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Girona have an option to buy Bryan Gil after signing him on loan from Tottenham Hotspur last summer.

Earlier this month, we covered claims from Spain that the La Liga club can’t afford to pay €15m to buy the forward. It was also stated Villarreal are eyeing the Tottenham man for the summer window.

La Razón back up the Yellow Submarine’s interest and provide more on the 24-year-old’s situation.

With Girona unlikely to retain Gil, he’ll have to return to Tottenham, where his contract lasts until 2026.

The Spain international scored four goals and registered three assists from 32 games for Girona. His season had to be cut short after an injury setback in March.

That hasn’t put off Villarreal, clubs from the United States or Saudi Arabia. The report states unnamed clubs from the Middle East and MLS are ‘eager to tempt’ the Tottenham owned player with ‘dizzying offers’.

Gil prefers to continue in Spain and finds Villarreal an ‘attractive option’ since they qualified for the Champions League.

For now, the Yellow Submarine have their sights set on him but haven’t made advances. If they decide to, Tottenham’s willingness to sell should make it easier for them.

Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur all ‘highly value’ Paris Saint-Germain youngster Axel Tape as he gets set to leave Paris this summer.

That’s according to Sports Zone, who report that the Premier League trio are in the mix for the 17-year-old.

They report that despite attempts from PSG to convince the central defender; Tape will not reverse his decision to leave PSG this summer. The youngster’s deal ends this summer.

Bayer Leverkusen are currently in pole position for the centre-back but Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham highly value his profile. As such, there is a decision to be made about his future in the coming months.

Chelsea, of course, have spent the last two years scooping up talent from across the world while Tottenham have turned towards signing younger profiles under Ange Postecoglou. They were also credited with an interest last month.

Bournemouth, meanwhile, can offer an interesting development path under Andoni Iraola. Indeed, they would perhaps point to Dean Huijsen’s rise this season and subsequent transfer to Real Madrid as proof of their credentials.

For now, it seems that Tape has only decided to leave PSG, but Bournemouth, Chelsea and Tottenham are all in the mix for the 17-year-old as he eyes up his next step.

Among the millions of children who dream of playing in the Premier League one day, there will be many different reasons why. For a lot, being able to look after their family financially and buy big treats for those they love is heavily in their thoughts.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Lucas Bergvall has managed to make it to the top and that’s given him the finances to live out that dream of helping family.

The 19-year-old’s big brother is 20-year-old Theo Bergvall, who is trying to build a career at Djurgården. Obviously he’s not in the same financial ballpark, and when he turned 20 in September he received a rather special birthday present from the Spurs man.

Lucas Bergvall bought his brother a Mercedes Benz EQC 400 SUV, and whilst the Tottenham player tried to keep it all a surprise, he wasn’t really the best at doing so.

Speaking to Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, The Bergvall said: “It was a 20th birthday present that he was really excited about. It was really nice and I was a little shocked.

“However, my brother has a pretty bad poker face, so I realised after a while that something was up, he says. They had been planning that for quite a while, him and dad. It was sitting in the driveway with a bow on the hood. I’m really happy.”

Theo Bergvall is a right-back and is steadily breaking through with his own career.

Fluminense haven’t given up on signing Tottenham Hotspur’s Richarlison in the summer window.

The Brazil international was at Fluminense for 18 months before he was sold to Watford in August 2017. Bolavip Brasil state the Brazilian club have a dream of bringing the Tottenham player back to the club.

They are set to make fresh contact this week, likely with Spurs, to sign the 28-year-old. Fluminense aim to secure a loan with an option to buy, possibly including one of their own players as part of the deal.

Bolavip Brasil claim Fluminense are willing to offer youngsters, with Kauã Elias, a 19-year-old forward named.

The South American club have held talks with the forward’s representatives and found out he shows affection towards Fluminense, but his desire is to stay in Europe. Sources close to him state a return is ‘almost impossible’, also because Tottenham remain ‘resistant to negotiations’.

Spurs reportedly paid £50m plus bonuses to sign the attacker, who has a contract until 2027. They aren’t willing to sanction a move without guarantees, meaning the north London club prefer a sale.

Richarlison is also attracting interest from Saudi Arabia. Fluminense are aware they can’t match the Middle East clubs and hence, could offer their own players to convince Spurs.

West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion are in the picture to sign Napoli’s Mathías Olivera in the summer window.

That’s according to Wednesday’s edition of AS, and they mention West Ham, Tottenham and Brighton in a report that focuses on Atlético Madrid’s interest in the left-back.

Los Rojiblancos are looking to improve their defence for next season and the 27-year-old is on their list.

The Uruguay international played 31 games this season and ‘exploded into stardom’. His preferred position is on the left side of the defence but can also operate as a centre-back. Atlético and the Premier League trio are all looking at him.

Two months ago, the Serie A club rewarded the defender with a new contract until 2030. Despite this, the report states Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis is willing to listen to offers and is asking around €30m.

AS say this is a high amount for Diego Simeone’s side but cheaper than other options like Benfica’s Álvaro Carreras and Girona’s Miguel Gutiérrez.

Apart from Atlético, there are other clubs looking at the South American, especially from the Premier League. AS name West Ham, Brighton and Tottenham are name as the ‘most interested clubs’ and the trio have asked about Olivera.

There’s no clarity on Olivera’s preference if he were to leave Napoli or who among the three English clubs are ahead.

Atletico Madrid are set to open negotiations with Tottenham for Cristian Romero, but it ‘seems unlikely’ that Spurs will accept any offer below €50m for the defender.

That’s according to Marca, who report that they are planning a revolution at Atletico and the Tottenham defender is a part of their plans.

He is the first choice among the targets and has been given highest priority among the transfer targets being drawn up by the club.

The big problem is his price tag. Tottenham value the Argentine at €70m and those in charge at the Wanda Metropolitano want to bring that down.

Romero’s own desire will be key to that, and he has made it clear that he wants the move to the La Liga side. Tottenham won’t sit down and negotiate until the Europa League final is finished and it ‘seems unlikely’ that they will drop the price below €50m.

Whether Atletico Madrid would be willing to pay that figure remain to be seen, but Romero is on their list and a priority, nonetheless.

They have several targets and are expecting to spend at least €100m to get them, so they potentially want to bring Tottenham down as much as possible when it comes to Romero.

Negotiations are on the way and Romero has made his stance clear, which often leads to a deal being worked out at some point, even if Spurs fans might not want to hear that.

The Security Advisor for the Basque Government has admitted the upcoming clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United in the Europa League final will be “the greatest security challenge” they have faced.

Cadena SER cover comments from Bingen Zupiria today after he appeared on SER Deportivos Bilbao to discuss the final at San Mames and their preparations for it.

Bilbao will host the clash between Manchester United and Tottenham on May 21st after the two sides secured their place in the final last week.

The final will require a massive security operation, according to Cadena SER, with it set to be the largest security deployment in the history of Euskadi, even surpassing the numbers they employed for the Tour de France Grand Départ.

British police, UEFA and Zupiria and his teams are working in unison to ensure a safe event, with him admitting that “I’m nervous, this work generates moments of restlessness” when asked about it.

Estimates are that 50,000 combined Tottenham and Manchester United fans could travel to Bilbao, many without tickets for the final. Each club are expected to bring around 15,000 fans with tickets.

Zupiria has explained that the current plan is to essentially carve up the city, ensuring both sets of fans avoid each other, particularly coming to the stadium. Three ‘safety rings’ will be established around San Mames to do this; one on the immediate perimeter, one on the esplanade in front of the stadium and one in the vicinity of Sabino Arana.

Three fan zones have also been set up to separate fans, while several thousand Ertzaintza (Basque police force), the Bilbao Municipal Police and private security personnel will also be deployed. There will also be canine searches, and all containers will be removed from areas too.

UEFA have not deemed the event as high risk, but the deployment of security will be maximum anyway after recent matches in Bilbao turned sour. Zupiria also confirmed the stadium will be heavily monitored from May 20th in advance of the event.

The plan is to ensure a smooth event, with no major incidents between Tottenham and Manchester United fans, and no other trouble, so Bilbao can present itself and repeat the success of host cities such as Dublin in the past.

Tottenham have begun to fight with Barcelona over the signing of AS Monaco full-back Vanderson, who looks increasingly likely to move on this summer.

That’s according to UOL and journalist Bruno Andrade, who say Vanderson is now the target of a behind the scenes dispute between Barcelona and Tottenham.

He reports that both clubs have announced that they are willing to open negotiations at the end of the season, having been interested in the right-back for months. Monaco are dreaming of sale worth more than €35m.

Barcelona are currently out in front; they have more need of a new right-back than Tottenham, but any move for him would depend on authorisation from La Liga. That could be an obstacle which opens the path to Tottenham instead.

In addition, taxes in Spain are higher than in Spain than in England, which would mean Monaco would lose around 15% of the sale. Thus, they could also prefer to sell to Tottenham.

Spurs, though, already have Pedro Porro at right-back and it would be surprising if they’re willing to spend €35m on Vanderson because of that.

They have been linked with Vanderson for some time, though, and this potential battle with Barcelona for him has been popping up all over the place as something of a caveat over the last week too.

That would suggest there is something to the suggestion, or, alternatively, Tottenham’s name is being used to maybe push Barcelona along.

Villarreal have identified Tottenham Hotspur’s Bryan Gil as one of the targets to improve their attack next season.

That’s according to El Desmarque, who state the La Liga club want to sign the Tottenham man, UD Las Palmas’ Alberto Moleiro and Atlético Madrid’s Rodrigo Riquelme if they qualify for the Champions League.

The Yellow Submarine are fifth in the table, three points behind fourth placed Athletic and three ahead of sixth placed Real Betis. The top five teams will qualify for the Europe’s elite club competition.

Last summer, Spurs allowed Gil to join Girona on loan with an option to buy set at €15m.

The winger scored four goals and registered three assists from 32 games before suffering an injury setback in March that ruled out him for rest of the season. Although his statistics aren’t that impressive, his performances for Girona haven’t gone unnoticed.

El Desmarque state it’s impossible for Girona, currently 15th, to pay €15m for the Spain international. Therefore, the 24-year-old has to return to the Premier League club, where he has a contract until 2026.

Villarreal ‘will now seek to sign’ the Tottenham owned player in the summer window. The report claims Gil’s asking price is more affordable for them, taking his contract situation into account.

Gil is unlikely to have a future at Tottenham, who would like to get rid of him permanently in the upcoming window.

Tottenham Hotspur can buy Real Betis’ Johnny Cardoso by exercising the clause that will come into effect after this season.

In August, Tottenham sold Giovani Lo Celso to the La Liga club and as part of the deal, they secured a purchase option to buy Cardoso in the summer window. Earlier this year, he extended his contract until 2030 and it was then stated Spurs weren’t impacted by this.

Back in February, ABC Sevilla stated Tottenham have to agree personal terms with the midfielder to exercise the €25m clause. Last month, he expressed his desire to continue at Real Betis for “many years”.

El Desmarque points out the north London club’s €25m clause is valid in June. They also have to reach an agreement with the 23-year-old, who isn’t sure where he wants to play next season.

If Tottenham were to activate the clause, Cardoso ‘will have the last word’ on whether to join them. He could reject them, continue at Real Betis or decide to join another club in the upcoming window.

El Desmarque seem to be confident that he’ll receive offers as Manchester United and Atlético Madrid are among the clubs following him.

His entourage state the player and his family are happy in Seville. They are also aware he could receive better offers, both sporting wise and financially, later in the summer. He seems to be torn over his future and perhaps something like Tottenham winning the Europa League could help swing things for him.