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Spanish heavyweights Atletico Madrid are believed to be upping the ante in their pursuit of highly-rated Tottenham Hotspur duo Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur.

The pair both played a key role in helping Ange Postecoglou’s side record a fifth place finish last term, with Romero in particular impressing in the former Celtic bosses system with five goals in 33 appearances in a campaign where the Lilywhites looked to be moving back in the right direction with a more expansive style of football. However, both have regressed this season due to a combination of form, injuries, suspension and a general loss of confidence from those around them on the pitch.

The pair are currently a part of a team languishing in 16th position in the league and are on course for the club’s lowest finish since their relegation in 1977.

The only thing saving Postecoglou’s job for the time being and keeping their season alive is the fact that they could still qualify for Europe’s elite competition by winning the Europa League, but they would first have to get past Bodo/Glimt over two legs before facing either Manchester United or Athletic Bilbao in the final.

What does the future hold for Romero and Bentancur?

Cristian Romero has already shown a willingness to embark on a fresh challenge, having publicly confirmed a desire to head to Spain, as reported by journalist Gaston Edu in an exclusive interview with the Argentine.

Romero is admired by Diego Simeone, according to Give Me Sport and is seen as the calibre of player that could help aid his team’s title push next season as they aim to knock Real Madrid and Barcelona off their perch next year. A report from Spain has explained that it will not be easy for Atletico Madrid to sign Romero, however, with the North London club seeking £68m and Atletico only wanting to play around £34m - £42m, via Mundo Deportivo.

Meanwhile, Bentancur is also thought to be on Simeone’s radar. The Uruguayan has struggled for form this season with just two league goals in 23 appearances, and has had his campaign marred through a seven-game-suspension for allegedly making a racist comment toward his teammate Son Heung-min.

It’s not currently clear if he has a future at North London with uncertainty surrounding Postecoglou and a big clearout in the pipeline over the summer.

The bold swap deal Tottenham could look to strike

Tottenham are likely to consider the sale of either Cristian Romero or Rodrigo Bentancur in the summer window and could aim to facilitate the deal by making a move of their own for Atletico midfielder Conor Gallagher. The England international came through the Chelsea academy and played 95 times for his boyhood club across all competitions, scoring 10 goals and making 10 assists before leaving to join Atletico in a £36m deal.

Gallagher captained Chelsea in his final season under ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino and was seen as a key part of the team that finished sixth due to his excellent workrate, leadership and ability to break up opposition attacks. It’s an area that Spurs have lacked this season, with summer signing Archie Gray rarely playing in his natural midfield position and the likes of Yves Bissouma, Pape Matar Sarr and Bentancur all failing to hit the heights expected of them and Lucas Bergvall still being early in his career at 19.

Gallagher has played 42 times in the Spanish capital across all competitions, scoring four and assisting five, and he’s started 26 of those games.

He’s a player, described as a ‘pitbull’ by Spanish media due to his ability to thrive in physical battles and work hard for his team. Last year, (via fbref) he made the 11th most combined tackles and interceptions in the league (112) and made the joint third most tackles in the attacking third of the pitch (17) which shows he suits playing in a team with a high press which is something Postecoglou (if he’s still in the dugout) teams are renowned for doing.

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Spurs’ new home and away shirts for the 2025/26 season have supposedly been leaked online ahead of release.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s home and away kits appear to have been leaked online ahead of their official release this summer, with photographs of the Nike designs for the 2025/26 shirts appearing on social media.

Footy Headlines have posted pictures of the kits which will supposedly be worn by Spurs as they look to bounce back from a deeply frustrating campaign under seemingly doomed head coach Ange Postecoglou – and it seems as though Nike aren’t straying too far from tradition with next year’s jerseys.

Tottenham Hotspur’s new 2025/26 home kit

The new kit shown above, which was supposedly revealed by a Vietnamese kick collector who acquired photographs of the new designs, suggests that Nike aren’t going in any bold new directions for the coming campaign.

A typical white kit is set off with a two-tone blue pattern running down the sleeves – apparently, the official names for the colours in use this season are ‘light iron ore’ and ‘binary blue’. A grey band extends down the sides of the kit from sleeves to hem, and the collar is plain white.

The club badge and manufacturer’s logo are both set to be centred above the front-of-shirt sponsor. A faint grey patterning appears to run across the white front of the jersey, although it will likely only be apparent up close.

With the design avoiding major changes to the typical Spurs template and perhaps lacking a little flair, the immediate reaction on social media has been somewhat muted, with one fan describing the kit as ‘boring’ while another called it a ‘training top’.

Spurs’ new away kit goes dark grey

The away kit was also separately revealed by the same source, and it sees Spurs going back to dark grey for their away shirts for the first time since the 2014/15 season. This time, however, there’s no yellow detailing.

The jersey seems to plain dark grey all over, with faint light grey lines forming a checker-board pattern right across the shirt, while a light grey trim around the collar provides the only other detailing. Meanwhile, the badge and manufacturer’s logo will go back to their more usual positions above the left and right breast for the away shirt, with both those and the sponsor in white. The sponsor’s logo will be red on the home shirt.

With the notable exception of the 2021/22 change kits, Nike have generally kept things pretty simple for their Spurs shirts since they took over as kit manufacturer in 2017, and that’s a pattern (or lack of pattern) that seems set to continue, although we don’t as yet know what the third kit might look like.

It isn’t yet clear when the new jerseys might be announced or made available for sale, but with no official release taking place as yet it seems likely that Spurs won’t play in their new shirts before the end of the current season, a marketing tactic used by many teams in recent years.

With no official confirmation as yet, it’s possible that these ‘leaks’ prove to be inaccurate, as has already been the case with supposed new kits for several clubs so far this season – we’ll have to wait until later this summer to find out for sure that these are indeed the shirts which Son Heung-Min and his comrades will be sporting come the start of the 2025/26 season.

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Everton are considering a move for an out-of-favour Spurs star

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The 2025 summer transfer window is fast approaching and one of the big stories doing the rounds in the rumour mill this week involves a potential homecoming for former Everton fan favourite Richarlison.

The Brazilian international left Goodison Park to join Tottenham in a blockbuster £60m deal in the summer of 2022. Richarlison said when he signed for Spurs: "I always said my dream was to play in the Champions League and now this dream will come true. Maybe I will cry because it will be a special moment. When the time comes I'll be quite emotional."

While his manager at the time, Antonio Conte added: "We signed Richy because we tried to sign a player that was able to play in all three positions. For this reason we hadn't had any doubts to sign him. We did this quickly because our idea and vision was very clear, especially for this reason.”

Richarlison won the hearts of Everton fans with his passion, assists, technical ability and his goal-scoring qualities.He finished as Everton’s joint-top scorer across all competitions in his opening two seasons on Merseyside and reached double figures in three of the four seasons with the club.

He was arguably the defining factor behind the club’s escape from relegation under Frank Lampard and someone many Blues fans came to adore after his match-winning strike at Anfield in 2021 which ended the club’s 22-year wait for a Merseyside Derby win away from home.

Why Richarlison could leave Tottenham Hotspur

Simply put, Richarlison has struggled to hit the same heights at Tottenham that he managed during his time at Merseyside. In his first term, he scored just one league goal and four assists and didn't get off the mark in the Premier League until April. He started just 12 games and largely played second fiddle to Harry Kane.

He never really produced his best form for Antonio Conte or Ryan Mason as Spurs failed to qualify for Europe, but under Ange Postecoglou he seemed to find his feet again with 11 goals and four assists, with three of those strikes notably coming against Everton.

However, he’s failed to build on that in his third season, and after falling behind Dominic Solanke and suffering a string of injuries, Richarlison has scored four league goals in 12 appearances while only making the starting XI on three occasions.

It’s likely Spurs will change manager after a calamitous league campaign, unless they can somehow get their hands on silverware in the Europa League and it’s strongly suspected by Everton News that the club could make a move for Richarilson, whose future in the capital remains cloudy.

Clearly Richarilson’s affinity to Everton hasn’t gone away, with the forward clashing with Liverpool’s Curtis Jones, when he poked fun at the Toffee’s 30-year trophy drought during the last league game at Anfield. Many feel the striker’s departure from Everton was done reluctantly due to financial matters, rather than the player himself pressing for a transfer. It could in many ways be compared to Duncan Ferguson’s exit to Newcastle in the 1990s with that case subsequently ending in a sentimental homecoming.

Richarlison himself admitted, when he left Everton in 2022 that he found it hard. He posted on X: t's very difficult to say goodbye to a place that has become my home; fans who welcomed as if I were one of them; and a club that treated me kindly and helped me develop my sense of community and empathy. Neither all the love I have is enough to thank you. Love you!”

The bold summer swap deal which could suit both Everton and Spurs

Everton are in dire straits when it comes to goal this season. They have found the net just 41 times in 34 matches this term and despite improvements under David Moyes, have largely struggled in front of goal.

Matters could get worse with former talisman Dominic Calvert-Lewin not yet agreeing a contract extension with the club after another injury-ravaged season. While Armando Broja has largely failed to make an impact due to similar injury woes, with the Albanian unlikely to stay permanently after his loan deal. Everton could be left with Beto as their only natural striker option next season, and a homecoming for Richarlison makes a lot of sense for the Blues as they look to kick-start the Bramley-Moore era with plenty of excitement.

Tottenham, however, are likely to charge a sizeable fee for a player they paid £60m for three seasons ago, unless they can get something in return to facilitate the deal. At this stage, Spurs are languishing near the bottom of the table in 16th, and despite scoring 62, which is nearly double that of Everton, they have the exact opposite problem at the other end of the pitch, in the fact they can’t stop leaking goals.

The Lillywhites have conceded 56 goals this term, which is the fifth most of any team in the division, and a far cry from the European standards that the club has come to expect in recent years. The capital side are in desperate need of a long-term centre-back that can bring stability and leadership to the back four, and could potentially turn their attention towards Everton youngster Jarrad Branthwaite.

The Sun claimed earlier this month that Spurs will battle it out with Man United to secure the services of the Everton defender, who is reportedly valued at around £50m. Everton will be desperate to retain Branthwaite, who is one of the finest defenders in English football, but could accept a cut-price offer for the defender, if Richarlison moves back to Goodison as part of the deal.

It’s a move which on paper would suit both clubs, with Spurs stacked with attacking options but struggling defensively while Everton are the almost polar opposite with their issues laying in the offensive area of the pitch.However, it’s a move which comes at a risk due to Richarlison’s injury record in recent seasons, and Branthwaite’s impressive form alongside James Tarkowski in the past two seasons.

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Once again, we’re back with a round-up of the juiciest new Premier League transfer rumours that have started doing the media rounds over the past 24 hours – and we kick things off today with news that Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are debating a massive £50m offer for a top flight rival’s star player.

Caught Offside allege that both teams are “keen on securing the signature” of West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen, who is reportedly concerned about his career prospects at Graham Potter’s struggling side.

West Ham are “not considering” a sale and seem set on rebuffing any bids, but despite their evident desire to keep hold of an England international who still has five years left on his contract, Liverpool and Spurs are both contemplating lodging a bid of around €60m (£50m).

The report concludes that the 28-year-old Bowen could be “tempted” to sign for a rival side in the hope of competing for trophies – you can insert your own Spurs jokes here if you wish – but it remains to be seen whether there’s any amount at which West Ham’s head could be turned.

The 3AM Verdict: Everyone has a price, of course, but West Ham have a strong negotiating position with that long contract and we suspect £50m wouldn’t be enough. We also think that Liverpool, in particular, will prioritise spending in other areas rather than paying a fortune to buy an over-qualified back-up for Mohamed Salah. We doubt a deal gets done.

Nottingham Forest have chance to complete huge summer deal

Over the past few weeks, we’ve noticed that quite a lot of stories linking players with Nottingham Forest end with bad news for Nuno Espirito Santo’s overachieving side – a player doesn’t fancy a move to the City Ground, a bigger team are more likely to make the deal, and so on – so it’s nice to see Sport Witness buck the trend.

They have a positive update on Forest’s alleged interest in former Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, who has struggled since moving to Juventus in a big-money move last summer.

Juve manager Igor Tudor has explained his decision to drop Luiz by simply saying “here are people who are doing better than him” and “I don’t give gifts” – and Sport Witness reckon that it’s the clearest sign yet that Luiz will be forced out this summer, with Forest now having a “clear chance” of landing a player who was quite superb at Villa Park last season. No word on how much he would cost here, however.

The 3AM Verdict: So much will depend on whether Forest secure Champions League football next season – but we suspect that a lot of different teams will be interested in Luiz, some with a more established presence towards the top of the table and in Europe. The odds are that Luiz leaves Turin, but Forest will do well to land him.

Manchester United to rival Spurs for summer signing

We’ll loop back around to Spurs for our final story of today’s little round-up – according to GiveMeSport, Manchester United are set to rival Spurs for the signing of Real Betis midfielder Johnny Cardoso.

The American had widely been expected to move to Spurs because of a clause which gives the North London club a £21m first option, which was written into Cardoso’s contract as part of the deal which took Giovani Lo Celso to Seville – but United are now set to make a move of their own, it would seem.

Any negotiations over a deal will “have to wait until the end of the campaign”, with Cardoso focusing on his side’s Europa Conference League campaign, so United “will have to wait” to find out whether they can beat Spurs to the punch.

The 3AM Verdict: We’ve seen a few reports linking United with Cardoso, so it’s definitely possible that they weigh in, but Spurs have a contractual upper hand in the negotiations which could give them an edge. The player may well have other ideas, of course…

Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have both had tough seasons in the Premier League

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Tottenham Hotspur find themselves down in 16th position in the Premier League table with only four fixtures left to play this season. Pressure continues to mount on Ange Postecoglou and the club’s hierarchy have a big decision to make regarding his long-term future. He joined the London outfit back in 2023 after catching their eye up in Scotland at Celtic.

Manchester United are sat in 14th and have also under-performed in this campaign. Ruben Amorim was picked as their replacement for Erik ten Hag this past winter. The Portuguese head coach has endured a mixed spell at Old Trafford so far and will hope for more consistency in the future.

Tottenham Hotspur eye Marcus Rashford transfer

Despite their struggles in the league, Spurs could still get into the Champions League this year. They remain in the Europa League and if they win it, they will be competing in the top European competition next term which is a fantastic incentive for them. They must now throw all their efforts on that tournament and forget about the Premier League now.

Postecoglou’s side are being linked with a summer move for Marcus Rashford at Manchester United. According to Football Transfers, they are interested in luring him to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the next window. He is currently on loan at Aston Villa and his future is up in the air.

Rashford, 27, was given the green light to link up with Unai Emery’s men in January after falling out of favour with the Red Devils. He has since enjoyed plenty of game time in the Midlands and has been building his confidence back up. However, it remains to be seen whether Villa will sign him permanently.

If they don’t, that could open the door for Spurs to swoop in. The England international would be perfect and would inject more quality into their ranks. There is no doubting his ability and he needs to go somewhere he can play every week and prove himself.

Rashford has been on the books at Manchester United for his whole career to date and rose up through their academy. The change of scene to Aston Villa has done him good and has provided him with a platform to impress. It is unlikely that he will ever get back into Amorim’s plans and a full-time exit would suit all parties involved.

Tottenham Hotspur should offer Manchester United Yves Bissouma swap deal

Spurs should offer Manchester United a swap deal involving Yves Bissouma in an attempt to secure Rashford’s signature. If the Red Devils got someone in return, they may be more willing to do business. Amorim could do with more options in the middle of the park so this proposal could turn his head.

Casemiro and Christian Eriksen aren’t getting any younger and the midfield department has been a problem position over recent times. The North West outfit are often left wide open in that area during matches and need someone like Bissouma to tighten things up. His deal runs out in June 2026 so his current club risk losing him for nothing next year as things stand if they don’t sell him soon, assuming he doesn’t put pen-to-paper on an extension anytime soon.

Bissouma could give United something different to call upon. He is experienced now in England and has proved in the past that he can significantly influence games. The Mali international, who has 45 caps to his name, has played over 250 matches in his career so far.

The 28-year-old should be coming into his prime now and needs to getting regular minutes. He would be a starter for the Red Devils due to their lack of decent options in his position which could make them an attractive proposition. Brighton snapped him up back in 2018 from Lille and he became an important asset for the Seagulls before Spurs came calling.

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Tottenham are hoping to secure Champions League status by winning the Europa League

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Tottenham Hotspur fans have had little to smile about in the league this season, they are currently 16th position and on course for their worst campaign of the Premier League era, and they have already been beaten 18 times in the league this season which is their most since 1997 and could potentially break the club for defeats in a single season which stands at 20.

Despite this negativity surrounding the club, Europe has provided a brief glimmer of hope and a potential silver lining which could see the club miraculously return to the Champions League for the first time since the days of Antonio Conte in 2023.

The Lillywhites are already in the semi-final of the Europa League and have been handed a fairly favourable draw which sees them face Norwegian underdogs Bodo/Glimt. Spurs due to their vast experience and squad value will inevitably enter the fixture as huge favourites although there’s a slight air of trepidation, given the fact that the team were able to overcome the odds to beat Lazio last time out.

Victory in that match would set up a final against either Athletic Bilbao or Manchester United in the Basque Country which would potentially see Ange Postecoglou’s side sneak into Europe’s elite competition while also ending their 17-year trophy drought.

If such an instance was to occur, it would inevitably leave the club with plenty of financial muscle to flex on new signings, and give the manager a drastic boost when it comes to attracting the world’s top stars. With that in mind, we take a look at the double signing which could transform the capital club.

Who Tottenham Hotspurs should target if they make the Champions League?

Highly-rated Spanish wonderkid Gabri Veiga sent shock waves around the whole of Europe when he opted to leave La Liga side Celta Vigo to complete a £34m move to Saudi side Al-Ahli.

Veiga seemed to have most of Europe’s elites queuing up for him after impressing at The Estadio Municipal de Balaídos and making the Spanish Team of the Season. He has continued to shine in the Middle East with Al-Ahli since his move while playing with the likes of Roberto Firmino and Ivan Toney among others. Overall, he has 11 goals and nine assists in 54 appearances and has proven himself as a class act both on the wing and as a central midfielder.

However, Fichajes claim the youngster, still only 22, is seeking a move back to Europe to boost his hopes of playing at the World Cup in 2026. Veiga has just 12 months remaining on his contract and would be guaranteed regular football at Spurs, who could pick him up for a cut-price fee. He’d provide valuable competition in the central attacking area of midfield, with James Maddison struggling for consistency due to injuries and rotation in recent months. The youngster has an estimated value of £30m due to his current contract situation.

TBR Football claim Spurs are eyeing a shock move for West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen as they aim to boost their attacking resources. England international Bowen has been at West Ham since 2020 and has scored 70 and assisted 48 in 233 appearances while primarily playing as a right winger. The most important of those came in the Europa Conference final in 2023 to mark the club’s first honour since 1980.

Bowen is viewed as a legendary figure at West Ham but could be tempted to move to North London if Spurs are to achieve their goal of achieving Champions League status.

The 28-year-old has been a standout performer in a Hammers team which has struggled without David Moyes and could be a tempting proposition for the club, who have not seen the best of Heung Min Son, aged 32, in recent months. Bowen has a valuation of £55m, according to Footmob.

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Manchester United and Spurs are bracing themselves for a big summer of change

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Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are two English football heavyweights enduring seasons to forget in the Premier League, after a calamitous fall from grace this term that very few fans could see coming.

United’s latest slump started with the eyebrow-raising decision to keep Erik ten Hag at the club after his FA Cup final victory, despite an eighth place finish and weeks of the club allegedly courting potential successors.

Ten Hag had won trophies during his time at United, but most from the outside could see his tenure was going in only one direction. The inevitable exit happened in November, yet with new gaffer Ruben Amorim, results have plummeted further and only a spirited run in Europe has given United fans any glimmer of hope to cling on to.

Tottenham’s decline was trickier to predict, although the warning signs had been there as a team that sat top at the end of October plummeted to fifth and won just two of their last seven matches.

Their season mirrors United’s in the sense that injuries have been prevalent throughout the campaign, and the only real high points have come on the continent with Europa League success - this is seemingly the only factor that can keep Ange Postecoglou in a job next season, as the manager’s struggling side continue to make the same errors game after game.

Clearly, both clubs need a fairly drastic upheaval in the upcoming transfer window, if they are to try and fix the mess they have gotten themselves into - but could they use each other’s disorder to find a mutual solution?

James Maddison could leave Spurs this summer

Based on statistics alone, you’d be forgiven for thinking that James Maddison has had an excellent season for Tottenham. The England international currently sits on nine goals and six assists in the league for the 2025/26 campaign, while he also has two goals and three assists in Europe over his ten appearances.

Maddison has certainly had moments to remember this season, such as netting a brace against Manchester City, a winner against Man United and assists in both legs of the Europa League triumph over Frankfurt. But his overall game has lacked consistency and since January, Maddison has gradually found himself in and out of the Spurs team under Postecoglou, with reports intensifying over a rift between the pair.

Gary Lineker has even gone as far to question whether the two have fallen out on Rest Is Football, while Graeme Bailey of TBR Football believes Maddison’s future and Postecoglou’s could be interlinked with the ex-Leciester star likely leaving if his manager stays.

Bailey explained : “James Maddison’s future is far from certain to be at Tottenham. But we could very well see a summer of upheaval at Spurs. If Ange Postecoglou leaves, the Maddison conversation will have to be had – I believe there is more chance of him staying, should the manager leave. Maddison has England aspirations and he has that in his mind. And I can tell you I know of a couple of Premier League clubs who would want him, but as said, it will depend on who is in charge – he could yet have a long-term future at Spurs.”

Maddison plays in the central attacking midfield position which is an area of the pitch where Ruben Amorim needs multiple options, with Bruno Fernandes currently being the only standout option in that area.

Joshua Zirkzee and the soon to be leaving Christian Eriksen have been tried in that area with little success while Mathues Cunha has emerged as a strong target from Wolves, but does have the versatility to also play as a winger or centre forward - the latter position being an area United desperately need to crack this summer.

Could a Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur swap deal work some magic?

As it stands, Marcus Rashford is enjoying a solid loan spell at Aston Villa. Unai Emery’s men have the option to make the deal a permanent for £40m, but are thought to be assessing whether they can pay Rashford’s lucrative wage demands which are believed to be in excess of £300,000.

Should Villa not sign Rashford, there is a suggestion from Football Transfersthat Spurs could target the 60-time England international as they look to land a long-term replacement for Heung-min Son.

This could in turn lead to a scenario where Rashford, who is unlikely to play again for United could move to Tottenham for a small fee which would see Maddison move to the Red Devils as a makeweight.

The move could potentially suit both parties with Maddison and Rashford both having strained relationship with their current bosses and potentially needing a fresh start to reinvigorate their careers with the World Cup next summer on the horizon.

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It’s Easter Monday but while you all enjoy a nice bank holiday lie-in, our hard-working journalists have been out scouring the global media for some juicy new Premier League transfer rumours – and we’ve rounded some of the spiciest up for our daily digest, which starts off which a story which should interest both Manchester United and Manchester City fans.

Sport Witness have summarised some fresh reports from France concerning the future of AS Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche, who is seemingly wanted by both Mancunian sides – and we have two updates on a potential transfer fee.

L’Equipe claim that 23-year-old would set his suitors back a hefty €70-80m (£60-£68.5m), but another source suggests that such a price tag is seriously inflated, and that Akliouche, who has six goals in 38 games for Monaco this season, would actually cost something closer to €50m (£42.9m).

In short, he could cost up to £25m less than the Manchester clubs may have thought. Monaco “greatly admire” the winger and would rather not sell at all, but they know their hand will likely be forced this summer. PSG are also interested having failed to persuade Mohamed Salah to switch allegiances from Liverpool.

The 3AM Verdict: €80m always sounded like far too much for a winger who may be deeply dangerous as a ball-carrier and creator, but who doesn’t necessarily offer the sort of end product that you expect for that kind of sum. Something closer to £40m feels rather fairer…

Chelsea & Spurs eye up Serie A starlet

From Manchester to London for our second story – according to Caught Offside, both Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are “keen” on Como’s impressive young midfielder Nico Paz, who has been hugely impressive in Serie A this season.

The 20-year-old, who came through the ranks at Real Madrid but left for first-team action in the summer, is apparently “highly rated” by his compatriot Lionel Messi, and probably by most people who have watched him play, so it’s not surprising that a couple of Premier League teams are making eyes at him.

Apparently Real have a budget-friendly buy-back clause set at €9m (£7.7m), which is only 50% more than the amount Como paid for him a year ago, but there are no immediate indications that he’s heading back to the Spanish capital. Also no word on how much an English side without such a clause might have to pay.

The 3AM Verdict: The buyback clause could end up constraining how much Como can realistically charge for him, which might make signing Paz a rare chance to grab a genuinely gifted attacking midfielder at a knock-down price. We haven’t seen many other reliable sources making the link to Chelsea and Spurs yet so we aren’t confident that they’re genuinely interested, but it’s hardly difficult to imagine given the season Paz has had.

Villa eyeing move for England star

Let’s round things off with a story from the second city – according to GiveMeSport (who cite Sun journalist Alan Nixon), Aston Villa are “poised to make a move” for Crystal Palace and England attacking midfielder Eberechi Eze.

Plenty of teams are interested in Eze, of course, but it looks like Villa’s move for him could be conditional – on Unai Emery and Monchi deciding not to trigger Marcus Rashford’s £40m purchase option.

Elsewhere, Nixon also reportedly claims that already-relegated Southampton are “keen on” West Ham winger Luis Guilherme after a disappointing first season in English football for the Hammers’ summer signing. West Ham want to recoup their £20m investment but are otherwise happy to sell.

The 3AM Verdict: The problem with the Villa-Eze rumour is that it seems to be contingent on Villa not doing something they’re almost certainly going to do, which is sign Rashford permanently. It’s hard to prove or disprove a story when the conditions aren’t likely to be met, but there have been whispers that Rashford may want to move abroad if the option presents itself. As for the Guilherme story, West Ham do indeed want to sell but we suspect the player may set higher a target for himself than joining a Championship side.

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Destiny Udogie has been linked with a move to Manchester City this summer

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Manchester City have expressed a strong interest in talented Tottenham Hotspur left-back Destiny Udogie ahead of a potential move for the Italian this summer. Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg understands the Sky Blues will be in the market for a new marquee left-back signing this summer – with youngster Nico O’Reilly currently starting in the position.

City already have Josko Gvardiol in their ranks but have recently moved the Croatian over to centre-back while Rico Lewis is seen primarily as a right-back despite covering on the left on occasion. Tottenham, however, are keen to do everything they can to keep the former Udinese man on board with his existing contract running until 2030.

Plettenberg explained via X: “Understand Tottenham definitely want to keep Destiny #Udogie for the upcoming season. He is considered a key player in their squad planning, which is why there is currently no price tag – despite interest from several top clubs. Instead, the club are more likely to consider signing a back-up for the 22 y/o left-back. His contract runs until 2030.”

Why Man City want Destiny Udogie

Manchester City are experiencing their most difficult season to date under Pep Guardiola and a great deal of that is down to their lack of stability in defence. Last season’s champions have leaked 42 goals in 32 games in the league this season, and have struggled to name a consistent back-line due to a combination of injuries and poor form.

Age is catching up with a number of City’s senior stars and there is a growing feeling around the Etihad that the club need to plan for the future to climb the league table.

Destiny Udogie is not yet the finished product but is viewed as a player with a high ceiling at 22-years-of-age, having enjoyed two excellent seasons at Udinese and a solid debut season at Spurs where he was nominated for the Young Player of the Year award last term. The left-back has not hit the same heights this term after succumbing to injury on occasion, but remains highly rated due to his pace, overlapping runs and physicality.

The bold swap deal Tottenham and Man City could look to strike

Football Insider reported earlier today that Man City will entertain offers for James McAtee as they do not view him among the options to replace Kevin de Bruyne.Tottenham were heavily linked with McAtee in January as per Graeme Bailey, and are believed to be admirers of the midfielder that was once described as ‘special’ by Pep Guardiola.

McAtee is also 22-years-old and is capable of playing in a wide variety of midfield positions. He won the FA Youth Cup with City in 2020, won the Academy Player of the Year in 2021, and in 2023 was awarded Sheffield United’ Player of the Season after helping the team to promotion from the Championship in a season-long loan spell.

The England Under-21 international could potentially offer Spurs an alternative to James Maddison in the creative midfield position and would add valuable depth in an injury crisis. He too has high potential, having scored seven in 24 games as would offer Spurs something different in their quest to climb the ladder next term.

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Spurs will surely sack Ange Postecoglou - and they may already know who they need to replace him with.

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Go back just a few months, and the court of public opinion was delivering a hung jury on the question of whether Ange Postecoglou was the right man to manage Tottenham Hotspur. As many people as would have fired him in Daniel Levy’s shoes would have backed him to the hilt in the summer transfer window. Now, however, it feels as though a decision has been made.

It isn’t just that Spurs are on course for their worst league performance since 1993/94, although that does rather make a difference – it’s also because the relationship between Postecoglou and the fans has broken down, and it’s pretty plain at this point that the Australian expects the axe to fall as soon as the curtain falls on the season. But what comes next?

Spurs seem set to sack Ange Postecoglou – so where do they turn next?

You know that the fans have made up their mind when they start jeering your substitutions. You know that you’ve ceased to care when you start celebrating directly at them when that substitute promptly scores. And you know that fate simply doesn’t want you at Spurs any more when VAR then rules the goal out.

That’s what happened after Pape Matar Sarr scored a disallowed equaliser against Chelsea in early April and while Postecoglou would quickly admit that gesturing towards his own team’s supporters had been a mistake, the damage had been done. Within days, he would be joking that his two-year tenure was “pretty good” for a Spurs boss, an implicit insult towards the way that chairman Levy has handled the club and its coaching appointments.

If there was any doubt in Levy’s mind about whether to blame his own substandard squad-building for Spurs’ struggles this season or whether to pin it all at Postecolgou’s door and replace him, then it seems likely that it will have been made up by now. Postecoglou seems past caring, a man who knows he’s got a P45 in the post.

Unsurprisingly, then, the rumour mill has started to crank out suggestions for the next Spurs manager with renewed vigour, with a number of reports suggesting that Levy’s shortlist is effectively down to two managers already – Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola and Fulham’s Marco Silva.

Iraola is starting to look a little tricky to get hold of. The Evening Standard has reported that the Spaniard is minded to stay at the Vitality Stadium for the time being while Bill Foley, the Cherries’ American owner, is hoping to persuade Iraola to pen a new contract.

The job that Iraola has done at Bournemouth, transforming them quickly from respectable also-rans into highly entertaining European contenders, suggests that he would make a fine appointment, but he may well simply not be available – and if he does decide to continue his career elsewhere, then there may well be suitors with more continental football and fewer glaring issues.

So that could conceivably leave Silva in a field of one – but is he the right man for the job, and will Spurs be able to snare him?

Is Marco Silva the best choice to be Spurs manager?

Fulham’s vice-chairman, Tony Khan, has already made it abundantly clear that the Cottagers want to keep Silva around, telling BBC Radio London that they want the Portuguese coach to stay at the club “forever”. But it’s less clear that Silva himself is so attached to his current project.

Silva has already gently criticised Fulham’s transfer policy, hinting that they need to stop losing their better players to achieve better results over time – it may not exactly scream ‘trouble in paradise’ but it does hint at a coach who could be open to other options.

Not that Spurs’ transfer policy doesn’t have plenty of critics. A simple fact is that it won’t matter who they appoint if they keep failing to sign the kind of players that their managers need. For too long, investment has been sporadic or unfocussed and Levy has struggled to line up recruitment with the tactical needs of his coach.

But one thing Silva has done very well at Fulham is make do with what he has at hand. His squad is largely made up of player cast off from other Premier League sides for one perfectly valid reason or another, and yet they remain firmly in touch with a chance at European qualification while playing what is often very fine football.

The style of play matters, too. Since controversially sacking Mauricio Pochettino back in 2019, Spurs have veered between progressive and conservative coaches, those that demand certain traits in their playing staff and those who value entirely different qualities. Given that none have stayed for very long – Postecoglou wasn’t wrong about that – the result has been squads half-shaped to one manager’s needs before being passed off to another who doesn’t get all the resources he wants either.

In moving on from Postecoglou, Spurs have to ensure that they find a manager who can make use of the squad they have now, even if they intend to tweak it. Silva prefers to play with a 4-2-3-1 with a high press, an aggressive midfield pairing and some speed and flair further forward combined with a target forward. That’s something Spurs can conjure up.

Silva isn’t so far removed from Postecoglou as a tactician, even if his personal manner is very different, and a move from one to the other would offer a degree of continuity that Spurs haven’t had for a very long time. Even if Postecoglou isn’t the right man for the job, they need to continue down the broader path they chose when they appointed him. Another series of abrupt left turns won’t take them anywhere useful.

So for once, Spurs have a target, and it’s a manager who has just one year left on his contract and who doesn’t seem to be reassured that his current employers are doing everything right. Silva seems like a sensible, measured choice who has the right combination of tactical acumen, appropriate playing style and experience of the Premier League. It feels like Levy has a pretty clear path ahead of him – let’s see if he walks it.