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Bayern Munich star Joao Palhinha ‘can now imagine’ making a move away from the Bavarians, with Tottenham Hotspur being in the midst of talks to land him.

The north Londoners are yet to do a massive amount of business, as Mohammed Kudus has only been the big-money signing so far.

Young centre-back Kota Takai has been the other permanent signing, and Nottingham Forest stopped the proposed signing of Morgan Gibbs-White, who has signed a new contract at the City Ground.

They will be playing in the Champions League and quality players will be necessary to compete and go deep in the competition.

Spurs are now working to add to their midfield options and ex-Fulham star Palhinha has been on their radar for a few weeks now.

And now, according to German journalist Kerry Hau, Palhinha ‘can now imagine’ leaving Munich this summer as Spurs push for him.

Tottenham are holding talks to sign Palhinha and they favour a loan deal for the former Fulham man.

Competition Appearances Bundesliga 17 Champions League 5 German Cup 2 FIFA Club World Cup 1 Joao Palhinha at Bayern Munich last season

The Bavarians paid a massive €51m to Fulham last summer, but that move did not pay off at all, as Palhinha played under 1,000 minutes all season.

Vincent Kompany does not see him as a part of his future plans at the Allianz Arena and could be on his way out of the club by next month.

Spurs are looking for a loan for now, but it remains to be seen if Bayern Munich are willing to entertain anything other than a permanent sale for the 30-year-old.

Palhinha was a stalwart at Craven Cottage during his two-year spell and Spurs are hoping that they can get that player for the upcoming season.

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Tottenham Hotspur want to sign Randal Kolo Muani from Paris Saint-Germain and talks are under way to see if a deal is possible.

Spurs boss Thomas Frank is desperate to add to his attacking options in the coming weeks and the club have been linked with a host of options.

Frank has fancied his former charge at Brentford, Yoane Wissa, but the Bees have been blocking an exit due to having already lost Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United.

Now Spurs are looking towards doing a deal to land Muani, who has been tipped to move on from PSG this summer as he is surplus to requirements.

According to French outlet Foot Mercato, Spurs have opened talks with PSG over Muani and are in a position to pay a transfer fee to snap him up permanently now.

That is something which appeals to the French giants and reigning European champions, whereas Juventus, who want Muani back following his loan stint, are favouring a fresh loan.

Juventus would like the striker to return to Turin on loan with an obligation to buy.

Tottenham are not the only Premier League side showing interest in the striker though as Manchester United and Newcastle United have made enquiries.

While Muani would like to head back to Juventus, the lack of movement on an agreement between the two clubs looks a serious issue.

Tottenham, who can offer Muani the chance to play in the Champions League next season, also have other attacking irons in the fire.

They are keen on Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and have been exploring a deal for a player that Los Blancos will sell for €90m.

However, Rodrygo could yet stay put and if he does move, then his preference would be to join Liverpool.

With the clock ticking on the transfer window, Spurs boss Frank will be keen to see his side move decisively and not leave key business until the last minute.

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Juventus are ‘evaluating alternatives’ to Sporting Lisbon midfielder Morten Hjulmand and Tottenham Hotspur star Yves Bissouma is on their radar.

Spurs signed the 28-year-old defensive midfielder from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2022 and he as made 100 appearances for Tottenham so far.

Last season, Bissouma made only 16 starts in the league for Spurs and he has struggled to make himself indispensable, with former Spurs star Jamie O’Hara remarking on a form dip last year.

Bissouma has gathered interest from European outfits this summer and Turkish giants Fenerbahce are keen, having even sent a representative to speak to Tottenham about him in early July.

Now the midfielder could well have another option this summer in the shape of Juventus.

Juventus want to introduce more physicality into their midfield department and Douglas Luiz could well leave, meaning they would be a player short.

Sporting Lisbon’s Hjulmand is the man that Juventus ideally want and they do have an agreement on personal terms with him.

However, Sporting Lisbon want at least €50m to let him go, while Juventus will only go up to €40m.

Club Years Real Bamako 2014-2016 Lille 2016-2018 Brighton & Hove Albion 2018-2022 Tottenham Hotspur 2022- Yves Bissouma’s career history

And, according to Italian daily Corriere dello Sport (via Tutto Mercato), Juventus do see Bissouma as an alternative.

Wolves midfielder Andre is another alternative and Juventus have spoken to the Molineux outfit about him, but face needing to pay a ‘crazy’ price to land him.

Tottenham refused to look to sell Bissouma last summer, when Ange Postecoglou was in charge, but the story could be different this summer.

Thomas Frank is continuing to reshape the squad he inherited from Postecoglou and Spurs are likely to be busy in the final month of the transfer window.

Frank must also make sure the squad has the depth needed to cope with a guaranteed eight league phase games in the Champions League.

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Wolfsburg are seeking to sign Rayo Vallecano right-back Andrei Ratiu on a loan deal, but Tottenham Hotspur and Roma are also keen on him.

Spurs have a new manager in the form of Thomas Frank at the helm and he wants to bring in players in the ongoing window who will fit his tactical approach.

They have brought in two new faces in the defence in the form of Koto Takai and Luka Vuskovic, but both are youngsters and not expected to play major roles yet.

At right-back, an extra body may be needed, with Pedro Porro the senior option, but Archie Gray having filled in when needed.

Wolfsburg feel they have found a competent right-back in the shape of Ratiu at Rayo Vallecano, but Tottenham are also keen.

According to German daily WAZ, Wolfsburg are plotting to sign him on loan as they find his €25m release clause too high and have already failed with an offer of between €12m and €14m.

Spanish side Villarreal have a 50 per cent sell-on in the Romania international and a buy-back clause set at €8m.

Club Years Villarreal 2016-2021 ADO Den Haag (loan) 2020-2021 Huesca 2021-2023 Rayo Vallecano 2023- Andrei Ratiu’s career history

Bayer Leverkusen are also considering Ratiu, who featured 35 times for Rayo Vallecano last season, as a potential replacement for Jeremie Frimpong.

Spurs are working on several fronts at the moment, as they have a number of positions to improve, with the forward department being one of them.

Talks have been held about signing Rodrygo from Real Madrid and he is available for €90m.

However, while the Brazilian winger will not object to being sold if he can decide the destination, he currently prefers a move to Liverpool.

The Reds may move for Rodrygo after selling Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich for €75m.

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Despite Tottenham Hotspur moving to try to sign him, Real Madrid winger Rodrygo’s ‘preference is Liverpool‘.

Rodrygo could move on from Real Madrid this summer, with Los Blancos having signalled they are ready to do business for €90m.

The winger’s mind is still firmly on Real Madrid and he is set to have talks with the club about his future.

Tottenham though are hugely keen, though they are trying to negotiate the price tag down and could be encouraged by suggestions that Rodrygo will not stand in the way of being sold.

Spurs though are wary of possible competition from Liverpool, who are selling Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich.

Now, in another development which will concern Tottenham, according to Spanish journalist Ramon Alvarez de Mon, ‘Rodrygo’s preference is Liverpool’.

If Liverpool do go in for the Brazilian winger, it would appear he will give them priority over Tottenham.

Liverpool are flexing their muscles in the transfer window this summer, making up for a quiet period last summer and backing Arne Slot.

They are working on the capture of Alexander Isak from Newcastle United, which would likely be on a British-transfer-record fee.

The Merseyside giants have already splurged over £100m to bring in Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen.

In addition to selling Diaz, Liverpool are also expected to offload Darwin Nunez after he failed to hit the heights at Anfield.

Tottenham have added Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United this summer, while also keeping Mathys Tel from Bayern Munich on a permanent basis.

Bayern Munich could have used some of the €35m fee to finance a move for Liverpool’s Diaz, with that money then being deployed against Tottenham in the battle for Rodrygo.

Spurs also signed Kevin Danso on a permanent basis, along with snapping up young Japanese defender Kota Takai.

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Rodrygo ‘won’t object’ to Real Madrid selling him this summer, amid Tottenham Hotspur trying to snap up up, ‘as long as he is allowed to decide where and how’.

The Real Madrid winger is increasingly being chased by Tottenham, who have turned to him to become the crown jewel of Thomas Frank’s new-look attack.

Liverpool are a complicating factor and Tottenham have been watching carefully to see what the champions decide to do.

They are though pushing ahead and want to get themselves in pole position, while trying to chip away at Real Madrid’s €90m asking price.

According to Spanish daily AS, Rodrygo ‘won’t object’ to Real Madrid selling him this summer, but on one important condition.

That is that he ‘is allowed to decide where and how’ the move happens.

Chelsea and Arsenal had been considered potential destinations for Rodrygo, but the Blues are chasing Xavi Simons, while the Gunners have spent a large chunk of the budget to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon.

Liverpool remain admirers, but their focus is now on signing Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.

The door increasingly looks open for Tottenham if they are able to convince the player and agree a fee with Real Madrid.

At present, ‘Rodrygo’s mind is still in Madrid’ and he agreed to sit down with the club after his holidays to discuss his situation.

Rodrygo did feature heavily for Real Madrid over the course of last season and Tottenham snapping him up would be considered something of a coup, especially ahead of the possible exit of Heung-Min Son from north London.

If Spurs drag their feet though and try to whittle down Real Madrid’s asking price then they face the danger that another side could come in and hijack the deal.

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Tottenham Hotspur ‘are waiting’ to see if Liverpool make a move for Real Madrid winger Rodrygo, while they hold their own talks for the player.

Spurs want attacking additions and have been looking at Yoane Wissa, but along with Newcastle United pushing hard and Brentford now being unwilling to sell, he may well not head to north London.

There could be an exit on the horizon from the attacking ranks too as Rangers are now leading the race to loan Mikey Moore.

Tottenham are showing ambition and, according to Spanish journalist Ramon Alvarez de Mon, they are ‘in talks’ over signing Real Madrid’s Rodrygo.

However, Spurs are aware that Liverpool hold an interest in Rodrygo.

As such, they are ‘waiting to see if Liverpool make a move’ to sign him, as that could well see them miss out on the Brazilian.

Liverpool are set to sell Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich for €75m and that may well see the Reds move for another winger.

Rodrygo for his part has not yet decided what he wants to do and could still stay at Real Madrid beyond this summer.

The 24-year-old made a whopping 54 appearances for Real Madrid over the course of last season, as he finished off the campaign with involvement in the FIFA Club World Cup in the United States.

Those games saw Rodrygo contribute 14 goals and eleven assists.

He came up against English opposition in the Champions League over the course of the campaign, helping to put Manchester City out, but then failing to prevent Los Blancos’ exit at the hands of Tottenham’s rivals Arsenal.

Rodrygo missed Real Madrid’s trip to Anfield in the league stage in November last year with a muscle injury, as Liverpool beat the Spanish giants 2-0.

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Rangers ‘have emerged’ as the favourites to scoop up Tottenham Hotspur attacker Mikey Moore on a loan deal this summer.

Moore was handed opportunities last term in north London under former boss Ange Postecoglou, but looks down the pecking order under his successor Thomas Frank.

Borussia Dortmund showed interest in Moore earlier this summer, however the attacker expressed his excitement at working under Frank last month.

There has been an expectation that Moore could move on loan though and now, according to journalist Matt Law, Rangers ‘have emerged as favourites’ for the Spurs talent.

Ibrox is now ‘seen as the most likely destination’ for Moore, despite interest from a host of clubs including sides in the Championship.

A move for the attacker away from Spurs would come as a loan, with the Premier League side looking for him to get more experience.

Rangers could well need attacking reinforcements soon as striker Hamza Igamane remains a wanted man, while Cyriel Dessers could depart Ibrox.

Competition Appearances Premier League 10 Europa League 5 FA Cup 2 EFL Cup 2 Mikey Moore’s appearances by competition last season

The Gers are also chasing Crystal Palace winger Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, who is keen on making the move north of the border to Russell Martin’s men.

Palace though have slapped a £10m asking price on Rak-Sakyi’s head and Rangers face having to agree to an obligation to buy if they are to land him on an initial loan.

Spurs attacker Moore is due to turn 18 years old next month and primarily operates as a winger on the left hand side, though he is capable of operating on the right flank or through the middle.

In a sign of just how highly rated Moore has been at Spurs, last summer they offered him what were described as ‘unprecedented terms’ for a 17 year old at the club to sign a new contract; Tottenham had never before offered such financial terms to a 17 year old.

Last season, Moore managed ten Premier League outings, while he also clocked five appearances in Spurs’ successful Europa League campaign.

Moore was an unused substitute in the final against Manchester United in Bilbao, while he missed the league stage meeting with Rangers due to a virus.

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Tottenham Hotspur have been left disappointed after Morgan Gibbs-White signed a new contract with Nottingham Forest, ruling out a summer switch to Spurs.

Spurs were looking to bring Gibbs-White in and stood ready to trigger his release clause, with the attacking midfielder prepared to make the move to north London.

Forest though were angered at what they saw as an illegal approach for Gibbs-White from Tottenham and consulted lawyers, putting a spanner in the works of the move.

Now, following talks with Nottingham Forest supremo Evangelos Marinakis, Gibbs-White has agreed to sign a new contract.

He will not be joining Tottenham this summer and has committed his future to the Tricky Trees until 2028.

For Forest, the news is a massive boost after the blow of losing Anthony Elanga to Newcastle United earlier this summer.

Nuno can now plan to go into the new Premier League season being able to call upon Gibbs-White, who was a crucial part of his side last term.

Tottenham meanwhile will have to move on to other targets, with a swoop for Gibbs-White off the table.

Spurs have also been looking at signing Brentford attacker Yoane Wissa, but the Bees have ruled that he will not move this summer.

That has led to Wissa, who is also wanted by Newcastle, refusing to train.

That is of little importance to Nottingham Forest though, who will focus on making their own signings and are keen on landing Bologna attacker Dan Ndoye.

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Everton will begin talks with Galatasaray to try to sign former Tottenham Hotspur defender Davinson Sanchez ‘in the coming days’ and are ‘insistent on signing the player’ this summer.

David Moyes’ side are in the process of upping the urgency of their transfer activity, having just agreed a fee of around £8m with Bayern Munich for left-back Adam Aznou.

They are also making moves towards a possible deal to sign Lyon winger Malick Fofana in what would be a real coup if it happened.

Further faces are also being looked at by Everton, with Galatasaray centre-back Sanchez now in their thoughts.

Sanchez, a former Tottenham defender, was linked with Everton last summer, while earlier this summer it was suggested the Toffees had held talks on the outline of a deal.

He does appear to be very much on Everton’s radar as a possible signing and now they appear to be back on Sanchez’s trail as, according to Turkish outlet Takvim, they will hold new talks with Galatasaray ‘in the coming days’.

The Premier League side are suggested to be ‘insistent on signing the player’ and taking him back to England.

Club Years Atletico Nacional 2013-2016 Ajax 2016-2017 Tottenham Hotspur 2017-2023 Galatasaray 2023- Davinson Sanchez’s career history

Sanchez would be an experienced option for Everton, with the defender having been thoroughly tried and tested in the Premier League from his time at Tottenham.

His spell at Tottenham though saw him regularly the subject of criticism and former Spurs star Jamie O’Hara dubbed him ‘absolutely awful’, while Gabriel Agbonlahor labelled him a ‘kamikaze defender’.

Former Tottenham boss Antonio Conte however was more appreciative of Sanchez and explained how he could in his view become a top defender.

“He has a lot of space for improvement. He’s good physically, he’s fast. He’s good technically”, Conte, when he was Spurs boss, said.

“He has the right characteristics to become a top defender but he needs to be focused from start to end.

“This is the gap to him becoming a top defender.”

If Everton do proceed with a swoop to take Sanchez to the Hill Dickinson Stadium then they will hope he improved what Conte identified him as needing to improve during his time in Turkey.