Sport Witness

Tottenham Hotspur have previously shown interest in FC Copenhagen’s Victor Froholdt but didn’t make advances as they refused to pay £5m.

Last month, Tipsbladet reported Spurs aren’t looking at the 19-year-old for this summer.

Tottenham seem to have changed their stance as Sky Deutschland journalist Florian Plettenberg reported three days ago that they have entered the race to sign Froholdt. He also stated Eintracht Frankfurt are keen on securing the midfielder’s services.

Viaplay expert Thomas Gravesen has urged the youngster to snub the Europa League winners and the German club and to continue at Copenhagen. His quotes are relayed by Tipsbladet.

Gravesen, who represented Everton, Real Madrid and Celtic during his playing career, is of the belief that clubs bigger than Tottenham and Eintracht Frankfurt can come in for him next year.

Tottenham have qualified for the Champions League after winning the Europa League and finished 17th in the table. They also parted ways with Ange Postecoglou and now have to appoint his successor.

Gravesen has urged his compatriot to focus on making his debut for Denmark and playing in the Champions League with Copenhagen.

“Aim higher. Frankfurt is a great club, and Tottenham is a great club, but this guy needs to aim a little higher,” he said.

“Go for the gold. Have an ice in your stomach and play a season in the Champions League where you show how good you are as a footballer so you can hit the top shelf.

“Frankfurt is okay and a very good club. Rasmus Kristensen is showing the way down there. Tottenham are in a difficult place at the moment, even though they’ve won a trophy in Europe, but come on Victor Froholdt.

“Show us on the Danish national team and in the Champions League for FC Copenhagen that you belong on a shelf that’s somewhat higher than the two clubs mentioned.”

Some days ago, Pisa’s Francesco Coppola openly clarified his desire to stay at the club despite interest from Tottenham.

This emerged after the Italian press claimed that Pisa had knocked back any offers that came their way for the centre-back, who will play in the Italian top-flight for the first time next season.

More has now emerged about Coppola’s stance about a switch to Tottenham and Quotidiano Sportivo cover it in detail, with the player having spent the previous season on loan at Serie C side Vis Pesaro.

The outlet state that the 20-year-old had the chance to make history as the first player in Vis Pesaro’s 127-year-long history to play in the Champions League.

This opportunity was handed to the Italian by Tottenham but Coppola knocked Spurs back ‘without thinking twice’.

The London club have followed the talent’s progress across the 2024/25 season in Serie C and this led to them making an approach. In January, Coppola received an offer from Ligue 1 side Lens and rejected that too because of his intentions of playing for Pisa.

That remains his goal for the 2025/26 season and he ‘doesn’t want to know anything else’, as the centre-back is only truly focused on taking part in Pisa’s pre-season training and then winning games in the Italian top-flight.

Tottenham Hotspur are working on appointing Brentford’s Thomas Frank as their next permanent manager.

Spurs qualified for the Champions League by winning the Europa League but finished 17th in the league.

Last week, Tottenham showed the exit door to Ange Postecoglou and claims in the UK and Denmark said they are keen on replacing him with the Brentford manager.

There’s even claims that the Dane has reached an agreement with the north London club, but Denmark’s Bold state that isn’t the case. However, they say Frank is ‘close to switching’ to Tottenham.

The report states there are still details missing, without explaining what they are, for the 51-year-old to leave the Bees for Spurs.

Bold also caught up with Frank’s agent Allan Bak, who owns Elite Consulting agency. The representative said his client is currently on vacation with his family.

Bold then asked the agent whether his client is ‘close to a move to Tottenham’, and he said: “I have no comments on that at this time.”

When pressed when he expects Brentford boss to make a decision over his future, Bak explained: “As I said, I have no comments on Thomas Frank’s future here and now.”

“There are many things going on, and we are busy at Elite Consulting,” he added.

Bold have found out that Tottenham will make a decision on their next manager in the ‘coming week’. In other words, Spurs should be able to finalise Postecoglou’s successor soon.

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are both in the picture to sign AS Roma’s Evan Ndicka this summer.

That’s according to RMC Sport, who have a short report on Tottenham and Manchester United interest in the 25-year-old.

Ndicka has been a regular for the Serie A club this season, playing 4,590 minutes from 51 games. His ‘strong season’ has caught the attention of the two Premier League clubs.

The report states both Tottenham and Manchester United have made approaches to ask about the centre-back. It isn’t made clear whether the two English clubs contacted Roma, his camp or both.

Ndicka has a contract until 2028 and RMC Sport state he is valued at €40m by the Italian club.

The France-born Ivory Coast international seems to be open to leaving Roma for a new club this summer. According to the outlet, the defender will take time to evaluate ‘offers and projects’ that’s presented to him.

There’s no indication or suggestion from RMC Sport of whether Spurs or the Red Devils have any intention to meet Ndicka’s €40m valuation.

More developments are expected if either is truly keen on signing Ndicka.

Atlético Madrid have indentified Tottenham Hotspur’s Cristian Romero as a target to improve their defence next season.

On May 29th, AS reported Atlético CEO Miguel Ángel Gil is expected to get involved in negotiations with Spurs.

Two days later, journalist Rubén Uría stated the centre-back will do everything possible to leave if Tottenham were to sack Ange Postecoglou. The Premier League club parted ways with the former Celtic manager on Friday and are yet to appoint his successor.

Monday’s edition of Marca states Gil is already working to convince Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to sell the 27-year-old.

The La Liga club have long been aware of the Argentina international’s desire to join them and that the negotiations could drag on.

Gil has dealt with Levy to sign Kieran Trippier, Matt Doherty and Sergio Reguilón from the north London club. The pair have a good relationship and therefore, the Atlético CEO is expected to lead their negotiations.

The Tottenham star’s firm desire to join the Madrid club is key for Gil when negotiating with Levy.

Marca state the Spurs supremo set a €70m price for the player. This was before they won the Europa League, which now gives them strength to keep him.

The Spurs chairman is said to be trying to extend Romero’s contract by offering an improved salary.

The World Cup winner still wants to leave Tottenham for Atlético. The report insists him putting pressure on the Premier League side could be key to convince them to lower the price below €70m.

Romero is determined to leave. Therefore, Levy must be convincing if Tottenham were to retain him and extend his contract beyond 2027.

Long before Ange Postecoglou was shown the door at Tottenham Hotspur, indeed going back several months, multiple managers have been linked with taking over at Spurs.

Links to Brentford manager Thomas Frank go back to last year and it’s the 51-year-old Dane who is considered by many to be the shoe-in option.

However, Portuguese newspaper Record has it differently.

In their Saturday edition, Record report – and make it clear this is according to their own information – that Fulham’s Marco Silva is on the verge of becoming Tottenham manager.

To make it clear, Record state: ‘Marco Silva is set to swap Fulham for Tottenham. Marco Silva is very close to taking over as Tottenham coach. Record knows that the agreement between the parties is close to being reached and everything suggests that the Portuguese coach will succeed Ange Postecoglou, who was fired yesterday.’

The report acknowledges that the UK media has been pushing Thomas Frank and Andoni Iraola, ‘but everything points to Marco Silva being the chosen one’.

Tottenham would be the 47-year-old’s fifth club in English football, following Hull City, Watford, Everton and current club Fulham.

Record will certainly have been told this information from a source, there’s no reason for them to pluck it from thin air because the target audience for hits isn’t the same as the audience who purchase their newspaper, and it’s tucked away on page 25 rather than being a selling point.

Whether the information they’ve been given is correct remains to be seen.

There’s a claim in the Turkish media that Tottenham Hotspur have offered Yves Bissouma and Richarlison to Fenerbahce.

Earlier this week, there were reports Fenerbahce are looking to sign Bissouma, after he was said to be of interest to Marseille and Nice earlier this year.

Turkiye Gazetesi report meetings have taken place with regards to the two Tottenham players. It’s claimed the Premier League side are looking to offload Richarlison and Bissouma to Fener, but the final decision will come down to Jose Mourinho.

The Yellow Canaries will be in the market for a centre forward this summer after Edin Džeko left at the end of the season, and there’s also uncertainty over the future of Youssef En-Nesyri.

If the Portuguese coach gives the nod then the Istanbul side will enter talks to sign both Richarlison and Bissouma.

The Brazilian made 15 Premier League appearances last season, scoring four goals, and is contracted to Tottenham until June 2027. Bissouma made 44 appearances last season, scoring two goals, and is contracted to the Premier League side until June 2026

Tottenham striker Alejo Veliz is closing in on a return to Rosario Central, with all eyes now on Spurs waiting for them to confirm the switch.

That’s according to Olé, who report that the Argentine are dreaming of bringing Veliz back after securing Angel di Maria’s return to the club.

The belief is that they are not far off doing so either, with reports in Rosario that the only thing currently missing is final confirmation from Tottenham.

There is hope that they will do so soon and that an agreement is close. This is backed up by La Prensa, who report that Rosario are anxiously waiting for Veliz to return.

They also state that Veliz is waiting for authorisation from Tottenham to sign a one-year loan deal at the Argentine club, with everything else in place.

According to them, the transfer is subject to Tottenham’s approval. They don’t consider him a part of their plans at present after two unsuccessful loan spells in Spain.

A return to his former club is seen as the best option for him. The hope is that he can rediscover himself at his old club, where he was once a key player, and get back on track.

He’s made it clear he wants the move and now he and Rosario are waiting for Tottenham to sanction it. The only thing that could derail it is if Tottenham find a European team, they consider more suitable, which is yet to happen.

Tottenham Hotspur continue to look like they’ll lose out on Real Betis’ Johnny Cardoso to Atlético Madrid, with that theme reported by Friday’s edition of Diario de Sevilla.

Last August, Tottenham secured a preferential option to buy the midfielder for €25m this summer. This was part of the deal that saw Giovani Lo Celso move from the north London club to Real Betis.

Spurs’ clause is valid only for this month and they must find an agreement with the 23-year-old to complete the transfer.

The report states Cardoso has an agreement in place with Atlético as he wants to extend his stay in La Liga instead of moving to the Premier League, choosing Spain over England. Los Rojiblancos have made the first bid of €30m including bonuses.

According to Diario de Sevilla, Atlético could even include a youngster to get closer to Real Betis’ €40m demand.

Tottenham’s €25m preferential option gets a mention, but the Madrid club have nothing to worry about. That’s because the American doesn’t have ‘any intention’ of joining the Europa League winners.

This gives Atlético a free run to secure Cardoso’s services as long as they can come to an agreement with Real Betis.

On May 14th, we covered claims from Denmark that Tottenham Hotspur have looked at FC Copenhagen’s Victor Froholdt in the past, but refused to pay £5m to sign him.

A day later, Tipsbladet reported Spurs have no plans to sign the midfielder this summer because they have the position well covered.

Tottenham have changed their stance if the latest report from Sky Deutschland journalist Florian Plettenberg is to be believed. He took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to provide his own update on the Europa League winners’ interest in the 19-year-old.

Plettenberg claims the north London club have ‘entered the race’ to sign the ‘top talent’.

He further adds Eintracht Frankfurt are still actively in the hunt to secure the Denmark international’s services, while Bayer Leverkusen are also in the picture. The Bundesliga duo now have to be wary of Tottenham, who have had Froholdt on their agenda for a while.

Spurs would provide competition to Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen in the race for the young midfielder.

Froholdt played 53 games for Copenhagen this season, managing six goals and five assists in the process.