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Tottenham are close to reaching an agreement to signing AC Milan centre-back Fikayo Tomori, according to reports in Italy.

Spurs have been dealt a late blow in the January transfer window after Bayern Munich winger, Mathys Tel, turned down a move to Ange Postecoglou’s side on Friday.

A €60 million (£50.2m) deal between Spurs and Bayern was agreed on Thursday, and Daniel Levy travelled to Munich on Friday in order to convince Tel over a move.

However, Tel has opted to reject Tottenham and is holding out for another club with Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Aston Villa all interested in a deal.

According to Sky Sport Italy, Tottenham have now moved quickly to agree a deal with Milan for Tomori and the two clubs are close to completing a deal.

The report claims that Spurs have presented a €30 million (£25m) offer to Milan, who are open to selling the defender.

The 27-year-old has been at Milan for the past four years having initially joined the Serie A side on loan from Chelsea in January 2021.

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Milan made the move permanent the following summer for £25m and Tomori has been a regular in the team for the past three-and-a-half seasons.

During his time at Milan, Tomori helped the club win Serie A in 2022. He was also named in Serie A’s Team of the Year that same season.

When asked about Tomori’s potential exit earlier this month, Milan’s advisor Zlatan Ibrahimovic said: ‘Tomori is our player, he is happy at Milan, played well both under Fonseca, but also Conceicao really likes him. He is a Milan player.’

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Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers have all learned who they could play in the next stage of the Europa League following the conclusion of the league phase.

United and Tottenham both started the gameweek within the top-eight and made sure of their automatic progression to the last 16 by winning their respective games on Thursday evening.

Goals from Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo saw Ruben Amorim’s side negotiate a tricky away fixture and claim a 2-0 win against Romanian opposition FCSB.

Tottenham, meanwhile, were not at their fluent best but edged past Elfsborg with a 3-0 home win courtesy of second-half goals from academy graduates Dane Scarlett, Damola Ajayi and Mikey Moore.

Rangers, meanwhile, began the night in 13th place and on course for a spot in the playoffs.

However, after a 2-1 home win against Union Saint-Gilloise and with other results going their way, the Scottish side ended the night in eigth place and will now join United and Spurs in the last 16.

Looking ahead to the next stage of the Europa League, here is who Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers could face.

Who could Manchester United play next in the Europa League?

United’s win against FCSB saw them make it four wins from four in Europe under Amorim and three in a row in all competitions.

The Red Devils end the league phase in third place and therefore, go straight through to the last-16 where they will face one of Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Alkmaar or Midtjylland.

Who could Tottenham play next in the Europa League?

With injury troubles still hampering Tottenham, Postecoglou’s youngsters came to the rescue to provide a couple of much-needed feel-good moments for the home fans.

Spurs join United automatically in the last-16 where they will also face one of Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Alkmaar or Midtjylland.

Who could Rangers play next in the Europa League?

Despite their disappointing performances in the league, Rangers have lost just two of their eight games in this season’s Europa League.

And the Scottish side were the beneficiaries of other results going their way on Thursday night, securing the last spot in the top eight meaning they avoided the playoffs and progressed automatically into the last 16.

In that knockout stage, Philippe Clement will face one of Bodo/Glimt, Anderlecht, Twente or Fenerbahce.

When is the draw for the Europa League knockout phase play-offs?

The draw to finalise the Champions League knockout phase play-offs will be held on January 31.

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The draw will take place 12pm GMT and will be streamed live on UEFA’s website and on their official YouTube channel. It will also be live on TNT Sports 2.

When are the Europa League knockout phase play-offs?

The first legs of the knockout phase play-offs will be played on February 13.

The return legs will be played the following week on February 20.

When is the Europa League round-of-16 draw?

The draws for the round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final will all take place on February 21.

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Jamie Redknapp has revealed Harry Kane’s assessment of his Bayern Munich teammate Mathys Tel as Tottenham close in on a move for the young forward.

Tel put a host of top European clubs on red alert when he told Bayern that he would like to leave the club before the end of the January transfer window.

The Frenchman has started just four games in all competitions this season and has found regular minutes hard to come by in Vincent Kompany’s side, in part due to the goalscoring exploits of former Spurs captain Kane.

However, his former side may now be the beneficiary of Tel’s desire to move, with reports suggesting that the north London club have agreed a €60 million (£50.2m) deal to sign the 19-year-old.

The versatile forward has also attracted interest from Manchester and Chelsea but has not made a final decision on which club he will join.

However, if Tel does choose to join Spurs then Kane believes his former club will have picked up a great talent, according to Redknapp.

‘He’s a very talented player, that’s for sure,’ Redknapp said when asked about Tel on Sky Sports News.

’19 years of age and Tottenham have obviously signed a lot of good young playuers in the las few years. That seems to be the profile of what they are trying to get.

‘I messaged Harry Kane earlier on and he was very complimentary about him.

‘First of all, he said he was a great guy; wants to work, good trainer, a good finisher and has a lot of potential.’

Redknapp, however, did raise a concern about the sizeable fee that Tottenham have agreed to pay for Tel and questioned whether the Frenchman will get the regular minutes he craves in Ange Postecoglou’s side.

‘It’s a lot of money, 50 million, for a 19 year old,’ he added. ‘You can’t think of too many others players at that age that have cost much more.

‘He can play across the line… but there’s still Son (Heung-Min), there’s still (Dejan) Kulusevski and (Dominic) Solanke when he is fit.

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‘So there’s probably not a guarantee that he’ll come in as a regular starter but trying to get in front of Harry Kane at Bayern Munich is not easy as we know.’

Tel, however, will likely provide some immediate respite and cover for Spurs’ squad which remains ravaged by injury.

James Maddison was the latest key player to be ruled out due to injury, meaning Tottenham are without eight senior first-team players due to various knocks.

There was some positive news, though, with centre-back Micky van de Ven able to make his return having played just once since late October due to two separate hamstring injuries.

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Tottenham have agreed a €60 million (£50.2m) deal with Bayern Munich to sign Mathys Tel, according to reports in France.

Tel has put several Premier League clubs on alert by informing Bayern that he wants to leave before the end of the January transfer window.

Spurs, who have signed Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky for £12.5m earlier this month, have moved quickly to sign Tel as the club’s sporting director, Johan Lange, travelled to Germany to hold direct talks with Bayern on Wednesday.

According to L’Equipe, Spurs have now agreed a fee for Tel worth €60 million (£50.2m).

However, the report adds that Tel is yet to make a final decision over his next club.

Earlier this month, Chelsea made an approach to sign Tel but it’s understood that the 19-year-old is reluctant to move to Stamford Bridge due to the strong competition for a place in Enzo Maresca’s attack.

Manchester United have also expressed an interest but would need to offload Alejandro Garnacho first before making a move for Tel. Both Chelsea and Napoli have held talks over a deal for Garnacho this month but United are holding out for a £55m transfer fee.

Arsenal were also linked with Tel this week but Mikel Arteta’s side appear to be prioritising a move for Ollie Watkins after their £60m bid was rejected by Aston Villa this week.

Tel, who was signed in a €28.5 million (£24.4m) deal from Rennes in July 2022, has started just three games for Bayern this season.

Speaking on Wednesday evening, Bayern’s sporting director, Max Eberl, revealed that Tel had asked to leave the club as he is unhappy with his lack of playing time.

‘Mathys decided at the time [in December] that he wanted to stay, that he wanted to assert himself. Now Mathys comes along and says that he can imagine doing something,’ Eberl said.

‘And now we have to think about what we are going to do, whether we are going to do it.

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‘The playing time is not satisfactory for him, and that is understandable.

‘It is now the end of January. And now it is more difficult for everyone involved. We have to see what is ultimately best for everyone involved, for Mathys and for Bayern Munich.’

Asked whether Tel will leave on loan or a permanent transfer, Eberl replied: ‘We will assess all the options.

‘It was very rare that so many clubs called.’

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Tottenham have stepped up their efforts to sign Bayern Munich winger Mathys Tel ahead of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United.

Several Premier League clubs are on alert after Tel informed Bayern that he is keen to leave before the end of the January transfer window in order to secure more playing time.

The 19-year-old was handed only his third start of the season on Wednesday evening and played just over an hour in Bayern’s 3-1 victory against Slovan Bratislava in the final Champions League match before the play-offs.

Chelsea, United and Arsenal are all considering a move for Tel but L’Equipe reports that Spurs’ technical director, Johan Lange, travelled to Germany to hold direct talks with Bayern and to convince the French winger about joining Ange Postecoglou’s side.

The report adds that Tel has not made a final decision over his next club, although it’s understood that the winger is reluctant to join Chelsea due to the strong competition for a starting role in Enzo Maresca’s side.

Speaking on Wednesday night, Bayern’s sporting director, Max Eberl, revealed that Tel had changed his mind about his future at Bayern.

‘Mathys decided at the time [in December] that he wanted to stay, that he wanted to assert himself. Now Mathys comes along and says that he can imagine doing something,’ Eberl said.

‘And now we have to think about what we are going to do, whether we are going to do it.

‘The playing time is not satisfactory for him, and that is understandable.

‘It is now the end of January. And now it is more difficult for everyone involved. We have to see what is ultimately best for everyone involved, for Mathys and for Bayern Munich.’

Asked whether Tel will leave on loan or a permanent transfer, Eberl replied: ‘We will assess all the options.

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‘It was very rare that so many clubs called.’

Speaking after his side’s win on Wednesday night, Bayern goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, was asked about Tel’s desire to leave before the end of the window.

‘It is definitely important for young players to gain match practice,’ Neuer said.

‘He didn’t get enough of that with us. Maybe it’s the right step for him.’

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Tottenham look set to keep faith with manager Ange Postecoglou despite their latest bruising defeat to Leicester City at the weekend.

A dramatic five-minute turnaround at the start of the second half saw relegation-threatened Leicester claim a shock 2-1 away win to end their eight-match Premier League winless run.

In turn, the Foxes condemmed Spurs to their fourth league defeat on the bounce to intensy the pressure on Postecoglou and his injury-stricken squad.

The north London side were without ten senior first-team players for Sunday’s game after James Maddison missed out due to a knock, while Richarlison and Pape Matar Sarr were forced off early due to a lack of fitness.

Regardless of the squad’s injury crisis, there is now mounting pressure on the club to relieve Postecoglou of his duties with key Carabao Cup and FA Cup games on the horizon.

However, football.london are reporting that the club will still standing by the under-pressure Australian for the time being as the club navigate the end of the transfer window and an ongoing injury crisis.

Tottenham have made just one signing this window, Czechia goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky, but are said to be hopeful of signing at least one more player before the deadline closes in a week’s time.

Spurs’ hectic schedule shows no signs of abating, with the club facing a four-day turnaround before they host Elfsborg in the Europa League on Thursday.

The north London side then face a tricky visit to Brentford in the league on the weekend before their midweek Carabao Cup second-leg tie against Liverpool at Anfield.

When asked on Sunday about his job security, Posteoclou conceded that he doesn’t know if he will still be in charge by the end of that mini-run of crucial fixtures.

‘Who knows. I reckon there is probably a fair chunk that will say no,’ he said.

‘When you are the manager of a football club you can be very vulnerable and isolated. I don’t feel that.

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‘I feel like this group of players, not for me, are giving everything for the club. I have a group of staff that is really committed. I focus on that.

‘My role within that is to try and support these players. I can even see in training when the guys who are coming back come back in it is going to give everybody a lift.

‘As I keep saying to the players, there is a fantastic opportunity this season to really make an impact and I know we can.

‘But in terms of your question, is there anything I can say about that that is going to change anything that I need to do tomorrow morning? Nothing.’

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Ange Postecoglou revealed that Richarlison’s early withdrawal during Tottenham’s loss to Leicester City was due to a problem with the striker’s groin.

Richarlison scored his second goal in as many Premier League games to give his side the lead at half-time against Leicester at home.

However, Spurs were stunned by a five-minute turnaround at the start of the second half as goals from Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss condemmed them to a shock 2-1 defeat.

The defeat to Leicester, who prior to this game had lost seven league games on the bounce, undoubtedly intensifies the pressure on Postecoglou whose continues to deal with an extensive injury list.

James Maddison missed out on today’s matchday squad with a knock, meaning Spurs were without ten senior first-team players for the visit of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side.

And after the defeat, Postecoglou revealed a fresh concern for Richarlison whose 54th-minute substitution was met with boos from the home crowd.

‘He was feeling his groin, he should have come off at half-time but he wanted to give another 10 minutes,’ the Spurs manager said when asked about the Brazilian who was making his first league start of the season.

‘I could see he wasn’t running well so that is why I took him off.’

Pape Matar Sarr also came off early in the second half, with Postecoglou admitting that the central midfielder was not really fit enough to start.

‘I’ve said all along, the players need help and I’ve also said the club are working hard in that area to try to alleviate some of those problems, because Pape Sarr shouldn’t have played today,’ Postecoglou added.

‘He obviously wasn’t fit.

‘The players are going out there and giving everything then can because we can’t call off games. We’ve got another game in three days’ time that these players have to front up for.

‘The injury situation will ease and I’m confident they will sort of help us. Even one more player coming in, just in the short term will give us an opportunity, at least to navigate these last 10 days, two weeks, of what’s been a really hard slog for this group of players.’

Spurs’ unrelenting fixture load shows no signs of abating, with the north London club set to contest four games in four different competitions over the next 14 days.

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Asked if he thinks he will still be in the job by the end of that run, Postecoglou responded: ‘Who knows. I reckon there is probably a fair chunk that will say no.

‘When you are the manager of a football club you can be very vulnerable and isolated. I don’t feel that. I feel like this group of players, not for me, are giving everything for the club. I have a group of staff that is really committed. I focus on that.

‘My role within that is to try and support these players. I can even see in training when the guys who are coming back come back in it is going to give everybody a lift. As I keep saying to the players, there is a fantastic opportunity this season to really make an impact and I know we can.

‘But in terms of your question, is there anything I can say about that that is going to change anything that I need to do tomorrow morning? Nothing.’

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Tottenham have been tipped to hire a Premier League manager to replace Ange Postecoglou as pressure grows on the struggling Spurs boss.

The north London club’s dismal form continued on Sunday as they lost 2-1 at home to relegation-battlers Leicester City.

Richarlison put the hosts in front before half-time but Leicester scored twice in four second-half minutes to complete a stunning comeback and climb out of the relegation zone.

It was Tottenham’s fourth successive Premier League defeat and leaves Postecoglou’s side 15th in the table, eight points above the relegation zone.

The hierarchy at Spurs have continued to show faith in Postecoglou during an alarming run but their patience will truly be tested after watching the team lose at home to a Leicester team that had lost seven league games in a row before their trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Ex-England striker Emile Heskey cannot see Postecoglou surviving until next season and believes two current Premier League managers could succeed the ex-Celtic boss at Tottenham.

‘I can’t see Ange Postecoglou being at Tottenham next season,’ Heskey told Instant Casino.

‘They’re in a poor run of form and it’s a difficult one for both the owners and the board. I believe they like him, but the performances and results on the pitch really don’t look good.

‘They play really open football, so for the neutral it’s great to watch but it’s difficult to watch as a fan when the team can’t keep the ball out of their own net.

‘Finding a long-term replacement for him at this point in the season will be difficult so I think they will stick with him, but it’s tough to imagine Ange in the dugout at the start of next season.

‘As far as replacements go, I really like Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola. He’s doing some great work there; however, you are going from a club like Bournemouth where there is no real pressure other than staying in the league, to a club where the expectations are super high, and they must be met.

‘Thomas Frank is also an option; he deserves praise for the job he’s done at Brentford. They’ve been defensively sound, and their home form is brilliant, Tottenham could do worse than looking at either Iraola or Frank.’

Iraola’s Bournemouth thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 on Saturday to climb to seventh in the Premier League and reach the 40-point mark before February.

Frank’s Brentford, meanwhile, beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday to climb to 11th – 15 points above the relegation zone.

Postecoglou admitted he was ‘hurting’ after Tottenham’s latest defeat but said his players ‘gave everything’.

‘It hurts,’ the Australian said. ‘It hurts a lot.

‘The players gave everything again. We are going to look at a lot of things, but in terms of effort I can’t ask anymore of this group, things just didn’t go our way today.

‘We created some good opportunities and unfortunately things just didn’t drop for us because not because the players weren’t trying and that’s the main thing.

‘The players are giving everything they can. That is all we can ask for as a football club and me as a manager. They are trying their hardest and that is all anyone can ask for.

‘You can analyse the goals, they were disappointing goals for us to concede, but I thought we had enough chances in the game to come out on top.

‘When you’re in this situation, they are trying as hard as they can and sometimes that doesn’t give you he clarity in decision making. You can ask is for people to do as much as they can and from my perspective I see a group of players that are giving as much as they can.

‘I know it will turn. We’ll get some players back, we were short again today but in the next couple of weeks there’s some really important players coming back that I know will help this group.

‘We’ve not hit a ceiling. We’ve been going like this for two months. They put in an enormous performance on Thursday to make sure we’re OK in Europe and they had to back it up today but there were probably at least two or three players that weren’t at 100%.

‘I’m a football manager and I get judged on results, that is the way of the world.’

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Tottenham are dealing with a rampant injury crisis as they return to Premier League action today against Leicester City.

Spurs are languishing in 15th place – eight points clear of the relegation zone – but a home fixture against a Leicester side in woeful form offers the chance to rebuild some confidence.

Dominic Solanke joined the ever-lengthening injury list this week, missing the 3-2 defeat to Everton last Sunday with a knee injury.

The former Bournemouth striker, who has scored seven Premier League goals this season, also missed the 3-2 win over Hoffenheim in the Europa League on Thursday with Postecoglou confirming he will miss up to six weeks of action.

Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven have endured injury-hit campaigns and while the two are back in training, they are not in contention for the visit of Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side on Sunday.

‘Him [Romero] and Micky are the next cabs off the rank in terms of the long-term ones,’ Postecoglou told a press conference on Friday.

‘They’ve still got a bit to do in terms of getting some training into them with the team. Obviously we haven’t been training a lot and because the other day was sort of low tempo session, it was just good to get him involved.

‘Not just for him but the players involved because they need a bit of help and encouragement and Cuti training with them gives them a big lift. Micky’s not too far away.

Destiny Udogie is also still among the absentees with Tottenham’s clash with Manchester United next month a possible return date for the Italy international.

Yves Bissouma also remains a major doubt for Sunday along with Djed Spence and Pape Sarr with Brennan Johnson and Timo Werner also still sidelined with calf and hamstring problems respectively.

Guglielmo Vicario remains on track for his return at the end of February with January signing Antonin Kinsky set to continue in goal.

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Predicted Tottenham XI to face Leicester

Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Reguilon; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Richarlison

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Ange Postecoglou says his Tottenham squad needs boosting before the transfer window shuts and the club is ‘playing with fire’ if no signings are made.

Spurs are having a nightmare season in the Premier League, going into the weekend’s action 15th in the table, with just seven wins from 22 games.

Their hopes on other fronts are still alive as Tottenham are still going strong in the Carabao Cup, Europa League and FA Cup, but their league form has been woeful.

It certainly hasn’t been helped by a string of injuries and few signs of their ongoing fitness problems easing up.

When Spurs take on Leicester on Sunday Postecoglou will be without Dominic Solanke, Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner. Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Wilson Odobert, while Pape Sarr, Djed Spence, Sergio Reguilon and Yves Bissouma could all be involved but are doubts.

Tottenham are yet to sign an outfield player this month and Postecoglou says it will be a very risky move from the club if that doesn’t change in the coming days.

‘I’m not out there trying to find opportunities for the club, that’s not my role at this time. There isn’t time to do it,’ Postecoglou told a press conference on Friday.

‘I don’t think I’m stating anything other than the obvious and for me to come here and say something else would be disingenuous. This playing group needs help, there’s no doubt about that.

‘We’re sort of playing with fire by not bringing anyone in, but the flip side of that is the club is trying to change that situation.’

Tottenham’s challenges in the cup competitions mean it is an incredibly hectic schedule for them this season.

Spurs face five matches in two weeks from their meeting with Leicester on Sunday until an FA Cup trip to Aston Villa on 9 February.

Romero and Van de Ven have returned to training and there is hope that both centre-backs will be available for the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Anfield on 6 February.

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