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According to Football.London, Tottenham Hotspur turned down an offer from Ipswich Town for Joe Rodon, who is now set to move to Leeds as part of the deal to bring Archie Gray to Spurs.

Archie Gray is close to Tottenham transfer

Tottenham fans are understandably quite excited about the impending arrival of Gray on the back of his impressive debut season at Elland Road.

The 18-year-old has been widely tipped to be a future star and it has emerged that the Lilywhites have struck a £40m deal to bring him to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (The Standard).

As part of the agreement, Rodon is now set to seal a permanent move to Elland Road on the back of his impressive loan spell at the club, with that transaction thought to be worth £10m deal (Fabrizio Romano).

Ipswich Town made a £10m offer for Rodon

It turns out that Spurs also had an opportunity to sell Rodon to Ipswich but chose against doing so, instead using him as a bargaining chip to land Gray.

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According to Football.London, Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna is a big fan of the Tottenham defender and wanted to bring him to the Portman Road Stadium ahead of their Premier League season.

In fact, it is asserted that the newly promoted club sent an offer of £10m for Rodon, which was quickly turned down by Spurs.

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One would have thought that Rodon’s head might have been turned by Ipswich’s offer as he would have had an opportunity to play in the Premier League.

However, it is clear that the 26-year-old felt at home at Leeds last season and developed a special connection with the club, with the defender showing great loyalty to move to the Championship side despite their failure to win promotion.

Archie Gray looks like he is headed for Tottenham Hotspur, with Fabrizio Romano taking to social media to give his ‘here we go’ seal of approval to the transfer.

Archie Gray to Tottenham Hotspur

There have seemingly been major developments on the Gray front over the last 24 hours and it now appears as if Tottenham and Leeds have struck a full agreement for the 18-year-old.

Earlier today, talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook revealed that the teenager had completed his medical at Hotspur Way ahead of the transfer.

He also stated that Joe Rodon, who spent last season on loan at Elland Road, will return to the Championship club on a permanent basis as part of the deal.

Here we go – Archie Gray close to Spurs move

Romano has reported that Ange Postecoglou’s men have agreed a deal worth £40m for the Leeds academy graduate, who is thought to have penned a long-term contract with the Lilywhites.

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He too confirms that Rodon has moved in the opposite direction, with that transaction being valued at £10m, which means that Spurs have essentially paid £30m plus the Wales international.

Romano asserts that an agreement has been reached in principle between all parties, with the final documents now being signed.

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This is an outstanding deal for Tottenham as not only can Gray cover for Pedro Porro at right-back but he also looks destined to evolve into a top-class midfielder in the years to come.

Postecoglou will fancy his chances of getting the best out of the teenager.

Tottenham Hotspur have announced a new sponsorship deal ahead of the new 2024/25 season.

Tottenham have a new training wear partner

The club have today confirmed that they have teamed up with BetMGM to become the new training wear sponsor and also the official betting partner.

SportBusiness reported the news back in April where they revealed the US-based gambling giant would replace Getir as the brand featured on the club’s training clothing.

Tottenham’s deal with Getir came to a conclusion at the end of last season with Sky News reporting that the Turkish-based grocery delivery app still owes the North London club close to £5m having decided to withdraw from the UK market.

Getir had become the club’s first-ever men’s training kit partner and an ‘Official Global Sponsor’ ahead of the 2021-22 season.

Spurs are also yet to confirm their new sleeve sponsor after online car retailer Cinch decided not to extend their partnership having triggered an early exit clause (SportBusiness).

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BetMGM replace Getir in multi-year sponsorship deal

The agreement with BetMGM is reported to be worth around £10m per year, compared to the £8m per year that Cinch were reportedly paying which represents a £2m increase to the bottom line (Football.London).

BetMGM already has sponsorship deals with fellow Premier League clubs Newcastle United, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The club revealed as part of the launch of the new Tottenham home kit for the 2024/25 campaign that the branding of the training wear partner or new sleeve sponsor will feature on any of the retail range which are made available for sale to the public.

Ryan Norys, Chief Revenue Officer, Tottenham Hotspur, said: “We are delighted to announce this partnership with BetMGM. The Club and BetMGM’s values align exceptionally well through a competitive spirit, whilst also continuing to strive for greatness.

“BetMGM has demonstrated it is putting its customers first by continuously developing its product offering to fans. Throughout this partnership, we are looking to help BetMGM further establish itself in the UK market, as well as enhancing customers’ knowledge around responsible gambling.”

Sam Behar, UK Director of BetMGM, said: “We are very proud to launch this partnership with Spurs as their progressive spirit fully aligns with BetMGM’s ambitions. This is our third Premier League deal in just a week, and we look forward to kicking off this exciting season as we continue to grow BetMGM’s presence in the world of sports.”

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Tottenham have secured another significant brand ahead of the new season which will only help to benefit the profitability of the club and will hopefully see some of the funds invested towards improving Ange Postecoglou’s squad.

Emerson Royal appears to be on his way out of Spurs, with Postecoglou wanting to bring in a younger right back who can develop under the Australian over the long term.

Spurs want a young right-back with potential

At the start of June, reports of AC Milan being strongly interested in Spurs right-back, Emerson Royal, ramped up with Gazzetta revealing that the Brazilian, who has made just over 100 appearances in Lilywhite, was Milan’s ‘main’ right-back target signing this summer.

It didn’t take long for the player himself to catch wind of AC Milan’s interest, who are now under the stewardship of former Spurs managerial target, Paulo Fonseca.

Emerson admitted to Andre Hernan on his YouTube channel that ‘I know Milan are in contact with Tottenham’. Emerson continued in the interview to state, ‘knowing teams like this [Milan] are following me makes me very happy’.

Third choice right back, Djed Spence, is also returning from his loan at Genoa and despite his six months in Italy going better than his time in Leeds, Tottenham are still looking for a buyer as Football.London confirmed the player is ‘unwanted’ by Postecoglou.

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Spurs favour signing a young full-back over keeping Emerson

Although, according to Football Insider Daniel Levy and Tottenham ‘rejected an offer from Al Nassr in January’, the club are now willing to part ways with Emerson this summer.

The reported fee that Spurs are holding out for is ‘in the region of £20 million’ which would see Tottenham almost fully recoup the £21.2 million they expended to lure the full-back from Barcelona back in 2021.

Football Insider claims the fee received for Emerson would be utilised to ‘sign a young right-back who has the potential to develop under Ange Postecoglou’.

A potential suitor for that role could be Archie Gray, who has operated at right-back and central midfield for Leeds United last season at just 18 with Tottenham being reported to now be ‘in talks’ to sign the breakout star. (The Athletic)

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Reinvesting the money that would be received as a result of Emerson’s sale makes complete sense to me. Emerson has been given plenty of chances under Ange Postecoglou with it now becoming apparent that the Australian clearly entrusts Pedro Porro overwhelmingly in contrast to the Brazilian.

With Postecoglou’s right backs also performing a very specific inverted role in his system, it is key that he has players at his disposal that he believes can be brought in and perform the role with little issues, Emerson is clearly a player who struggles to do that.

Bringing in a young, hungry right back would likely mean that the player is more likely to adapt quicker and absorb Postecoglou’s instruction, allowing the Australian to mould the player into one that fits into his system and ideas.

Alasdair Gold claims Tottenham have received a verbal offer from Ipswich Town for central defender Joe Rodon, who spent last season out on loan at Leeds United.

Joe Rodon looks set to leave Tottenham this summer

Football Insider reported this month that not only are Leeds United keen on retaining the services of Joe Rodon this summer, but all three promoted clubs are also keeping an eye on him.

Ipswich Town, Southampton and Leicester City all hold an interest in the 26-year-old centre-back, who Tottenham are prepared to sell over the next month or so.

However, the Yorkshire Evening Post reported this week that Leeds may have a trump card to play in Gretar Steinsson, who served as Tottenham’s Performance Manager before moving to Leeds and overseeing the loan signing of Rodon.

Ipswich make the first move for Joe Rodon

It seems Ipswich Town are the first club to blink in the Rodon race, with Alasdair Gold reporting that they have made a verbal offer to Tottenham.

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However, the journalist was keen to point out that the offer was not ‘formal’ or ‘in writing’ yet, and he did not reveal whether Spurs were impressed by the quoted figure.

Although Rodon is surplus to requirements in North London, Tottenham did trigger the option to extend his contract by a further year this summer, likely in order to maximise the price they can get for him (Football.London).

Gold tweeted: ‘Understand Spurs have received a verbal offer for Joe Rodon from Ipswich. Nothing formal or submitted in writing yet.

‘As I reported before, Leicester and Leeds are also after the Wales defender, who is currently abroad at a training camp ahead of the new season.’

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I think Rodon is definitely a Premier League level player so I expect him to move to a promoted club this summer.

Leicester feels like the best long-term move for him, in terms of finding a club who have the potential to remain in the top flight for years to come.

Tottenham’s pursuit of Riccardo Calafiori might have just got a lot harder as La Gazzetta dello Sport have now revealed that Real Madrid are now eyeing a move for the Bologna star.

Real Madrid enter the race for Riccardo Calafiori

The report names Juventus, Spurs and Arsenal as the clubs who had previously shown interest in Calafiori but is said that the Old Lady are now growing concerned as the race for the 22-year-old’s signature heats up.

The latest club to enter the picture are Los Blancos, who have allegedly identified the Italian as a potential replacement for Nacho Fernandez and have kept a close eye on his performances at the Euros.

The outlet adds that Bologna’s asking price has risen from €40m (£34m) to €50m (£42m) and the Serie A side are refusing to lower their demands since the player’s former club, Basel, have a 40% sell-on clause.

The race is heating up for Calafiori

It is alleged that while the likes of Spurs and Arsenal might be prepared to pay that asking price, it may be too high for the Bianconeri.

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The publication adds that Bologna are expected to bide their time and encourage as many offers as possible for Calafiori.

The centre-back remains on duty with Italy at the European Championships this summer, with his side having qualified for the quarter-finals with a win over Switzerland.

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I cannot see Tottenham spending over £40m on another centre-back this summer, given the fact that additions in other areas are much bigger priorities.

I fully expect Spurs to withdraw from the race for the Calafiori as a bidding war emerges between several top sides across Europe.

Tottenham’s Micky Van de Ven has struggled for game time at Euro 2024, but it appears the Netherlands supporters want to see much more of him on the pitch.

Micky Van de Ven struggling for starts at Euro 2024

Although the Netherlands were earmarked as one of the outside favourites to go deep into the European Championships taking place in Germany this summer, they just about clawed their way out of their group, leaking four goals even with Virgil Van Dijk in the heart of defence.

A reason for Koeman’s Dutch side not being able to make a strong impression in the tournament so far may be the team’s inability to prevent chances as well as progressing the ball from the back to the team’s skilful forward line, which is the nation has been heard calling for Mick Van De Ven.

Van De Ven, who was awarded Tottenham’s fan player of the season, is only featuring off of the bench for the Netherlands, experiencing merely 28 minutes for his country so far.

Veteran, Stefan De Vrij has so far been favoured instead of Spurs’ number 37 but a worrying 3-2 loss to Austria in the final group game may be cause for change.

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The Netherlands fans want to see Micky Van de Ven

BBC’s commentator, Jonathan Pearce, remarked upon ‘the Dutch fans singing the name of Van de Ven’, with the supporters seemingly hinting that they want to see more of the Spurs star.

The 64-year-old continued by questioning ‘he will surely be earning far more than his three qualifying caps that he has so far’. Van De Ven made his senior international debut in October after the Dutchman’s impressive start to life in North London.

Micky’s Netherlands will face Romania who have of course been inspired by the impressive performances by fellow Tottenham centre-back, Radu Dragusin.

It remains to be seen if Koeman will respond to the Netherlands fan’s demands or whether he will seek continuity for the rest of his side’s run in the tournament.

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It is bewildering that after such an impressive debut Premier League season that Ronald Koeman hasn’t opted for Van De Ven to be part of his backline, with him and Van De Ven in theory offering an incredible amount of pace and power as well as defensive prowess.

Van De Ven must be thinking after the fans’ support and his team’s leaky defence against Austria that he will be in line for an international start sooner or later, that is, of course, dependent on how long his country can remain at the tournament in Germany.

Turkish journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu has revealed that both Fenerbahce and Galatasaray have been told that they can land Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg at a major discount this summer.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is expected to leave Spurs this summer

It is clear now that Hojbjerg, who has just a year left on his contract, will not be at Spurs next season but it is unclear exactly where the Dane will end up this summer.

Hojbjerg plummeted down the midfield pecking order since Ange Postecoglou‘s appointment at Tottenham with the 28-year-old starting just eight games in the Premier League last season.

Just a couple of days ago, The Times suggested that the 28-year-old might be on the move after the Euros, revealing that four clubs, including Napoli and Atletico Madrid, had expressed an interest in his signature.

Over the past week, AC Milan have also been credited with an interest in the Spurs star (Corriere dello Sport via Sport Witness) while Turkish outlets continue to suggest that both Fenerbahce and Galatasaray remain intent on securing the former Saints star (Takvim).

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Could Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg be available for a cut-price fee?

Yagiz Sabuncuoglu has now confirmed to Sports Digitale that the two Istanbul clubs are indeed plotting a move to bring Hojbjerg to Turkey.

He revealed that Borussia Dortmund are also continuing to circle over the Denmark international, having recently expressed their interest.

The publication suggests that an offer of around €10m €12m (£8.4m-£10.1m) will be enough to prise the midfielder away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this summer.

Hojbjerg suffered the heartbreak of Denmark’s Euro 2024 exit last night when they suffered a 2-0 defeat to hosts Germany.

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I simply cannot see Hojbjerg moving to Turkey at this stage of his career, he still has the quality to play in one of Europe’s top leagues.

The midfielder looks overwhelmingly likely to end up in either Spain or Italy and one would expect the negotiations to accelerate now that Denmark’s Euro 2024 campaign is over.

Radu Dragusin has been speaking to the Romanian press about life at Tottenham and his grand career ambitions.

Radu Dragusin is shining at Euro 2024

Dragusin was always seen as a prodigious talent from quite a young age, which is why Juventus secured his services when he was just a teenager.

Over the last couple of years, the centre-back has started to fulfil his promise, with his outstanding displays at Genoa earning him a move to Spurs back in January.

The 22-year-old has had a tricky start to life at the Premier League side, having struggled for game time during his first six months at the club but he did finish the season strongly with solid displays against Manchester City and Sheffield United last month.

Dragusin has excelled at the Euros so far, with the Tottenham man being one of Romania’s best players in the competition and helping the nation defy expectations by finishing top of Group E.

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Radu Dragusin sets himself a high target

Ahead of Romania’s round of 16 showdown with Micky van de Ven’s Netherlands side, the former Genoa man has been speaking to the press back in his home country about the season he has just had.

He told Diretta.it: “It’s a season that has gone very well so far. And I intend to continue my journey with Romania. I certainly grew a lot, and I went to Tottenham where it’s another world, where you just have to learn. But I want to grow further and achieve higher goals.”

When asked about playing in Europe next season with Spurs, next season, Dragusin said: “It’s what I wanted. My goal was to reach the highest levels of football and I want to do the best I can to achieve that.”

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There is no doubt that Dragusin will get a lot of game time next season, especially in the Europa League and in the cup competitions.

Based on the 22-year-old’s showing on the big stage at the Euros, he is certainly capable of stepping up and forcing himself into Postecoglou’s starting eleven, even though he is competing against two world-class players.

Tottenham Hotspur fans will be hoping for a busy summer of transfer activity as the club look to build upon last season.

Tottenham need to sign a creative influence this summer

The arrival of the Ange Postecoglou era saw a brand of exciting, free-flowing football arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, however, injuries and suspensions to key players saw their form drop off.

James Maddison was once such player who hit the ground running following his move from Leicester City, only for an ankle injury sustained in the defeat to Chelsea in November to severely impact his season.

Tottenham struggled during the England international’s absence to unlock the opposition defence and even when he returned to action, he did not look to be the same player.

It is hardly surprising that another creative spark appears to be on Tottenham’s transfer shopping list ahead of the new campaign with Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze said to be a key target.

It is claimed that Eze’s deal at Selhurst Park contains a £60m release clause with a further £10m in add-ons for the player who is under contract until the summer of 2027 (Daily Mail).

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Alasdair Gold has shared his insight on Eberechi Eze’s release clause

Alasdair Gold has now shared his understanding of Eze’s situation at Crystal Palace and it appears that it may not be a straightforward deal to negotiate, despite the existence of the clause.

Having spoken to numerous people, Gold has revealed that there has been conflicting information on what the clause entails exactly.

He told the Football.London Q&A: “So many people I’ve spoken to in the game over this past week have been told that Palace are making it clear that Eze is not for sale amid Olise’s impending departure, which does throw the spotlight on that release clause.

“That clause is an interesting one because nobody seems to be able to pin down exactly what it consists of, other than a general acceptance that it’s a complicated one. Some have suggested it’s more to do with money up front while not setting a valuation, while others have said that there is a price tag but it’s complicated.

“For me, for Palace to be quite clear to people that Eze isn’t for sale suggests it’s somehow loaded in their favour whatever form it takes. There’s two months left of this window so lots of time left and transfers always take twists and turns, but at this point Palace seem pretty adamant.”

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Tottenham do not want to drag their heels on this one if they are serious about bringing Eze to N17.

The later this potential transfer saga could drag on deeper into the window could allow the likes of Manchester City or Arsenal to swoop in and history proves that both clubs have no issue in paying big transfer fees, high above what Tottenham are used to.

Eze is exactly the type of player that Tottenham need to add some further quality to the final third of the pitch with far too much reliance placed on the shoulders of Maddison.