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Fabrizio Romano has said that Tottenham Hotspur remain in regular contact with Pedro Neto’s representatives and could make a move for him if he is available for the right fee.

Neto continues to be linked with Tottenham

Tottenham are thought to be in the market for a wide player this summer, with Neto being one of the players most heavily linked with a move to the North London club over recent months (Sky Sports).

Spurs insider Paul O’Keefe also confirmed earlier this month that the Portugal international is one of the names at the top of the Lilywhites wishlist.

Meanwhile, multiple sources have continued to suggest that the 24-year-old is open to a new challenge this summer and is willing to consider offers to leave Molineux (Dharmesh Sheth –LWOS podcast).

However, Tottenham might not have a free run at the Wolves star, with TEAMtalk claiming earlier this week that Arsenal are also keen on securing the player’s services.

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Tottenham are in regular contact

Romano has now said that Spurs’ move for Neto would depend on the price that the winger is available for this summer, with Ange Postecolgou‘s side unwilling to spend a ‘crazy’ fee on the former Braga man.

He told GiveMeSport: “They (Tottenham) are in regular contact with the agent of Pedro Neto. For Pedro Neto, it really depends on the fee.

“He had many injuries, so Tottenham would be happy to try again for Pedro Neto, but only in normal conditions, not crazy conditions. This is why it also depends on Wolves.”

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I think Tottenham will be hesitant to offer over £45m for Neto, given his injury record. Perhaps Spurs can work out some sort of compromise with Wolves by structuring a deal with plenty of appearance-based add-ons.

Tottenham Hotspur have one of the best football stadiums in the world, but it didn’t come cheap. Now, a member of the club’s board has offered an insight into the financial aspects of the construction.

Stadium debt is nothing to worry about

Speaking to Business of Sport, Non-Executive Director on the Tottenham board, Jonathan Turner, has discussed in great detail the nature of the loans and debts that the club incurred to get the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium built.

He said: “Matthew Collicott, our finance director, just did an amazing job on the financing of the stadium. The stadium was financed through internally generated cash flow, and also through debt. And the debt is on a very long term basis.

“A lot of it is held by pension funds and other institutions who are comfortable holding long term debt. The stadium was built in a low interest rate environment. We have a fixed rate on the vast majority of that.

“So the service cost of the debt, and the long term nature of the debt, was an incredible financing package that wouldn’t be available today. It would be incredibly hard to build the stadium today for the cost that it was built.”

Turner insists the debt is not an issue, adding: “We’re very comfortable that we can service costs, then everything else is about trying to develop the revenue line of the business so that you can take the profit and put it into the team.

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“It’s actually relatively straightforward. If you were going to do it today, construction costs are higher, inflation is higher, cost of interest is higher. It would be a much harder exercise.”

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is top-spec

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium opened its doors in April 2019, and boasts a capacity of 62,850.

With state-of-the-art facilities and furnishings, and a retractable pitch, it has become a desirable venue for various other sporting events ranging from NFL games to boxing matches, and also hosts musical concerts, too.

All of this has led to a successful and sustainable revenue stream helping Spurs build a strong financial footing.

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I won’t pretend to understand the intricacies of the arrangement Spurs have in place to finance the stadium, but it sounds like it’s all in order and was a good deal for the club both short-term and long-term.

Tottenham have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Youssuf Fofana, with Fabrizio Romano now revealing that the AC Monaco star is edging closer to a move to AC Milan.

Romano delivers update on Youssuf Fofana

Tottenham have been linked with a whole host of midfielders over the past few months, with Fofana being one of those mooted as a target for the Lilywhites.

The 25-year-old is thought to have admirers at the North London club, with the print edition of Corriere Torino (via Sport Witness) claiming last month that Spurs are battling Juventus, AC Milan and West Ham for the player.

The report added that the Les Blues star has just a year left to run on his contract with Monaco, the Ligue 1 club would be willing to sell him for around €20m-€30m (£17m-£25.3m) this summer.

Football Insider also subsequently backed up Tottenham’s interest in singing the midfielder but they revealed that Milan had moved into pole position to land the player.

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AC Milan closing in on midfielder

If Romano’s latest update is to be believed, Fofana has now agreed personal terms with the Rossoneri ahead of a potential move to San Siro.

The journalist claims that the Monaco star is now prioritising a switch to Paulo Fonseca’s side despite attracting interest from other clubs.

He adds that the Frenchman’s agent has informed the principality club about his client’s desire to join the Serie A giants.

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Interestingly, Romano’s update does not indicate that Milan have reached any agreement with Monaco on a transfer fee for Fofana, which potentially leaves the door open for Spurs and other sides to hijack the deal.

Another player has left Tottenham Hotspur this summer, with a young academy graduate securing a permanent transfer to the Netherlands after a successful loan spell last season.

Troy Parrott returns to the Eredivisie

Spurs are trimming the fat in their squad, it seems, and the latest casualty of that is Troy Parrott. The club has today confirmed the young striker has made the permanent switch to AZ Alkmaar in Holland.

In a statement on his exit, the club wrote: “We have reached agreement with Dutch Eredivisie side AZ Alkmaar for the permanent transfer of Troy Parrott.

“Having joined us in July, 2017, Troy progressed from the Club’s Academy into the first team to make his competitive debut in September, 2019, in a Carabao Cup tie against Colchester United, with his Premier League debut following shortly after.

“The Dublin-born attacker made four competitive senior appearances in our colours.

“During his time here, he had loan spells with Millwall, Ipswich, MK Dons, Preston and Dutch outfit Excelsior last season.

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“The forward has 23 caps and five goals to his name for the Republic of Ireland.

“We wish Troy all the best for the future.”

Fabrizio Romano already discussed the transfer on July 12, revealing Alkmaar were closing in on an €8m (£6.7m) deal after raising funds from the sale of Yukinari Sugawara to Southampton.

Alasdair Gold at Football.London backed this up, by revealing on Friday Parrott was on his way to Holland to carry out a medical ahead of the transfer.

Parrott had been the subject of interest from various Eredivisie sides already this summer, with AZ Alkmaar among them (Algemeen Dagblad via FC Update).

Spurs insider, Paul O’Keefe, had confirmed recently that a bid from Alkmaar was expected imminently and this may be why Parrott had not been training with the Tottenham first-team upon their return to pre-season at the club’s Hotspur Way training facility.

Parrott can pick up where he left off in the Netherlands

The Irish striker spent last season on loan with Excelsior Rotterdam, scoring 17 goals across the campaign (Transfermarkt) but was unable to stop them from being relegated from the Eredivisie.

Parrott himself has spoken of his fondness for the league there and how he feels his playing style suits the Dutch top flight (Balls.ie).

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It’s always a shame to see an academy player move on, but the route to the first-team at Spurs has been severely blocked for Parrott, and he had hit the point where he needed a transfer. He did great over in the Netherlands last season, and should be able to replicate that in a better team now.

GiveMeSport have claimed that Tottenham Hotspur sources expect the club to push ahead with a move for Ivan Toney when the striker returns from the Euros.

Tottenham need a new forward this summer

Toney has been linked with a move to Spurs for many months and the latest update suggests that we might soon see the Lilywhites advancing with an offer for the centre-forward.

According to GiveMeSport, Tottenham’s chances of landing the England international are increasing the longer it goes without any other club launching a bid for the player.

The report backs the Lilywhites to make a ‘serious push’ for the former Peterborough United man, with the club allegedly hoping to land him for around £40m.

However, the outlet makes it clear that plenty of other sides, including Manchester United, Chelsea and West Ham United, are keeping an eye on Toney’s situation.

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Toney has had a decent Euro 2024 campaign

It is explained that while there were previously concerns about the Bees star’s attitude, there have been no such complaints from the England camp, which could encourage Spurs and others to push ahead with an offer.

Finally, the publication adds that even though Brentford value Toney at £60m, some lower offers could test the resolve of Thomas Frank’s side.

Toney will be looking to make more headlines on Sunday when England face Spain in the final of Euro 2024

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If Tottenham are serious about their pursuit of a big-money attacking midfielder (Eberechi Eze or Desire Doue) and are also intent on adding an expensive winger such as Pedro Neto to their squad, I do not see how they can also afford Toney.

Tottenham Hotspur have let a number of top players leave the club over the years, but one player is now excelling in Scotland, and has been described as the ‘best’ in his position for his club now.

Cameron Carter-Vickers one of the top defenders in Scotland

That’s according to Scottish football pundit, Roger Hannah, who has been singing the praises of Celtic defender, Cameron Carter-Vickers, and suggested the SPL giants could turn a profit if they were to sell him now.

Hannah told Clyde 1: “Cameron Carter-Vickers, again a loan, Celtic then again pushed the boat out, £6 million-ish for Carter-Vickers.

“But he is now, by far and away, Celtic’s best defender and if they decided they wanted to sell Cameron Carter-Vickers tomorrow, then they would make a profit on that £6 million.”

The American defender came through the academy at Tottenham, but only made five senior appearances for the Lilywhites before moving on permanently.

He now has 115 appearances for Celtic, and has won seven trophies during his time up in Scotland (Transfermarkt).

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Carter-Vickers enjoyed plenty of loan spells during his career, but has really found his feet at Celtic.

This is not the first time the centre-half has received high praise. CBS Sports reporter, Charlie Davies, described Carter-Vickers as the best player in the SPL, while former Rangers striker, Kris Boyd, compared the USA international to Virgil van Dijk (Sky Sports).

Carter-Vickers might come back to the Premier League

Fabrizio Romano claimed several Premier League sides were interested in signing Carter-Vickers (House of Champions), and it has even been suggested that Ange Postecoglou might look to bring him back to Spurs, too (The Sunday People).

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Cameron Carter-Vickers is, sadly, one of those players that was simply never going to make an impact at Spurs and he had to be let go. It’s great that he’s done so well at Celtic since leaving, but that doesn’t mean that we made a mistake or that he would have been as good had he stayed with Spurs.

Tottenham Hotspur right-back, Emerson Royal, has been a long-reported target for AC Milan however their latest bid has been deemed insufficient by Tottenham

Emerson Royal is on AC Milan’s right-back shopping list

It was revealed back in early June by Gazzetta Dello Sport that AC Milan would be seeking a new right-back to sign this summer.

Aston Villa’s Matty Cash was the other name of interest, however, a move for Emerson Royal was favoured with the Italian side believing a move for him would be cheaper than Cash.

An additional factor is that Fabrizio Romano reported Emerson has already agreed to a five-year deal with Milan and wants to switch to Serie A.

The same report from Romano last week (7/7/24) stated that AC Milan would send a new bid for Emerson next week and that the proposal would be in excess of €15million.

Although the report claimed Milan were now working with confidence and hoping a deal would be secured in the coming weeks, a fresh update has suggested that Emerson’s switch isn’t quite completed yet.

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Tottenham have rebuffed AC Milan’s offer with Dortmund also keen

A new update provided by Alasdair Gold via X on Friday afternoon (12/7/24) has revealed that Tottenham have turned down a formal offer proposed by AC Milan for Emerson Royal.

The grounds for the rejection stated were that the club are holding out for €20 million, at least, and if the bid was reflective of Fabrizio Romano’s tweet last week, Milan are still €5 million short of that valuation.

Gold also surprisingly revealed that AC Milan has potentially another club eyeing up Emerson in Borussia Dortmund who are also keen on signing the ex-Barcelona defender, according to Alasdair Gold.

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The Emerson Royal saga has dragged on for a long time, especially for a player who has publicly stated his desire to depart in order to be given regular game time. (Globo)

However, Tottenham are likely being smart in rejecting this formal offer if it is lower than €20 million.

Emerson has Premier League experience and is clearly being chased by not just AC Milan, it’s often the way with Italian sides that they drag transfers out, but I do believe that Spurs are within their rights to wait this transfer saga out with it likely they’ll receive their desired offer of €20 million one way or another.

According to journalist Ben Jacobs, Paris Saint-Germain have shown an interest in signing Tottenham Hotspur prodigy Mikey Moore.

PSG have shown an early interest in Mikey Moore

Despite Moore being only 16 years of age, there is already plenty of excitement at Hotspur Way about the youngster’s potential, with the winger dominating the Under-18 Premier League last season.

The teenager made his senior bow for Tottenham towards the end of the 2023-24 season when he made late cameos against both Manchester City and Sheffield United, becoming the youngest player to represent the club in Premier League history.

Moore also played a starring role for England’s Under-17s in the UEFA U-17 Euros earlier this summer, proving the driving force behind their march to the quarterfinal, where they lost to Italy on penalties.

The teenager is quite highly sought after, with Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Manchester United all thought to have shown keen interest in luring him away from N17 (Football Insider).

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Moore made his Premier League debut against Man City last season

Earlier this week, HITC stated that even though the youngster continues to attract plenty of envious glances, Tottenham remain confident that he will sign a professional contract with the club when he turns 17 next month.

According to Ben Jacobs, PSG are the latest club to make advances towards the Spurs academy graduate.

The journalist said on the Last Word on Spurs podcast: “With Mikey Moore, the Tottenham perspective is more to keep hold of the player if they possibly can, and there is, as we know, for example, some early interest from PSG.”

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With less than a month left until Moore turns 17, when he is officially allowed to sign his professional contract, the decision-makers at the club will be counting down the days and will be anticipating some late advances from Europe’s elite clubs.

Emerson Royal could be set to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer, and the Brazilian has opened up about the close connection he shares with one club teammate that he would particularly miss if he were to depart.

Royal helped Richarlison through a tough time

It’s no secret that Royal and Richarlison are close, with the compatriots often spotted together in photos and videos shared by the club.

Speaking to reporter Rodrigo Castro for Brazilian media outlet EPTV (via Rede Globo), the full-back discussed just how important his friendship with Richarlison is.

“[He] is very special. He’s a very good kid, with a huge heart. We got really close last year,” Royal said. “He had problems with his manager and was feeling really bad, he isolated himself from everyone… I was one of the people who managed to help him.

“I did psychological counselling, and that helped me a lot. I improved as a person. I told him about my experience and told him to try the same. We had lunch and dinner together. I took him out of the house.

“Being alone in this situation is really bad. It’s clear that he’s a different person now. It’s a great joy to see [him] like this today.”

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Royal went on to highlight how important it is to talk about your mental health and to seek help from those around you.

Royal’s time at Spurs could be coming to an end

The 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from Tottenham this summer, and has already made his intentions clear that he expects regular first-team football next season.

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It will be a real shame to see Royal and Richarlison separated as they clearly have a great friendship, but it doesn’t matter where they play, I’m sure they’ll remain close.

Regardless, Royal has to get this transfer done this summer for the good of his career since he has little chance of reclaiming his spot ahead of Pedro Porro.

Stade Rennais sporting director Frederic Massara has insisted that Desire Doue does not want to leave the club and that the Ligue 1 side could turn down any offers that arrive for the French starlet this summer.

Tottenham have an interest in Desire Doue

The speculation linking Doue with a move to Tottenham has gone into hyperdrive over the last couple of weeks, with a number of sources naming the Lilywhites as one of he leading contenders for the 19-year-old’s signature.

This includes a recent update by Fabrizio Romano, who said on his YouTube channel that Spurs are one of three clubs plotting a move for the versatile attacking midfielder.

On Sunday, The Sun claimed that Tottenham are extremely keen to complete a swift deal for Doue, having identified him as a ‘top priority’.

The outlet asserted that Ange Postecoglou‘s men as well as Chelsea were both locked in negotiations with Rennes and want to finalise the transfer by next week.

However, Massara has now warned Spurs and other interested clubs that Doue will not be sold on the cheap and that the player is happy to remain at Roazhon Park.

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Doue will not be sold on the cheap

When asked about the speculation over the midfielder’s future, he said (via BavarianFootballWorks): “Today, Stade Rennais has the means to say no to any offer. If huge offers come to the table, that needs to be considered case by case. Today there are no offers.

“The player has no desire to leave, there are no negotiations at the moment. Having the chance to have talents observed by the whole world and bringing big offers is truly fortunate.”

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The wording of Massara’s statement is quite telling. Far from ruling out a potential sale this summer, what he is saying is that low-ball offers will not be accepted by Rennes as Doue’s camp are not putting any sort of pressure on the club to agree to a transfer.