explained – once again – that Tottenham want to keep him. The media around Juventus haven’t questioned that, however, they don’t appear to give it the respect it deserves.

Thomas Frank’s side are battling with an injury crisis, and Kolo Muani is needed. Despite that, it’s believed the 27-year-old’s desire for Juve can help push a deal through.

Similar happened in the summer. Juventus had Kolo Muani on loan from PSG and then spent months trying to lowball the French club. They wanted another loan, with potentially a buying clause dependent on achievements. Juventus were confident that PSG would eventually cave, given Kolo Muani’s desire.

However, that wasn’t the case and the player was sent on loan to Tottenham in September. Such is the Juventus arrogance around the situation that one could believe they think Kolo Muani belongs to them, with PSG and Tottenham simply getting in the way of things.

Not giving up on Tottenham transfer

Corriere dello Sport present the Turin club’s plan as the following: Convince PSG that Tottenham won’t buy the player in the summer. Pitch the idea he’d therefore be better off with them.

This plan has two major flaws.

PSG went through all of Juve’s negotiation games in the summer, so any half promise to buy Kolo Muani probably won’t be believed.

Tottenham have got a big say in this.

Sunday’s Gazzetta dello Sport states there were further talks on Saturday, but Tottenham aren’t having of it. According to their information, Juve and the player aren’t giving up, yet even Gazzetta state they’re ‘deluding themselves’.

Tottenham and PSG hold the power here and without last minute drama, Randal Kolo Muani stays where he is.

With a day of the window left for most European countries, it’s officially the panic stage of transfers. There’s hope deals which haven’t been got over the line for weeks will somehow stutter over in the final hours.

For some, that will be true but for the vast majority it will not. Tottenham will play a part in the final drama for multiple clubs. One of those is Fiorentina.

Fabio Paratici isn’t expected to officially to take up his La Viola role until February. However, the Italian transfer guru has clearly been doing work for weeks. La Viola are in a battle against relegation, 18th out of 20 in Serie A. They’re only a point behind Lecce and safety, so there’s a lot to fight for.

All month they’ve needed a central defender and that remains the case. Radu Drăgușin was targeted at the beginning of January, but at that time the Tottenham player had different plans.

Fiorentina were earlier snubbed by Tottenham player

Back then, the defender’s agent said the following on January 10th: “I’m waiting for Tottenham to say yes to Roma before getting to the heart of the matter.

“There are a couple of offers for him, but Italy is special for Radu. He’s done very well in Serie A. He’s a gladiator, and gladiators thrive in Rome.

“Fiorentina? With all due respect, that wouldn’t be the right path for him. He costs €25m.”

Now on February 1st, Fiorentina may be the only option left.

Sunday’s Corriere Fiorentino reports there’s a ‘glimmer of hope’ for a later deal. Paratici is trying to make the most of it and build a deal with Tottenham. La Viola will try until ‘the very end’ for Drăgușin, but have alternatives ready.

Tottenham Hotspur have closed the door on Mathys Tel leaving this month, despite his agent flying in for talks.

That’s according to Sky Germany. The website reports that Tottenham are uninterested in letting the Frenchman depart in this window. Neither a permanent sale nor a loan is an option for them.

Tel had been the subject of interest from Paris FC. There were also several clubs in England and Spain who had expressed an interest in them. All of that has been turned away by Tottenham, who have refused to release him.

Instead, they’ve held a ‘clarifying conversation’ with Tel. This conversation included manager Thomas Frank and sporting director Johan Lange and happened in the last few days.

Whether it was after Tel’s agent flew in on Monday, isn’t clear. A report this week stated that Tel’s agent had flown in as the forward wanted out. He reportedly made it clear that either Frank was sacked or Tel would depart. It seems that meeting didn’t go as they planned.

Tottenham didn’t agree with their stance and have blocked any exit this month. Instead, Frank has made it clear he’s pleased with Tel’s progress. That’s despite continuing to leave him out of his Champions League squad. The Frenchman did start three of six Premier League games this month.

Whether that’s been enough to slightly change his mind, isn’t clear. But it does appear Tottenham are refusing to budge, and he’ll be staying where he is this month as a result.

Torino have shown serious interest in a move for Tottenham Hotspur’s Callum Olusesi in the winter market.

Earlier this month, we covered claims from Italy that the 18-year-old’s entourage has offered him to Torino. There have been developments in the operation to bring him to Italy.

Five days ago, the Italian media covered the progress made by the Serie A side to sign the Tottenham player.

Alfredo Pedullà reported he’s on the verge of leaving Thomas Frank’s side. He also added Torino have ‘agreed everything’ with Spurs to sign him on loan with an option to buy.

Another Italian journalist, Gianluca Di Marzio, pick up on that and share more updates on this case.

He claims the Turin club are formalising the Tottenham player’s arrival on loan with an option to buy. According to Di Marzio, he has already completed medical tests with Torino.

Toro News, a website focusing their coverage on Torino, backs it up and provides more insight.

Frank had him on the bench in Spurs’ 2-0 Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday. After this clash, the Italian club have been able to break the deadlock in their negotiations with Tottenham.

Torino sporting director Gianluca Petrachi’s plan was to utilise him both for the U18s and the first team.

Big chance for Tottenham youngster

Juventus entered the race to sign the Tottenham man in this window, after the latter’s trip to Germany. This forced Petrachi to react quickly.

According to the report, the director assured the England U19 international of ‘immediate integration’ into the senior team. This would have finally convinced Olusesi to pick Torino amid a late entry from Juve.

Toro News also report Olusesi already completed his medical tests and is now waiting to officially join them.

He’s in London, completing the visa process. This needs to be resolved for Torino to make his loan signing official. Toro News claim Torino have secured a €10m purchase option.

Tottenham will be made to wait until the summer to sign Leon Goretzka, if they’re successful in their attempts to get him.

That’s at least if the latest from BILD, and Christoph Freund, is anything to go by. The Bayern sporting director has spoken about the 30-year-old today.

Goretzka announced on Instagram earlier today that he will be leaving Bayern Munich at the end of the season. His contract expires at that point, and he’s decided to depart rather than extend his eight-year stay.

He had already been heavily linked with a move away from the German giants for months. Indeed, BILD report that a deal with Atlético Madrid was well advanced.

Tottenham had also been making moves behind the scenes. A report on the 27th indicated they’d entered the battle for his signature.

Tottenham have a reasonable chance of success

That story developed from there. Two days later there was more on the matter, before Goretzka even hinted he’d be open to the move. That, though, is now on pause. Freund insists the midfielder is staying until the end of the season, despite his announcement today.

“Leon has decided to stay with FC Bayern Munich,” he said about the midfielder today.

“We can now also say: Leon Goretzka’s time at FC Bayern will be over in the summer. He will be taking a different path.

“Leon (who joined from Schalke in the summer of 2018; ed.) will have been with FC Bayern Munich for eight years. Extremely successful, extremely strong in the way he has presented himself here as a person and as a player.

“But it’s not over. He will fight with the team in the coming months so that we can achieve great things. And he feels that too. Therefore, I think we’ve had very, very good discussions and want to be completely open about it and communicate openly.”

Let battle commence, with Tottenham one of the most attractive options linked.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Thomas Frank has several fit options in attack including Mathys Tel and Randal Kolo Muani.

Tel initially arrived at Tottenham on loan from Bayern Munich in February 2025. Spurs made his stay permanent last summer and he has struggled for regular minutes. Tel and his agent have been trying to push for a move.

Meanwhile, Juventus want Kolo Muani, who is on loan at Spurs from Paris Saint-Germain. Frank wants to block the French duo’s exits in this window.

In addition to this, there’s possibility of Tottenham adding a new attacker to the squad before Monday’s deadline. That’s at least what journalist Gianluigi Longari is reporting and he provides more in his column for Sportitalia.

He now claims the north London club are looking at Al-Ittihad’s Moussa Diaby. Inter Milan have been chasing the winger, who joined the Saudi club from Aston Villa in July 2024.

Nerazzurri president Giuseppe Marotta confirmed their interest in the 26-year-old before their Champions League win over Borussia Dortmund this week.

Tottenham primed to barge in and disrupt everything

The Italian club have already made an offer to sign Diaby on loan with an option to buy. This didn’t immediately convince the Middle East club.

Inter are facing the risk of Spurs hijacking this operation. Longari claims the Premier League side are ‘ready to enter the fray’ to sign the former Villans man.

The San Siro club will have to revise their offer and insert a purchase obligation instead of an option as part of the loan offer. The journalist claims this is a ‘necessary condition to fend off’ Tottenham.

There’s a possibility that Diaby’s camp may have dragged Spurs into the mix as a tactic to put pressure on Inter.

Diaby has managed three goals and 11 assists from 25 matches for Al-Ittihad this season.

Tottenham Hotspur remain attentive to Leon Goretzka’s situation, and the Bayern Munich midfielder has now spoken clearly about his future. In an interview with Die Zeit, Goretzka admitted he is open to leaving Germany and testing himself in another league.

“Changing leagues is an option, of course,” Goretzka said. “I find it exciting to go abroad at some point in my career. I have already thought about it twice in the past and consciously decided not to do it until now.”

The 30-year-old accepted that he feels settled in Munich, but also questioned whether staying would limit his development. “I know that I am in a comfort zone in Munich,” he explained. “Taking a step abroad would be an important step for my personal growth.”

Goretzka also made it clear that the attraction goes beyond football. “Living something new would enrich my life,” he added, framing a possible move as a broader life decision rather than a purely sporting one.

His comments arrive with his contract at Bayern Munich entering its final months. That situation continues to draw attention from across Europe. AC Milan and Atletico Madrid remain alert, while Tottenham have also been linked as a possibility.

Sounds like positive news for Tottenham

From Tottenham’s perspective, nothing has changed on the negotiation front. However, the player’s words help clarify his mindset. Goretzka is no longer ruling out a move abroad, nor a departure from Bayern before his contract expires.

For now, no decision has been made. Both January and the summer window remain possible scenarios, with Tottenham and other interested clubs continuing to monitor his next steps.