Sport Witness

There’s a claim in the Turkish media that Galatasaray are the latest Super Lig side to be interested in Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison.

The Brazilian could leave the Premier League side this summer and earlier this month he was linked with Fenerbahce.

Posta report on Galatasaray’s centre forward options if they fail in their attempts to keep Victor Osimhen. The Nigerian spent last season on loan with the Turkish champions, but there is uncertainty if he will remain in Istanbul.

Subsequently, Richarlison has emerged as a target for Galatasaray and Tottenham have reportedly given the ‘green light’ for the 28-year-old to join the Champions League qualified club.

It’s claimed Spurs are willing either to loan out the attacker or sell him on a permanent basis. There are no reports what transfer fee the London club would be demanding.

Gala could expect to face competition from local rivals Fenerbahce after reports Richarlison has been offered to them. At the time it was stated Jose Mourinho would make the final decision on whether to sign the Tottenham player.

Richarlison made 15 Premier League appearances last season, scoring four goals, and is contracted to Tottenham until June 2027.

Tottenham Hotspur have River Plate youngster Ian Subiabre on their transfer agenda for this summer, according to River Noticias.

The 18-year-old initially joined River Plate’s youth system in 2022 and made his way into their first team in 2024. He was part of Argentina’s squad at the U20 South American Championship earlier this year.

After impressing in this tournament, the winger has mainly been used as a substitute at the club, but that hasn’t stopped Tottenham.

The report states Spurs have made formal enquiries about the young attacker’s contract situation in the ‘last few hours’.

Chelsea were the first English club to show interest in him and held a meeting with his agent, former player Claudio Caniggia.

Subiabre has a $30m [€26.1m] release clause in a contract that expires in December 2026. This saw the Blues cool their interest.

The report states the Europa League winners could present a ‘different offer, perhaps with different payment terms’. They could also propose a percentage of a future sale to River Plate, indicating Tottenham’s plan isn’t to activate Subiabre’s clause.

River Plate aren’t ruling out a potential move in the short-term, likely after the Club World Cup. They haven’t received any formal offer so far and their desire is to retain him, unless there’s an offer of $30m.

Rosario Central are willing to wait to get Alejo Veliz back from Tottenham Hotspur this summer, with his future only likely to be resolved in July.

That’s according to La Pagina 12, who cover the Tottenham striker today and comments from board members at the Argentine club regarding the situation.

Veliz has been heavily linked with a return to his former club this summer, with him and the Argentine side reportedly keen on the deal happening. Tottenham, though, have so far refused to sanction it, preferring to send the 21-year-old on another loan deal in Europe.

La Pagina 12 pick up on that today, explaining that there has been no progress in talks between Rosario Central and Tottenham at this moment in time.

Veliz wants to make the move and has made that clear, so Rosario are maintain contact with Tottenham for the time being.

“There’s no progress, but he’s not down,” a member of Rosario’s ‘leadership’ told the outlet about the situation.

“We are willing to make a financial effort, but nothing has been made yet. They (the English team) are still considering selling his transfer,” a member of the board is quoted as clarifying for them also.

Pagina then explain that Rosario’s proposal is to obtain a loan with a fee, although no figures have been discussed as yet. This is because Tottenham have shown no interest in loaning him out again.

The belief is that may change late in the window, particularly if they don’t receive any better offers in the coming weeks. Thus, Rosario are willing to wait.

“Veliz will do everything in his power to secure a return to Central. He’s convinced that returning to the club now is the best thing for his career, and that’s fundamental to our aspirations. But we have to wait until July to see what’s new,” ‘officials’ told Pagina 12 when asked.

Earlier this month, Lazio’s Gustav Isaksen spoke about the possibility of living in the same city as his girlfriend Olivia Holdt, who is currently playing for Tottenham.

This came after the Danish winger was linked with a move to Spurs, and Premier League interest has been rising because of his performances in the 2024/25 season.

Tottenham are now presented as actively monitoring the Denmark international and could be helped in a potential move by Thomas Frank.

La Lazio Siamo Noi report that if Spurs part ways with Wilson Odobert this summer, they are then likelier to move for the Lazio player. Frank is described as being ‘crazy’ about Isaksen and wanted to sign him at Brentford last summer.

Now he has a better chance at Tottenham, and the personal side of the deal will also help.

Now, a call from Tottenham ‘would be difficult to refuse’ from the Rome club, especially if a level of €25m to €30m is met.

As of now, no formal approaches have arrived at Lazio, because the London club are first focusing on other areas of the pitch.

It is certain that they have Isaksen on the shortlist and a move for the 24-year-old will help him reunite with his girlfriend in the English capital as well.

Tottenham Hotspur and Everton are both considering a move for Juventus’ Timothy Weah this summer.

That’s according to Foot Mercato, who state Tottenham and Everton are among four clubs ‘battling’ for the winger. These four clubs are ‘particularly interested’ in Weah, who could be moving to a new team next season.

The American has been used across the right side of the pitch and also on the left wing this season. He mainly operated between a right winger and a right-back, managing six goals and five assists from 43 games.

His versatility hasn’t gone unnoticed as Tottenham and Everton are particularly keen, and two other unnamed clubs are also in the picture. The Premier League duo are ‘tracking’ the 25-year-old and will battle for his signature in this window.

The former Lille man has continued to rise at the Serie A club and Foot Mercato state he has an opportunity to make a move to the Premier League. Weah’s contract lasts until 2028.

Over the past few months, Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero has been regularly linked to Atlético Madrid.

On Tuesday, Los Rojiblancos manager Diego Simeone hailed the centre-back and said he would “obviously” like to sign him.

Two days ago, TyC Sports stated the 27-year-old could decide to stay at Tottenham after considering an exit. This is mainly because of the north London club’s new project under their Thomas Frank.

The Spanish media states the La Liga club haven’t given up on the defender and journalist Rubén Uría provides the latest for El Desmarque. He says the Argentina international is of great interest to the Madrid club and above all, Simeone.

According to the journalist, the manager has been calling the World Cup winner on a near daily basis, to convince him to join Atlético. Romero has a contract until 2027, and Uría believes the fee needed to take him away from the Europa League winners is on the high side.

“I know that El Cholo calls Cuti Romero, almost every day, to see if he can convince him,” he said.

“They’re going to ask for a lot. €58-€60m for this player, which is a lot of money for a centre-back. But I don’t know why Atleti would go after him. We’ll see how the summer goes.”

Yago Santiago spent five years at Tottenham Hotspur before leaving them for Elche CF in July of last year.

Spurs signed the forward for their academy from Celta Vigo in 2019 and he played for their U18, U19 and U21s. Santiago impressed for Tottenham U21, managing 18 goals and 12 assists from 81 games.

The 22-year-old, however, wasn’t provided any opportunity with Tottenham’s first team.

Thursday’s edition of Atlántico says the attacker has ‘experienced a rollercoaster of emotions’ since leaving Tottenham for Elche.

His situation improved since joining the Spanish club and he’s played 1,449 minutes from 20 games, managing two goals and three assists in the process. Santiago’s season was cut short in January when he suffered a serious injury and he’s still on the sidelines. This meant he wasn’t to fully enjoy Eclhe’s promotion to La Liga.

After suffering a knee injury in January, the report states he also had a shoulder injury, which has been bothering him from this time at the north London club. Santiago spoke to the newspaper to open up about the long-standing issue with his shoulder.

Atlántico asked him about his knee, and he said: “The truth is, it’s responding very well. It’s also true that I’m working hard and, in fact, I’m still in Elche working every day. It’s an injury where it’s best to take it slow and not rush things. So far, everything’s going very well, so I’m happy and relaxed. Let’s see if I can start training with the group in August and get back into the swing of things.”

They immediately asked the player about his shoulder, and Santiago explained: “I’ve been carrying that injury since I was at Tottenham. It popped out in a game, and from then on, it came back very easily. I spent two years in pain, and it dislocated in several games. So, we took the opportunity to fix it.”

Yago now has a La Liga season to look forward to, hopefully with all his issues patched up.

Tottenham’s Mikey Moore showed glimpses of his talent under Ange Postecoglou during the 2024/25 season.

The 17-year-old played 10 Premier League games, and scored once in five Europa League games, playing a role in their march towards silverware.

The youngster’s talent has now attracted attention from Juventus and Gazzetta dello Sport cover interest from the Turin club.

They claim the Tottenham talent’s profile appeals a lot to Bianconeri general manager Damien Comolli, who is said to have an excellent relationship with Spurs from his time spent with the club.

Moore is seen as a player who can help form a young spine at Juventus and join someone like Kenan Yildiz in a youthful attack.

The newspaper believe Tottenham value the attacker at around €20m, which feels like a typically Italian optimistic view.

Gazzetta explain that Spurs have managed to fend off interest from Manchester United and Manchester City, which should have helped the newspaper wise up about that low valuation.

Juventus don’t have a great recent record of giving consistent opportunities to very young players and in the unlikely event Spurs even considered a sale, there’s probably better destinations.

In addition, Moore doesn’t turn 18 until August and wouldn’t be able to leave English football until that date, due to revised rules following Brexit.

Tottenham Hotspur are after Sporting Charleroi’s Adem Zorgane, according to DZ Foot.

The Algeria international has been with the Belgian club since 2021 and has two years left on his contract.

Zorgane has recently expressed his desire to leave, and Charleroi CEO Mehdi Bayat has also admitted that will happen at some point in the near future.

The 25-year-old is valued at nearly €10m, which is seen as affordable for a player with his age and experience. DZ Foot state this is ‘enough to convince Tottenham’ to follow the situation.

Tottenham were particularly impressed with his display against KVC Westerlo, likely in May, when Charleroi sealed a 4-3 win.

As well as the Europa League winners, Royal Antwerp are also looking at the Algerian. They failed to bring in Charleroi manager Rik De Mil but that hasn’t stopped them from looking at the player.

DZ Foot state Zorgane’s arrival at Royal Antwerp will depend on a few exits. Tottenham, on the other hand, have no such constraint, and the €10m valuation is certainly affordable for them.

Zorgane played 41 games in all competitions for Charleroi last season.

AC Milan have been repeatedly linked with Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko over the past week or so as they look for a new left-back.

The 28-year-old is seen as a Rossoneri option who won’t cost too much and who can be versatile and play in other positions when required. Wednesday’s edition of Gazzetta dello Sport brings up an alternative, Tottenham Hotspur’s Destiny Udogie.

At this point it’s worth rewinding back to last month, and reiterating what the player’s agent, Stefano Antonelli, said to the Italian media at the time.

Antonelli was quoted as saying: “It’s the second year of an incredible experience at Tottenham, where he’s always played: talking about vertical growth is absolutely in line with reality.

“He’s a player who could play in all the top European clubs. With the conquest of the Champions League, next season will be completely different.

“The transfer market is always open in all directions. Now I challenge anyone to go and buy Udogie from Tottenham for a sum less than €50m. Which Italian team can do it lightly?

“In Italy many players have arrived from the Premier League who have done not well, but very well, look at Anguissa, Lukaku, Tomori, to name a few. McTominay is a player of another category. Players who perhaps had little space in England: how can you think of going to take a Tottenham regular? Something special has to happen for the club to let him go.

“Translated: either a large amount of money, or because he is not part of the technical plans. As of today, I think I can exclude the second hypothesis.”

Perhaps AC Milan and/or Gazzetta dello Sport have completely forgotten those comments.

The Italian newspaper state Tottenham would be asking for over €30m, and add: ‘What seems impossible today, could become possible at the end of August.’

That is very unlikely indeed.

Udogie’s market value is surely well in excess of €30m, closer to the €50m his agent suggested, and there’s no signs that either the player’s camp or Tottenham have any plans for a transfer whatsoever.

Given all of that, the claims of a relatively cheap deal are laughable, and taking Zinchenko from Arsenal looks the much likelier transfer.