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French club Marseille are in advanced talks to sign Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

The 28-year-old is believed to be ready to leave north London and is available for about £17m.

Discussions are continuing over payment terms, but both sides expect the deal to go through.

Hojbjerg joined Spurs in 2020 in a £15m deal from Southampton, when Jose Mourinho was in charge.

The midfielder made 39 appearances for the club last season but only 10 of those were starts as Ange Postecoglou favoured Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr in central midfield.

The Dane has entered the last year of his contract with Tottenham and will be available on a free transfer in 2025 if fresh terms are not agreed.

Spurs have strengthened their midfield this summer with the signing of Archie Gray from Leeds, while Lucas Bergvall has joined from Swedish club Djurgardens.

Marseille have been on a recruitment drive since appointing former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi.

Forward Mason Greenwood has joined from Manchester United and midfielder Ismael Kone completed a move from Watford this month, while they are reportedly interested in Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.

Marseille in talks to sign Tottenham's Hojbjerg

French club Marseille have opened talks to sign Tottenham and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

The 28-year-old is believed to be ready to leave north London and is available for about £17m.

Hojbjerg joined Spurs in 2020 in a £15m deal from Southampton, when Jose Mourinho was in charge.

The midfielder made 39 appearances for the club last season but only 10 of those were starts as Ange Postecoglou favoured Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr in central midfield.

The Dane has entered the last year of his contract with Tottenham and will be available on a free transfer in 2025 if fresh terms are not agreed.

Spurs have strengthened their midfield this summer with the signing of Archie Gray from Leeds, while Lucas Bergvall has joined from Swedish club Djurgardens.

Marseille have been on a recruitment drive since appointing former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi.

Forward Mason Greenwood has joined from Manchester United and midfielder Ismael Kone completed a move from Watford this month, while they are reportedly interested in Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.

Former Spurs captain Hugo Lloris believes a "restriction in terms of investment" while building the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium contributed to a lack of trophies in his final few seasons in England.

The French World Cup winner spent 12 years with Spurs but, despite helping them reach the Champions League final in 2019, did not lift silverware at the club.

"I am not the kind of guy that looks backwards," the now LAFC goalkeeper told BBC Sport chief football news reporter Simon Stone.

"Everything I do I try to have no regrets. At that time we did our best. We brought the club to a level that it didn’t used to be at.

"We didn’t miss much but when we reach this standard in terms of performance and results, the club was probably also focused on the new stadium. It meant there was a restriction in terms of investment. At that time, the others, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City invested a bit more than us in the top players and in the end, it makes a difference.

"I still believe we were close but at the same time, we missed a bit. This question is good because the only thing when I look backwards, I just don’t know how things would have been if we had stayed one or two seasons more at White Hart Lane."

Spurs played at Wembley for the 2017-18 season and then until April 2019 the following season while the new stadium was completed, qualifying for the Champions League in both campaigns but failing to build on the second place finish in the final year at White Hart Lane.

"The last two seasons in that stadium we were amazing, playing amazing football," Lloris added.

"We cannot forget we played a year and a half without our own stadium. We had to deal with Wembley, which is an amazing stadium, but it was not our own.

"We did quite well because we qualified for the Champions League by being in the top four. But we faced better teams and better sides and stronger clubs than us."

Despite not being included in matchday squads after the appointment of Ange Postecoglou and leaving the December after his arrival, Lloris believes Spurs are heading towards competing for trophies under the Australian manager.

"In football life there are ups and downs and I believe right now, Tottenham are building something that is really interesting," he added. "I could see it for six months.

"I really enjoyed the idea of the football from the manager but also the direction of the club and I believe Tottenham will be competitive again.

"I think there is a new project and I am really interested to see where it is going to bring the club."

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Everton have reached an agreement with Tottenham to waive paying a further fee when offering Dele Alli a new contract.

The Blues did not pay an immediate fee for the midfielder's transfer from Spurs in January 2022, but the north London side would previously have been due a payment had he met the threshold for a certain number of appearances, and were also in line to receive money had Dele agreed a new contract at Goodison Park before now.

The 28-year-old has yet to be offered a new contract and will have to prove his fitness under Sean Dyche in pre-season.

The agreement gives Dele, who is returning from a long-term injury, a pathway back into first-team Premier League football - should Everton opt to renew his contract which expired at the end of June.

Dele is believed to be close to returning to full fitness and will be given a chance to train and play in pre-season.

The 37-cap England international is looking to get his career back on track. He spoke in an emotional interview in July 2023 about his childhood, mental health issues and time spent in rehab.

Many of the remaining parts of the January 2022 deal between Everton and Tottenham are still in place, including performance-related bonuses due to Spurs based on Dele's activity on the pitch and a sell-on clause.

Tottenham have sold forward Troy Parrott to Dutch club AZ Alkmaar for an undisclosed transfer fee reported, external to be £6.7m (8m euros).

The 22-year-old Republic of Ireland international has signed a five-year contract with the Eredivisie side until the summer of 2029.

Dublin-born Parrott joined Spurs in 2017 and rose through the club's youth ranks to make his Premier League debut two years later aged 17.

However, he was unable to establish himself as a first-team regular at Tottenham and loan spells at Millwall, Ipswich, MK Dons and Preston followed.

Parrott, whose contract at Spurs was due to expire next year, spent last season on loan at Excelsior Rotterdam where he scored 17 goals in 32 games in all competitions.

"I think AZ is the perfect club for me to take the next steps in my development," Parrott told AZ's website., external

"It helps me that I already played in the Netherlands last season and am therefore used to the competition and life here."

Parrott, who made four Spurs first-team appearances, has scored five goals in 23 international appearances for the Republic.

Millwall have signed Japhet Tanganga from Tottenham Hotspur on a permanent transfer.

The 25-year-old made 18 appearances on loan at The Den last season as the Lions finished 13th in the Championship.

Tanganga has signed a "long-term" deal, external after his Tottenham contract expired this summer.

He made 50 senior appearances for Spurs after coming through the club's academy.

"He was the number one target over the summer," Millwall head coach Neil Harris told the club's website.

"He has fitted perfectly in the dressing room, the fans have taken to him immediately with his performances and the way he plays the game with a big heart.

"He's just a very, very good player."

Glentoran teenager George Feeney has formally completed his move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

The 16-year-old striker, son of former Northern Ireland forward Warren Feeney, will link up with Spurs' under-18 side in north London.

BBC Sport NI reported in November that Brighton, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and West Ham were believed to be interested in Feeney.

He became the youngest ever goalscorer in the Glens' history in October last year when, as a 15-year-old, he netted in a BetMcLean Cup first round victory against Dollingstown.

Feeney has played underage international football for both Northern Ireland and Wales, where he was born.

Glentoran's 16-year-old defender Darragh McCann has also completed a Premier League move, joining newly promoted Ipswich Town after signing a three-year deal with the club.

Glentoran teenager George Feeney has formally completed his move to Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

The 16-year-old striker, son of former Northern Ireland forward Warren Feeney, will link up with Spurs' under-18 side in north London.

BBC Sport NI reported in November that Brighton, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and West Ham were believed to be interested in Feeney.

He became the youngest ever goalscorer in the Glens' history in October last year when, as a 15-year-old, he netted in a BetMcLean Cup first round victory against Dollingstown.

Feeney has played underage international football for both Northern Ireland and Wales, where he was born.

Glentoran's 16-year-old defender Darragh McCann has also completed a Premier League move, joining newly promoted Ipswich Town after signing a three-year deal with the club.

Genoa have been unable to reach a cut-price agreement to sign Tottenham defender Djed Spence.

The Italian club were keen to make Spence's loan spell permanent but have been unable to agree a fee below the £8.5m option to buy included in his contract last season.

Spence had been open to a move back to Serie A after impressing during his 16 appearances in the division.

However, alternative moves could be sought after a month-long negotiation failed to see a move materialise. Genoa would revisit the opportunity if the price comes down at a later date.