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Tottenham are heading towards a busy final 36 hours of the summer transfer window as they look to get a couple of new faces in and move a number out

Tottenham's carefully planned and so far very successful summer transfer window is set to descend into a frantic finale as they look to get Roberto De Zerbi's squad into the best possible shape for the season ahead.

The big deal Spurs are trying to get over the line is bringing Everton's Iliman Ndiaye through the door before others can pounce with the Senegal international able to play on the right wing, occasionally on the left, and also through the middle as a number 10, which will further boost De Zerbi's attacking options after the arrival of Omar Marmoush and Savio, along with the return to action of Mohammed Kudus.

One of Spurs' main attacking targets, Cody Gakpo, appears to be on his way to Manchester City, which has left the path open for another player De Zerbi likes in the 26-year-old Frenchman.

However, the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea among others are said to be admirers of the attacker so Tottenham will be looking to push through any deal quickly to get him to Hotspur Way for his medical.

football.london understands that Spurs and Everton remain locked in talks over a deal for Ndiaye with the north London club trying to finalise an agreement and for the player to get the green light to undergo that medical.

Ndiaye was not registered by Everton as a homegrown player, however despite being born in France and representing Senegal internationally, he does fall within the Premier League rules to be homegrown which will be a huge help to Spurs with their squad list issues.

The rules state that "A Home Grown Player means a player who, irrespective of nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to The Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons, or 36 months, before his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21)".

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Ndiaye came to England as a teenager and signed a professional deal with Boreham Wood as a 17-year-old before joining Sheffield United two years later. He left for Marseille in 2023 when he was 23 and the following year De Zerbi had just recently been appointed when the player was sold by the French side to Everton.

Any Spurs deal for Ndiaye is understood to be separate to a move for Richarlison who De Zerbi told football.london wants to leave the club along with Pape Matar Sarr and Kevin Danso.

"Richarlison, I don't know. He said too many times he wants to leave. Danso came to me two days ago and he said wants to leave and Pape Sarr, the same but he suffered a small injury but he is almost ready to train," the Italian said.

"I love these players, they are great guys, I have very good relationships, but if they want to leave, they have to bring the solution, the economic solution, to the club, and they can go, and we find other players."

Whether Richarlison ends up at Everton remains to be seen at this point with some initial suggestions of reluctance on his part despite his love for his old club. football.london understands that Spurs and Everton remain in talks over the Brazil international. Clubs in the Saudi Pro League and Brazilian side Flamengo have previously shown interest in the striker.

The Brazilian took to social media on Sunday with the message: "I am the villain in many stories that are poorly told."

De Zerbi said this summer that the Brazil international has changed his mind constantly over whether he wants to leave the club and left him out of his matchday squad for Saturday's defeat to Newcastle and did not use him off the bench in the Carabao Cup win against Charlton.

Sarr is on his way to Juventus on loan with an obligation for the Serie side to buy him, thought to be around £25.7m package in all, five years after Tottenham signed him from Metz, albeit with an initial loan back for a season.

Danso has had interest from Sunderland and Aston Villa among others, with a loan move from the former said to be rejected last week. His departure would require Tottenham to bring in a replacement, with Chelsea's Tosin Adarabioyo a homegrown defender the north London club have looked at over the years and could return to as a potential back-up.

As Danso is their only right-footed senior centre-back to compete with Jan Paul van Hecke, Tottenham need to bring in someone if they are to let the Austria international go. Summer arrival Marcos Senesi and Ben Davies are both left-footers to give captain Micky van de Ven something to think about.

Kota Takai is a right-sided centre-back but the 21-year-old Japan international is not ready yet and is set to head out on loan to Belgian side Sint-Truidense V.V (STVV) for the season. The Jupiler Pro League side have Japanese owners and a history of Japanese players coming through the club.

Spurs also have talented academy centre-backs Malachi Hardy, 18, and Jun'ai Byfield, 17, coming through the ranks.

There is plenty of interest in Archie Gray but if Tottenham were to allow the 20-year-old to depart for a season spent in his favoured role as a midfielder, then they would have to sign a right-back to replace Djed Spence, who left for Inter this summer. Gray is not keen on playing as a right-back and would rather develop as a central midfielder, as De Zerbi has also confirmed, but the versatile former Leeds man can cover the role and get minutes that way. De Zerbi said he was not planning to sign another right-back but the coming 36 hours might test that.

On the other flank, Brazilian Souza is heading to Porto on loan for the season to increase his experience of European football.

If Ndiaye were to be registered as a homegrown player then, with Sarr, Richarlison and Takai's departure there would be space for Tottenham to sign a foreign centre-back or right-back. De Zerbi could feasibly leave out Xavi Simons of the squad until January with his ACL injury but that would rule out any chance of the young Dutchman, one of the Italian's key players, getting back before then.

Spurs would be losing a homegrown player in Danso as well as Dane Scarlett, who has a year left on his contract with no option to extend it. football.london understands that various options are being looked at for the 22-year-old striker in the coming 36 hours.

Another homegrown player, albeit one on the U21s list, Mikey Moore, is heading to Germany with a medical scheduled with Koln on Monday afternoon ahead of a straight season-long loan without any option to buy the talented attacker.

Tottenham's U21s match against Birmingham City on Monday afternoon at Stevenage is expected to have plenty of scouts in attendance looking for late loan deals.

Tyrese Hall has interest from clubs in the Championship and League One as well as the Scottish Premiership. Callum Olusesi has plenty of interest with Italian side Fiorentina among those who have considered a move for the midfielder, with former Spurs sporting director Fabio Paratici at the Serie A club.

The versatile Tye Hall impressed De Zerbi during the summer with his work among the first team and at this point is expected to remain at the club, while Mansfield Town have held talks to try to take George Abbott again after the 21-year-old's loan there last season was cut short by injury, which he is now back on the grass after.

Centre-back Alfie Dorrington has found himself outside the first team reckoning this summer and Spurs will be looking for a move for the 21-year-old, who made his Premier League debut for the club in 2024, in the coming 36 hours. Another defender, 20-year-old James Rowswell, made his Premier League debut last season at Anfield and could head out on loan.

More youngsters could depart from the academy in order to further their experience and there is still plenty to be done at Tottenham at first team level before the transfer window closes at 11pm on Tuesday evening.

Tottenham Hotspur could be in for very a lively end to the summer transfer window

Spurs have until 11pm on September 1 to bolster their squad as transfer deadline day rapidly approaches. Despite the club's board demonstrating its faith in Roberto De Zerbi with a hefty summer outlay, things aren't going to plan on the pitch just yet.

A spending spree of around £320 million was placated by Tottenham selling off around £150m worth of talent. Yet a humbling 3-0 loss at Brentford last weekend was followed by a deeply frustrating 2-0 defeat at home to Newcastle on Saturday.

De Zerbi now has one final chance to throw the transfer dice this summer. With a host of outgoings expected and perhaps another body in through the door, we take a closer look at the deals the club can make ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

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Iliman Ndiaye

Spurs have reportedly reached an agreement in principle to sign Iliman Ndiaye from Everton. However, the deal reportedly remains subject to the player agreeing on personal terms and passing a medical.

The Times reports that Spurs will pay £60m for the forward. Manchester City had also been credited with an interest in the Senegal star, but are now said to be in talks to sign Cody Gakpo from Liverpool.

Spurs had previously been linked with the latter this summer. Ndiaye is still under contract at Hill Dickinson Stadium until the summer of 2029, but he has not signed a new deal since signing from Sheffield United two years ago.

Richarlison

The Brazilian was Tottenham’s top goalscorer in the Premier League last season, but was left out of the squad for their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday.

De Zerbi revealed after the game that Richarlison's absence was due to the player having informed the club that he wishes to leave. He is now tipped to rejoin Everton.

Richarlison joined the Blues for £30m from Watford in 2018 and completed a £60m move to Spurs at the start of the 2022 summer transfer window. The Athletic says that anonymous sources at both Everton and Spurs have claimed the moves for Ndiaye and Richarlison are not linked despite the players looking like they will swap clubs.

Mikey Moore

Moore spent last season on loan with Rangers and scored the opening goal in Spurs' 5-1 win over Charlton in the Carabao Cup. He is on the verge of a move to the Bundesliga.

The 19-year-old winger is set to join FC Koln on a season-long loan. However, there is no option to make the move permanent, given how highly he's rated at Spurs.

Kevin Danso

Danso has made just 52 appearances for Spurs and reportedly requested to leave after being left out of the team that beat Charlton last week. He joined the club from Lens in 2024.

Danso is the only right-sided senior back-up to Jan Paul Van Hecke but has been courted by Sunderland and Aston Villa. The 27-year-old Austria international would be more confident of starting regularly for both clubs and so a move could come to fruition.

Yet a major issue for Spurs is Danso's status as a homegrown player under Premier League rules. He was in the youth academies at Reading and MK Dons before leaving England at the age of 16 and later returning for a season at Southampton and his exit would leave Spurs one short of the eight required homegrown players.

Souza

Full-back Souza, 20, joined Spurs in January from Santos but is on the verge of a temporary move away from the club, with Porto agreeing terms with Tottenham.

It's reported that the Brazilian will spend the season on loan with the Portuguese top-flight side, having made just four appearances since his move to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Kota Takai

The 21-year-old has become the forgotten man in north London club. The Japanese international arrived last summer from Kawasaki Frontale.

The centre-back struggled with injury after arriving and was then sent out on loan to German side Borussia Monchengladbach in the January window. According to Sky Sports, Takai is wanted by Watford ahead of Tuesday's deadline.

Pape Sarr

Sarr signed for Spurs in 2021 as a teenager, spending a year back on loan at Metz. However, he has struggled to find consistency in a Tottenham shirt.

Serie A giants Juventus are reportedly of securing Sarr's signature. According to the BBC, Juventus will take Sarr on loan but would be prepared to sign the midfielder permanently if he makes a certain number of appearances in Turin.

However, Tottenham are said to be looking for an obligation rather than an option to buy. Sarr also has interest from clubs in England, France and Turkey.

Tottenham have made a move for a former Chelsea winger as Roberto De Zerbi considers an alternative for Cody Gakpo in the final 36 hours of the transfer window

Tottenham have made surprise 'enquiries' about signing AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic before the end of the transfer window. The United States international has spent the last three years at I Rossoneri after joining the club in a £19million deal from Chelsea.

In that time, Pulisic has scored 42 goals and provided 27 assists in 134 appearances but he could leave Milan before the September 1 deadline after falling down the pecking order. New head coach Ruben Amorim, who was appointed in the summer, has left Pulisic as an unused substitute for their opening two Serie A matches against Torino and Venezia, and that has seen his future become uncertain.

But now, according to TEAMTalk, Tottenham have 'asked about' Pulisic as Roberto De Zerbi tries to strengthen his forward line. The American is one of five players being considered by Spurs, with Lyon's Malick Fofana, Eintracht Frankfurt's Jean-Matteo Bahoya and Lille's Matheus Fernandez-Pardo among the others.

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Although Pulisic hasn't played a single minute for Milan this season, it's believed that I Rossoneri are not looking to sell him and he is still part of Amorim's long-term plans. This is even despite the incoming signing of Omari Hutchinson, who is poised to join the club on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

Pulisic would add an extra ounce of attacking threat to Tottenham's front line as they look to improve following a difficult start to the season. He is predominately a left-sided winger, but he can be used anywhere across front three and even through the middle as a lone centre forward.

But Pulisic isn't considered as Tottenham's first-choice target for that position. Cody Gakpo is preferred, though it appears the Dutchman is heading for Manchester City after a £70m agreement was reached with Liverpool.

Spurs have lost each of their opening two matches this season without scoring a goal and are desperate to bring more strength and depth to the attacking third, after Omar Marmoush and Savinho joined the club.

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Welcome to football.london's Tottenham transfer news live blog.

Tottenham have endured a torrid start to the season despite splurging around £380million on eight first-team signings. Roberto De Zerbi has been backed by the club this summer, yet on-pitch performances in Spurs' opening two Premier League games have left plenty to be desired.

Having lost 3-0 at Brentford on the opening day of the season, the Lilywhite's plethora of new arrivals failed to prevent the 2-0 home defeat to Newcastle on Saturday evening. And De Zerbi's men now sit bottom of the table, as if little progress has been made since two seasons ago.

Spurs had recently announced the arrival of Manchester City duo Savio and Omar Marmoush, signing the former for £75m before announcing Marmoush's arrival this week on a loan deal and a £50m plus £10m obligation to buy.

They were then keen to end their summer spending by bringing in Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo, who snubbed the north Londoners on Saturday in favour of a move to Manchester City.

There has also been plenty of talk surrounding departures, with Kevin Danso and Pape Matar Sarr wanting to leave, while late interest has emerged in youngster Archie Gray. Stick with our live blog to stay up to date on all the latest murmurs around Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.