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Journalist Ben Jacobs has confirmed that some consortiums have been in advanced talks over Tottenham investment, but the club’s lavish summer spending does not mean that a minority takeover has happened.

Many Spurs fans were expecting the club to be frugal in the current transfer window, as reports indicated at the start of the summer that Tottenham had to sell before buying due to their cash flow problems.

However, instead, the Lilywhites have spent big already, bringing three players through the door without any major player sales, with the biggest of the deals being their £55m signing of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham.

Additionally, Spurs have activated Morgan Gibbs-White’s £60m release clause, but that deal is currently held up, with Nottingham Forest threatening legal action against Tottenham for speaking to Gibbs-White without their permission.

American consortium is in advanced talks with Tottenham

Several journalists see these deals as evidence that ENIC might have invested some money into Tottenham, with some even suggesting that the investment could be coming from a third party.

Ben Jacobs has now explained that an American consortium has indeed been holding talks over buying a minority stake in Spurs.

However, he explained that the investment is unlikely to have come from them as Tottenham would have had to disclose that publicly.

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The journalist said on the Spurs Related podcast: “With the investment, I think what’s not clear at the moment is how the investment is broken down, but what is obvious is that the investment has come and or is coming.

“You might find it’s ENIC investment, you might find it’s directly Tottenham investment, and then separate to the investment side, where maybe they’re moving money into the football club. You’ve got this longer-term desire from Tottenham’s ownership to sell to a strategic partner, and you’ve got a secondary commercial desire to find a big sponsorship deal, particularly around the [stadium] naming rights.

“Not everything either has happened or will happen imminently, but there’s a lot of concurrent possibilities of future investment that I’m told are not far off. If we kind of break them down, you’ve got the ‘is somebody going to buy 25% or less?’, more likely, 10 to 15% of this football club?

“I don’t think we’re there yet, but there’s definitely an American consortium that have been in quite advanced talks with Daniel Levy and his team. Then, obviously, people are starting to talk about, ‘will Levy stay, will Levy go?’

“Is Donna Cullen’s departure a sign of big change at Spurs? Potentially, but at the moment, Daniel Levy’s role and any investor coming in that part is a bit less clear, all the way back, really, for two years, when I first broke that QSI were also at the table, holding a conversation with Nasser Al-Khelaifi and Daniel Levy present to again, look at this kind of 10 to 15 per cent number.

“If that happens, it will be publicly declared and there would be no suggestion that a strategic partner would be putting down money, spending money in advance of formalising the deal, so the spend seems more likely, therefore, around investment, ahead of a strategic partner, and because of Champions League football.”

Spurs are in advanced talks over a stadium naming rights deal

Some sources have claimed over the last two weeks that Spurs are closer to finalising a naming rights deal for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with a Saudi entity the frontrunner.

This has now been confirmed by Jacobs, who explained that the Saudi entity in question has ties to the country’s government, and they are concerned about the perception of agreeing a sponsorship deal with Tottenham, given PIF’s ownership of Newcastle.

The journalist further suggested that we might be seeing Daniel Levy loosening his purse strings in the anticipation of money coming into the club in the form of sponsorship agreements.

Jacobs added: “Then you have the secondary part, which is the sponsorship side, and I’m told that two companies, one in America and one in Saudi Arabia are in very advanced talks for the stadium naming rights in a lucrative deal, and Saudi are keen to get it over the line.

“It’s not done yet, and it’s unclear within Saudi whether or not the senior and one of them, definitely government related figures, are necessarily going to put a potential sponsorship deal through a Saudi vehicle linked to PIF, because obviously you got the Newcastle factor, and even if it’s a very unrelated subsidiary, the optics of that may not look great.

“So Saudi at the moment are determining, ‘if we go down the stadium naming rights route, one, what will the optics be like, two, is Daniel Levy going to go for it? And three, regardless of the vehicle that actually invests, what are we going to call this?’

“I don’t think you’re going to get a private Saudi company wanting their name, like Noon, which is sort of an Amazon-type company. I think you’re get like, a ‘Visit Saudi’ type messaging, or ‘Riyadh Season’ type messaging, or possibly an airline. We’ve heard some suggestions it’s Riyadh Air. That’s been denied to me by sources, but they are in talks with several clubs, and they are the sponsor of Atletico Madrid.

“Keep an eye on Saudi for the stadium naming rights, but it’s not done yet, and at the moment, I think they know more within Saudi than they do at Spurs, simply because, within Saudi, they’re trying to clarify what’s our best foot forwards, what’s our entity, and regardless of the entity, what kind of name might we actually put on this stadium that would benefit Saudi and its so called Vision 2030, messages around things like health, fitness, tourism.

“Then you’ve got an American company, and they’re also discussing a similar deal as well, and those two are taking place concurrently, and they’re not far off, as far as I’m told. So keep an eye on that.

There has been a huge development regarding Fabio Paratici, which could pave the way for him to complete a return to Tottenham Hotspur in an official capacity.

Paratici was forced to resign from his role as Tottenham’s managing director of football over two years ago due to his alleged involvement in Juventus’ capital gains scandal.

The Italian has continued working as a consultant for the North London club since then, and according to reports, Paratici has continued to broker transfers for Spurs, using his contacts.

Over the last couple of months, a number of outlets have claimed that Daniel Levy is keen to re-hire Paratici in an official role once his FIFA ban expires, and that time has now arrived.

Fabio Paratici can now return to Tottenham if a role is offered

Sky Sports Italy have now confirmed that Paratici’s 30-month ban by FIFA has officially expired, thus paving the way for him to return to the game.

The outlet claims that the 53-year-old could now return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and continue where he left off more than two years ago.

After 30 months out of the game, Paratici is thought to be hungry to make a quick return to football.

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The former Juventus director is quoted as telling the outlet about his time out of the game: “I never stopped thinking about football… I never lost the sense of belonging to my world.”

Paratici has been playing a key role at Spurs this summer

Over the past few weeks, we have heard that Paratici has been offering some Tottenham players to various clubs around Europe.

It is not just outgoings that he has been actively involved in, but also in incomings, with some sources claiming that Paratici is spearheading Tottenham’s search for a new number six.

Thomas Frank handed minutes to a number of academy youngsters in Tottenham’s 2-0 win over Reading, but Spurs have plans to loan out a trio of starlets over the coming weeks.

Thomas Frank’s Tottenham Hotspur side is gradually taking shape ahead of the upcoming 2025/26 season.

The manager has already overseen the signing of three players under his watch, following the additions of Mathys Tel, Kota Takai and Mohammed Kudus.

A few departures have also been completed, with Tottenham making £18 million from the sales of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Josh Keeley.

Tottenham plan loans for George Abbott, Ashley Phillips and Yang Min-Hyeok

Not many Spurs fans agree with the sale of young goalkeeper Josh Keeley, with some supporters labelling the move a mistake.

However, with Tottenham currently possessing sufficient depth in that area of the pitch, and with Keeley not club-trained, there appears to be some logic behind the decision to move him on.

Several other players have their futures up in the air ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, and Football.London has now revealed Tottenham’s stance regarding George Abbott, Ashley Phillips and Yang Min-hyeok.

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According to the outlet, Tottenham’s plan for Abbott this season has always been for him to head back out on loan to continue his development.

It is also understood that a departure also appears likely for both Ashley Phillips and Yang Min-hyeok at some point this summer.

Spurs set to loan out young trio for further development

George Abbott, 19, spent last season out on loan in the third tier of English football, with League Two side Notts County, where he scored five times and registered six assists in 40 league appearances.

With the teenager developing rapidly, Tottenham would be hoping they can secure a loan move to a side in a higher division, perhaps the Championship or League One.

Phillips also spent some time out on loan at Stoke City in the Championship, where he impressed. However, with Spurs already stacked with defenders, it is understandable why they are looking to loan him off.

A video shared by Spurs content creator, Chris Cowlin, shows that work has now begun on installing the Bill Nicholson Gates at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

It was announced earlier this month that, after discussions with the Fan Advisory Board (FAB), Tottenham have decided to reinstate the Bill Nicholson gates at the new stadium.

The famous black gates at the entrance to White Hart Lane are forever linked with the legendary Nicholson after this famous photograph in the 1960s.

Tottenham confirmed last week that work has begun on reinstalling the Bill Nicholson gates and that they will be in place before the club’s first Premier League game of the season against Burnley.

Where are the Bill Nicholson gates at the Tottenham stadium?

In their update, Tottenham Hotspur revealed that the gates will be placed between the ticket office and the historic buildings to the north of the stadium.

We have now received visual confirmation of the exact location, courtesy of Chris Colwing, who shared a video of the work underway near the ticket office.

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The video shows that the installation work on the gates is already complete, with only minor furnishing work left before they are revealed to the public for the new season.

How did Tottenham settle on this location?

Some Spurs fans on social media feel that the new location is far from ideal and that the gates deserve to be at the front and centre of the stadium.

However, in their announcement last week, Tottenham insisted that they had given the location a lot of thought and consulted all stakeholders, including the Fan Advisory Board, before deciding on its final location.

The club said: “We have taken our time in finding the most appropriate location to reinstate the gates within the new stadium environs – mindful of the significant levels of construction and change the area has seen over the past decade.

“Working in close consultation with our Fan Advisory Board (FAB), we have identified a location within PAXTON17, between the Ticket Office and historic buildings at the north of the stadium, at which the gates will be reinstated.”

Tottenham are set for a string of pre-season friendlies that will see them play against familiar faces, with four of their former players lining up for the opposition.

Tottenham Hotspur have got their first pre-season game out of the way, after they beat Reading 2-0 at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Goals from Luka Vuskovic and Will Lankshear were enough for Thomas Frank and his coaching staff, as they secured a first win and a clean sheet in their first game in charge of Tottenham.

Spurs still have four more pre-season games to play before their first big test against Paris Saint-Germain on 13 August, in the final of the UEFA Super Cup in Udine, Italy.

Spurs to face former players in Luton, Arsenal, Newcastle and Bayern games

Up next for Tottenham on their pre-season schedule is a trip to Luton Town this weekend on 26 July, before they take on Arsenal and Newcastle in Asia, and then Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

Interestingly, the remainder of Spurs’ pre-season clashes is set to see the north London club come up against a few of their former players.

In the clash against Luton Town, Tottenham Hotspur will be coming up against Josh Keeley, who only just secured a move to the League One side after Spurs agreed a £1 million deal with Luton, as well as a sell-on clause.

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Tottenham to reunite with Harry Kane in pre-season clash

Right after the clash against Luton Town, in the first north London derby outside of England, set to take place in Hong Kong, China, Tottenham have confirmed they will face Arsenal in their pre-season tour of Asia.

This will see the Lilywhites come up against academy graduate Noni Madueke. The Englishman only just secured a move from Chelsea to Arsenal, becoming the 11th player to make such a switch.

However, while 11 transfers is a lot between the Blues and the Gunners, Tottenham still hold the record for the most players transferred between two clubs.

Finally, Spurs will wrap up their pre-season friendlies with a clash against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, in what would be the second time the two sides will face each other since Kane’s transfer to the Bavarian giants.

Kane would face Tottenham this time as a player who has won a piece of silverware, while Spurs go into the clash as champions of Europe, having won the Europa League.

Tottenham fans have been handed a Morgan Gibbs-White transfer boost as transfer insider Pete O’Rourke makes a firm prediction.

Morgan Gibbs-White still remains a Nottingham Forest player, despite Tottenham Hotspur activating Gibbs-White’s £60million release clause a little over a week ago.

The Forest midfielder, who has since returned to training at the City Ground, even featured in Nottingham Forest’s recent pre-season friendly against Monaco.

Gibbs-White got a solid 45 minutes under his belt after being included in the starting XI for the Midlands club on Saturday afternoon.

Regardless, Spurs fans remain hopeful that Gibbs-White will still make a switch to N17 this summer, while Forest supporters have been quick to taunt those optimistic Tottenham supporters.

Pete O’Rourke backs Morgan Gibbs-White to join Tottenham

Football Insider’s chief correspondent, Pete O’Rourke, has now shared what he knows regarding the Gibbs-White to Tottenham transfer saga.

The transfer expert has revealed that he believes Gibbs-White will complete a move to Tottenham this summer, which will no doubt be music to the ears of Spurs fans.

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However, he has admitted that he is uncertain about the timeline of the deal, describing the situation as messy for all involved, though he explained that he fully expects an agreement to be reached before the window slams shut.

“I fully expect Morgan Gibbs-White to make the move to Tottenham,” he told Football Insider. “If the Isak and Ekitike situations are complicated, this Gibbs-White one is messy.

“Spurs had gone and held talks with Gibbs-White, ready to activate that £60million release clause, and the player was ready to go and sign for Tottenham. He was due to take a medical last week, it all happened that quickly.

“Then Forest obviously put these hurdles up to halt the deal. Forest are obviously trying to delay things, but I fully expect the move to go through at some point. When that actually happens, we do not know.

“I expect that will happen once an agreement is made between Forest and Tottenham to stop these protests going any further.”

Spurs could move on if no deal is reached soon

It has been reported that next week is crucial for Tottenham Hotspur in their pursuit of the former Wolverhampton man.

It is believed that Gibbs-White has informed Forest that he wants the transfer saga between Spurs and the Tricky Trees to be resolved before Monday, when Nuno Espirito Santo’s side travel to Portugal for their pre-season tour.

Mikey Moore is willing to leave Tottenham Hotspur in search of game time, and Spurs are willing to let him go, but only under one condition.

Moore had a breakthrough season at Spurs last season, making 19 appearances for the Lilywhites across all competitions.

However, the 17-year-old saw his game time diminish in the final few months of the campaign as Tottenham’s senior men returned from injuries.

Earlier this month, it was reported that Borussia Dortmund had reached out to Moore about a summer transfer. However, various outlets insisted that Moore is expected to sign a new contract at Tottenham when he turns 18 in August.

Mikey Moore is open to Tottenham exit as Borussia Dortmund step up interest

A new report in Bild has now confirmed that Dortmund still remain keen on securing Tottenham Hotspur’s academy graduate’s signature.

The Bundesliga club believe that Moore can develop similarly to Jamie Gittens, who has just been sold to Chelsea for £48.5m, and they are now trying to lure the Spurs youngster away.

The England international perfectly fits the profile that Dortmund are looking for, given his ability to play as a number ten or on either flank.

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The outlet suggests that the young attacker is ready to leave Tottenham in search of regular game time, with the German giants ready to pay €18m (£15.6m) for his services.

Spurs are willing to let Moore leave but under one condition

Bild say that as Spurs reshuffle their squad under Thomas Frank, they are willing to let Moore leave the club to get regular game time.

However, the North London club would only be willing to loan out the teenager with an option to buy, as they want to benefit from his development.

The report does not say if Dortmund would be open to such a deal. The Bundesliga side are not the only ones eyeing the youngster, with reports from Italy claiming last month that Juventus are eyeing an audacious move for Moore.

It is worth noting that Mikey Moore started Tottenham’s first pre-season game of the summer against Reading on Saturday, along with some big names like Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Dominic Solanke, and Rodrigo Bentancur.

Thomas Frank has provided an update on the rehabilitation of Dejan Kulusevski, and it is not good news for Tottenham Hotspur fans.

We saw Tottenham Hotspur in action for the first time under Frank yesterday as the Lilywhites emerged 2-0 winners over Reading, with goals from Will Lankshear and debutant Luka Vuskovic.

While Richarlison’s absence from the matchday squad raised some eyebrows, as expected, three of Tottenham’s senior men, who are on the mend from injuries, also did not make the trip to the Select Car Lease Stadium.

Those were Kulusevski, James Maddison and Radu Dragusin, but Frank has confirmed that Maddison is not far away from returning to action.

Thomas Frank shares bad news on Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski

Kulusevski has been out with a foot injury since March and, unfortunately, had to miss out on the Europa League final.

The Swede was seen on crutches during the trophy celebration and has continued his rehabilitation through the summer break, but Frank has now confirmed that the former Juventus man will not be fit for Tottenham’s season opener.

When asked how far away Kulusevski is from returning to action, the Dane said (via The Standard): “I don’t like to put a timeline on it. Put it this way, he’s not ready for the first game of the season.”

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Thomas Frank wants to learn from the injury mistakes Tottenham made last season

Tottenham had an unprecedented injury crisis last season, with the squad being ravaged by muscle injuries at different points.

There were even question marks raised about whether Spurs botched up the recovery of some players, with the likes of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven suffering repeat injuries after being rushed back early.

When asked if Tottenham needed to learn from what happened last season, Frank responded: “It’s always difficult for me to look into what happened before me. Of course, we try to look into it and speak to people who were there last year and try to learn from it.

“For me, if there were mistakes, that’s another thing – I will definitely make some mistakes. I think we need to learn from that. We need to learn from last season. I have some ideas of what I think we can improve and do better. It should be possible to improve it.

“Hopefully, we can make good decisions, there will be that little bit of feeling sometimes with knowledge and numbers about when to rotate and when to rest. I think it’s a big thing as well. But we know availability is crucial to us having success.”

Football finance expert Stefan Borson has explained why Tottenham Hotspur face a major risk of missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White if they fail to pay more than the attacking midfielder’s release clause.

Reports indicate that Daniel Levy and Tottenham expect the Morgan Gibbs-White deal to go through as they are of the opinion that their triggering of the £60m release clause was legitimate.

However, some Spurs fans are concerned that Gibbs-White featured in Forest’s first pre-season clash of the summer against Monaco on Saturday, as they fear that it means that the case is not close to being resolved at the moment.

The next 24 hours are expected to be crucial in the Gibbs-White saga, with the midfielder wanting his move to N17 to be completed before Forest fly to Portugal tomorrow for their pre-season camp.

Tottenham may be forced to pay more than £60m for Morgan Gibbs-White

Stefan Borson has now suggested that Spurs would have to re-enter negotiations with Forest and would end up paying more than £60m to get the deal over the line.

He explained that if Tottenham decide to delay the move, another club could simply activate the £60m clause as they would be within their rights to do so since the clause is no longer confidential, having been leaked to the media.

Borson told Football Insider: “The end result is that to get this deal done, Tottenham are probably gonna have to negotiate with Nottingham Forest a fee that includes not just the £60m release clause, but a little extra to effectively buy themselves out of the dispute, or walk away.

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“Now, we’ve seen in the past that other teams have walked away. Of course, we know Liverpool walked away from Van Dijk and came back in January.

I wonder, though, in this scenario, whether Spurs would be as relaxed as Liverpool were. I can well imagine that Van Dijk told Liverpool that he was okay to wait six months, and Liverpool told Van Dijk they would definitely purchase him in January, and therefore, they had a clear run on it.

I suspect Gibbs-White might be a slightly different scenario where it’s a little less certain. If he had a very good half of the season, let’s say, there could be other teams that would be interested in buying him. And then there’s the question as to what does happen now with a release clause that the whole world knows about.

“So right now, any club presumably could pick up the phone to Nottingham Forest and say, ‘Well, we’re triggering the release clause. We clearly didn’t breach the confidentiality [agreement]. Nothing to do with us. We discovered it through The Athletic, through David Ornstein reporting it. That’s how we learned about it. It’s got nothing to do with us. We didn’t realise that Spurs had breached the confidentiality and we’re paying £60m’. And all of a sudden, the player’s going somewhere else.”

What is the most likely scenario with Gibbs-White?

Despite shooting that warning to Tottenham Hotspur, Borson believes that Gibbs-White is likely going to end up at Spurs sooner rather than later.

However, he insisted that as things stand, the transfer is not guaranteed to happen, backing Forest owner, Evangelos Marinakis, to continue fighting his corner.

Borson added: “I still think the most likely scenario is that Spurs are the only team that want to buy the player right now, that they’ll pay an extra, let’s say, £5-10m, maybe an extra £5m plus £5m, and the deal could get done.

“That would be the most likely outcome, but I don’t think anything’s guaranteed, especially because Marinakisis, being quite an aggressive and forthright business player, and that’s the same on the Spurs side. So it’s going to be interesting.”

According to journalist Ben Jacobs, Tottenham Hotspur have substantially dropped their asking price for one attacking player, who is now in the final year of his contract in North London.

Several Tottenham players are now in the final years of their contracts, and unsurprisingly, they have been the subject of heavy transfer speculation this summer.

One of those is Bryan Gil, who appears destined to depart Tottenham this summer after several loan spells away from North London over the last few years.

The 24-year-old spent last season on loan at Girona, who did not activate their €15m (£12.5m) option to buy Gil, which has now expired.

Tottenham ready to accept a cut-price fee for Bryan Gil

It emerged a couple of days ago that Gil has offered himself to Celta Vigo, who are seeking reinforcements on the flanks.

Journalist Ben Jacobs has now said on the Last Word on Spurs podcast that Celta Vigo are indeed interested in the Spain international, but they are not the only ones.

He reveals that multiple clubs from Turkey, including Beşiktaş, have shown an interest in Gil. Jacobs adds that Spurs are ready to accept less than £10m for the winger.

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Other La Liga sides are also monitoring Gil

It was reported a few weeks ago that Girona have not completely ruled out a permanent deal for Gil, although the finances of the operation will be a problem for the side.

The same update claimed that Valencia are also considering taking the Tottenham Hotspur man to the Mestalla as they aim to add more firepower to their attack.