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A reliable Arsenal transfer insider, who breaks news under the anonymous profile, Team News and Ticks, has revealed that Eberechi Eze’s agent does not expect the midfielder to join the Gunners this summer.

Tottenham want Eberechi Eze

Even though there has been plenty of speculation linking Eze with a move to Spurs right from the start of the summer (GiveMeSport), it does not appear as if Spurs have made any progress in the transfer pursuit.

A few days ago, Football Transfers played down the possibility of the transfer by claiming that Spurs’ talks with Palace over the attacking midfielder had ‘stalled’.

The report explained that the two clubs are not seeing eye-to-eye in terms of the transfer fee and that the 25-year-old now looks likely to remain put at Selhurst Park for one more season.

Team News and Ticks has now revealed that the Eagles are confident that no club would be able to meet Eze’s release clause this summer.

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Eze is unlikely to join Arsenal

When asked if the England international is a realistic target for Arsenal, he said on his Patreon page: “No, so as I said I knew it was someone we were looking at, someone of interest.

“Palace have always been adamant that nobody will trigger his release clause with the terms that they are. It’s a large amount upfront.

“I have not heard anything beyond that. I know that his agent doesn’t expect him to come to Arsenal. I think there would’ve been more of a chance if Smith Rowe went there.”

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While Eze does not appear close to an exit from Palace at the moment, one would expect a few Premier League sides, including Spurs, to test the waters with an offer or two for the attacking midfielder before the window slams shut.

No, you’re not losing your mind, Tottenham Hotspur are playing Bayern Munich again just one week after facing the German giants in South Korea. Here are all the details on the match.

Tottenham’s unbeaten run in pre-season was brought to an end by Bayern Munich on Saturday, with the Lilywhites falling to a 2-1 defeat in Seoul.

A wonder strike from Pedro Porro was sadly not enough to get anything from the game for Ange Postecoglou‘s men, but they have a chance to get revenge already.

As part of the relationship between the two clubs, a rematch will be taking place this weekend, and here’s what you need to know.

When and where is the game?

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will host the upcoming game on Saturday, August 10, 2024. The fixture is scheduled for a 5:30 pm kick-off.

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This is the final pre-season game for Spurs before the league season gets underway on Monday, August 19 against Leicester City.

How to watch Spurs vs Bayern

You can watch Spurs vs Bayern on TNT Sports via Discovery+ if you have a subscription to the service.

The game will also be shown on SpursPlay, the dedicated Tottenham Hotspur platform where you can watch all friendly matches.

Team news

Tottenham currently have just three injuries to deal with, but Destiny Udogie and Richarlison are very close to returning to fitness.

Udogie is more likely to feature in the next game against Bayern Munich. Postecoglou told SpursPlay last week that the Italian was due to return in the ‘next few days’ but he missed the previous game against Bayern.

Richarlison may have to wait until the start of the Premier League season to be passed fit as he is thought to be slightly behind Udogie in the recovery process.

Meanwhile, Fraser Forster is still ruled out with no return date known at this point.

The only other player who could possibly be excluded from the game is Emerson Royal, though his supposed move to AC Milan is still not complete and he has featured in the last two games for Spurs despite intense speculation surrounding his future.

There is a chance Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Rodrigo Bentancur, and Giovani Lo Celso will be involved at some point as their extended break due to Euro 2024 and Copa America comes to an end.

For Bayern, Spurs fans will be denied the chance to see Harry Kane return to North London as he is unavailable.

They will also be without Leroy Sane, Hiroki Ito, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Daniel Peretz, and Tarek Buchmann who are all injured. New signing Michael Olise is currently away on international duty for France at the Olympics.

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Bayern may have been by far the better team last time, but it was a close game in the end.

Hopefully, with the home crowd behind us, we can come out on top this time round and put ourselves back on track before the start of the season.

It has been a fairly quiet summer for Tottenham Hotspur so far, but their lack of activity may have just forced the hand of one club, who are now likely to cut the price of a player Spurs have been linked with.

Federico Chiesa’s price set to drop again

Despite intense speculation out of Italy that Tottenham were keen on signing Federico Chiesa, there has been no official offer from the Lilywhites, and Juventus are becoming increasingly desperate to offload the player due to the fact he is in the final 12 months of his contract.

The latest on Chiesa’s situation comes from Corriere dello Sport, claiming the player’s agent had been in London trying to get either Spurs or Chelsea to submit an offer for the Italian winger who is deemed surplus to requirements by Juventus manager, Thiago Motta.

A reduced price tag of around €25m (£21.3m) still couldn’t attract any substantial interest from Premier League clubs, with Manchester United, Arsenal, and Aston Villa also cited as potential suitors.

Now, Juventus could be willing to cut Chiesa’s asking price even further, possibly as low as €15-17m (£12.8-14.5m) with a sell-on clause attached.

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Are Spurs interested or not?

There appears to be a real disconnect between the opinions of those in Italy, who vehemently claim Tottenham are close to signing Chiesa, and those more closely connected to the club who deny these theories.

According to Alasdair Gold at Football.London, the rumours have left Spurs officials ‘non-plussed’ as there is ‘no truth’ to the speculation.

Meanwhile, SportMediaSet via CalcioNapoli24 had claimed a deal worth between £25.3m – £29.5m was close to completion.

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Signing a player of Chiesa’s ability for as little as £13m sounds like a brilliant deal on paper, but there’s a reason he’s so cheap now.

You would think that any manager would love to have Heung-min Son in their squad and would treat him impeccably, but one particular team talk from Jose Mourinho left the Tottenham man feeling pretty upset.

Sonny got an apology from Mourinho

Mourinho was in charge of Spurs between 2019 and 2021, and despite some good football at times, and leading the club to a cup final, the Portuguese manager was sacked before he had a chance to claim the Carabao Cup.

Looking back on that tenure, Son brought up one situation where Mourinho berated him at half-time and made an example of the current Spurs skipper in front of the rest of the team.

He told EAFC (via SportBible): “One time Mourinho told me off during the game. ‘I don’t think you want to be in a game with teams like Burnley or Stoke [a rough game]’ [he told me] in front of all the players and I was so upset for it. I’m not even an 18-19 year old to be treated like that.”

But, Mourinho did speak to Son after the incident to clear the air. Son added: “Later after the match the coach texted me. [He said] ‘I know you understand that it wasn’t my intention to target and hurt you.

“‘But I need to make sure that other players are not being lazy, and I need to show them by telling off the best player in the team, and for me, that player is you.’ And after reading that text, I feel good.”

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Heung-min Son is a Tottenham legend

One thing that cannot be questioned is Son’s commitment to the cause. Over the last decade, he has become a Tottenham legend with his goals, creativity, and high-level performances.

The South Korean has made no secret of his love for the club, and even revealed joining Spurs was the best moment of his career (Tatler Asia).

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I feel like Mourinho’s explanation of that comment he made to Son is more of a reactive excuse than the pre-meditated methods of someone trying to rally the team.

It’s a really strange way to motivate people by criticising the best player and a nice person like that.

Fabrizio Romano expects Tottenham Hotspur to pull off some big signings over the next week.

Tottenham have had a slow transfer window

While Tottenham have secured some exceptional young players this summer, Spurs fans are becoming anxious and frustrated at the lack of big names arriving through the door.

We are now just two weeks away from the start of the new campaign and there is no doubt that the Lilywhites need reinforcements in a few areas across the pitch if they are to have a shot at challenging the best teams in the Premier League.

Postecoglou appeared pretty relaxed about the situation a couple of days ago, telling Football.London that the Spurs board are aware of the kind of players he wants and insisting that the full squad rebuild was never going to be completed in a couple of transfer windows.

Spurs will be busy this week

Romano believes that we might see Spurs jump into action and make some big moves over the next week, stating that he expects the Lilywhites to be ‘active and busy’.

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With just two weeks until the start of the Premier League season, this will be music to Tottenham fans’ ears, with the club having been pretty quiet in the window since the signing of Archie Gray.

The journalist said on Playback: “I expect Tottenham to be active and busy in the transfer market next week.”

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With the new season now nearing, Tottenham have no choice but to make a couple of big moves within the next couple of weeks.

Now that most of the big outgoings are done, the club needs to act and show that they mean business.

An Arsenal transfer insider, who posts under the anonymous profile Team News and Ticks, has said that Pedro Neto is more likely to join Tottenham Hotspur than Arsenal this summer.

Tottenham are keen on Pedro Neto

Last week, CaughtOffside revealed that Tottenham are ready to step up their pursuit of Neto, with Ange Postecoglou said to be keen on adding more firepower to his frontline before the start of the new season.

The report claimed that the Spurs head coach had identified the Wolves star as an important piece of the jigsaw and that the Lilywhites had already spoken to the player’s entourage about a potential transfer.

Interestingly though, the outlet added that Tottenham could face competition for Neto from their North London rivals, with Arsenal said to be keen on bringing a left-footed wide player through the door.

Neto is more likely to join Spurs than Arsenal

However, Ticks News and Ticks believe that the Gunners are not likely to spend as much as Spurs are on the Portugal international.

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He said on his Patreon page: “If I had a gun to my head now and I had to answer I would say that Tottenham are more likely.

“Just because he’s lower down our list and they could swoop in while we’re exploring other opportunities. I also think they would go for a higher price to him than we would.”

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Out of Neto, Eze and Solanke, who are the three players who are now being most heavily linked with a move to Tottenham, the Wolves star seems like the most gettable, but his injury problems over the last couple of years are a matter of concern.

The question is: is Neto worth around £60m when he might only play half a season each year?

Juventus boss Thiago Motta has confirmed that Federico Chiesa is not part of his plans and that the rumoured Tottenham target will depart the club before the end of the transfer window.

Tottenham were linked with Chiesa

It has been well-documented that Tottenham are looking to add another winger to their squad and Chiesa has been mooted as a target for the Lilywhites by a number of outlets.

Just last week, Sky Sports Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg claimed that the Lilywhites continue to hold a ‘concrete’ interest in the Italy international, adding that the North London club had even spoken to the attacker’s representatives regarding a summer transfer.

However, other sources have played down the rumours, with Fabrizio Romano taking to social media a few days ago to deny that Spurs have had any contact with Juve regarding a deal for the winger.

Federico Chiesa will leave Juventus

Whether or not Chiesa ends up at Spurs, it is now clear that the former Fiorentina man will not be at the Allianz Stadium next season, with Motta confirming that the player has been asked to leave.

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The Juve boss said (via Fabrizio Romano): “Chiesa and all the other players not called up for today’s game are NOT part of the project.

“We have been clear with them, they have to find new solution and new club as soon as possible. The decision has been made.”

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I do expect Chiesa to end up in the Premier League this summer but it does not seem as if the Juve star is at the top of Postecoglou’s wishlist.

As things stand, Pedro Neto appears to be Spurs’ preferred target.

Former Aston Villa and Everton CEO Keith Wyness believes that Tottenham will get a massive financial boost in the near future, predicting that a minority sale of the club will be completed sooner rather than later.

There has been a lot said and written recently about a potential takeover at Tottenham but nothing has come to fruition so far.

The Daily Mail was one of several outlets to claim over recent months that multiple US-based investment groups had shown interest in buying a minority stake in the North London club.

The latest to report on the matter was The Times, who claimed last week that Daniel Levy was actively looking for investors in the club, with the Spurs chairman thought to be keen on selling 10 per cent of the club.

The outlet alleged that Levy and co had told potential investors that they valued the club at £3.75bn.

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Will Spurs get investment soon?

Wyness believes that Spurs fans may soon get some good news on this front, revealing that a minority sale might be closer than many think.

He told Football Insider: “Spurs have been in the market for investors for a very long time. Their banker Rothchild and their people have been speaking to groups for a long time

“The valuation kept changing, and increasing – but it wouldn’t surprise me if those negotiations have borne fruit for at least one or two groups to move forward and take a minority stake.

“It could be done very quickly. I would think they would want to get it done sooner rather than later, so the investment can impact this window. To see it in the media now suggests it is happening – something is close. I hope it happens for the Spurs fans.”

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A minority sale would allow Levy to retain control of the club while also giving Spurs a much-needed cash injection.

However, given the sums of money involved, it would be naive to expect this sort of deal to be completed quickly, with negotiations likely to drag on for many months.

The new Premier League season is fast approaching, and Ange Postecoglou is in high spirits when it comes to Tottenham Hotspur and the environment around the club at the moment.

Change is good for Spurs

It has been a summer of much change for Spurs, with staff coming and going, a number of fringe players leaving the club, and exciting young players emerging as potential stars.

Speaking to Football.London, Postecoglou explained why he is feeling positive about the way Spurs are set up right now.

He said: “Everybody says you should feel fresh and it helps we’ve got new staff, new coaches in and new voices, new sport science, new head of medical, so I think that helps, because I have always been a bit wary of players coming back from pre-season and knowing what to expect.

“We want to improve, and if you’re going to improve, you can’t just sort of recap and dish out what we dished out last year, so I like things with a bit of freshness to it, but you do add layers.

“Obviously, that’s the foundation we built last year, the players have an understanding of our game, and we have to be progressing in the areas we need to.”

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A delicate balance between the old and the new

For anyone worrying the boat may have been rocked a little too much, though, Postecoglou has revealed the departure of his former assistant, Chris Davies, and the arrival of new coaches Nick Montgomery and Sergio Raimundo has not changed all that much in terms of processes behind the scenes.

He added: “Nothing too sort of radical. Again, I’m really keen on them working as a team, and they’ve been really good. The guys who were here last year have been fantastic in kind of indoctrinating the new boys into how we work and giving them the time to adjust.

“But in that context, I’ve always been sort of encouraging of all of them to take responsibility, and how that gets divided up during the year, we’ll see how that develops, but at the moment we’re working really well.

“Like I said, I think the players are appreciating having a couple of different voices, different skill sets coming into the coaching group, and hopefully that means that the players get more information about what they need to do.”

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I agree that making some changes is a good thing, and it will definitely help this squad and the club evolve this year to have different perspectives among the coaching staff.

Losing Chris Davies was a blow, but we’ve made shrewd moves to replace him and it’ll serve us positively in the long run.

Daniel Levy has been reportedly seeking potential suitors to invest in Tottenham as a minority stakeholder of the club, with a 10% stake for sale. Former Newcastle investor, Amanda Staveley, is believed to be interested in obtaining a stake in the club.

Daniel Levy is willing to give up a minority stake in Spurs

According to a report from The Times, Tottenham and Daniel Levy are currently seeking new investment in the North London club, and are exploring the possibility of a minority sale.

The Times state that Rothschild are currently advising Tottenham and Levy over a potential minority share sale with any funds aiming to be invested into first-team signings, funding an academy for the Women’s team, and building a new thirty-story hotel next to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Any sale would reportedly allow the controversial ex-owner of the club, Joe Lewis, to cut his ties from the club following Lewis’ investigation for US inside trading. The 87-year-old did however publicly ‘relinquish’ his role as owner of Tottenham last year.

Amanda Staveley has her eye on Tottenham

Football Insider have now reported that should the £375 million equity (10 per cent) be pumped into Tottenham; the money would immediately be made available to Postecoglou and his recruitment team in a shock ‘war chest’ fund.

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The Times stated that one of the people interested in acquiring the stake that Tottenham are looking at offering up is Amanda Staveley, who recently departed Newcastle.

Staveley herself has hinted at obtaining a new stake in a club by revealing to The Athletic: “Very sadly, we have to move on to other projects and that might involve us taking a stake in another club or buying another club and that’s difficult. But it’s possible.”

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As we have seen with the rumoured stadium naming rights deal, which is still yet to occur, business dealings around Tottenham can take a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, I would suggest it’s unlikely that should Staveley, or another investor, make an investment into Tottenham, the deal would likely happen following the conclusion of the transfer window.

Spurs shouldn’t however hesitate to make some much-needed additions to the squad before the window shuts at the end of August.