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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.

Tottenham have ‘reached an agreement’ with Bayern Munich for Mathys Tel worth €60m after pushing for him over the last 24 hours.

That’s according to L’Equipe, who report that there is an agreement in place for Tel to head to Tottenham before the end of the transfer window.

According to their information, the two clubs have reached an agreement for the 19-year-old to move to Tottenham in a €60m deal. That has now been finalised, although there is no indication of whether this is €60m upfront or made up in a different format.

Either way, Tottenham have reached an agreement with Bayern, and it is now up to Tel to make a decision on his future.

He has sparked a race for his signature this week by indicating he wants to leave Bayern Munich before the window closes.

However, L’Equipe report that the 19-year-old striker is taking his time to reflect on the bid from Tottenham.

Bayern want him to make a decision sooner rather than later but there is still an open window for other clubs, with several in the mix for him, to send proposals to Bayern also.

Le Parisien back this up, reporting that Tottenham have accelerated negotiations for Tel today after he played for Bayern Munich in the 3-1 win over Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday.

They’re the club who ‘pushes a lot’ and have now found an agreement with Bayern in principle on a deal worth €60m. This is seen as a ‘colossal amount’ for Bayern given they paid €20m for him in 2022 and he’s managed 16 goals and seven assists in 83 game since.

Other clubs are still on the lookout and consider any move for him ‘a good deal’ and Tel continues to reflect on his future, perhaps waiting for other offers to arrive. That should happen, at least according to Le Parisien, but Tottenham ‘throws all its strength’ into the battle and are currently out in front.

Tottenham Hotspur are in the picture to sign AC Milan’s Noah Okafor in the winter market, according to reports from Italy.

The forward has managed a goal and two assists from 17 games in all competitions this season.

Milan came close to sending him to RB Leipzig earlier in this window. However, the move collapsed after the 24-year-old failed an aspect of his medical with the Bundesliga side. Since then, the Italian media have dismissed any concern of physical problems for him.

Italian journalist Gianluigi Longari took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to state that the attacker has been ‘proposed’ to Tottenham.

He claims the Serie A side are looking to offload the former Red Bull Salzburg man and Samuel Chukwueze in this window.

Gazzetta dello Sport report Tottenham have been in contact with Milan and could be a ‘possible destination’ for Okafor.

The Switzerland international isn’t the first name on Spurs’ list, but they are taking him into consideration.

Milan, for their part, would favour selling the player and using the money to help sign Feyenoord star Santiago Giménez before Monday’s deadline.

The Italian club are ready to get rid of Okafor and Tottenham can wrap up the transfer if they were to make an offer soon.

Whether they’re tempted or not is quite another question.

Tottenham are very interested in Bayern Munich’s Mathys Tel and are ‘now in direct talks’ with his agents about a move.

That’s according to journalist Florian Plettenberg, who reports that it is an ‘open race’ for Tel’s signature before the end of the transfer window.

The French forward has been linked with a move way from Bayern throughout this month but appeared set to stay despite interest in him.

That changed over the last few days, though, after reports in Germany made it clear that Tel had told Bayern he would now like to leave before the window closes.

Tottenham are one of his long-term admirers, having regularly been linked with a move whenever an exit from Bayern has been suggested.

Plettenberg now reports they are firmly in the race at this moment in time and are ‘definitely very interested’ in securing his signature. In fact, they are ‘now in direct talks’ with the forward’s management about a transfer. This was prompted by Tel’s decision to leave Bayern.

The bad news for Tottenham is that he’s not made a decision on his future yet and it is very much an open race for him at this moment in time.

However, they have firmly put themselves in contention and after opening talks with Brentford for Yoane Wissa too, appear to now be actively working on multiple signings.