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Newcastle United are confident they will sign Yoane Wissa despite Brentford rejecting a £25 million bid (h/t journalist Craig Hope).

Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur are battling to sign Wissa, but Brentford are reluctant to sell after losing Bryan Mbeumo, Christian Norgaard and Mark Flekken.

They also lost manager Thomas Frank, who joined Tottenham this summer.

Wissa left Brentford’s training camp yesterday as the transfer speculation increased. Newcastle face a fight to complete a deal before Tottenham step up their interest.

The Magpies have failed to close deals for Matheus Cunha, Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Mohammed Kudus, Hugo Ekitike, Dean Huijsen and Mbeumo during the transfer window.

They have landed on Wissa, who is versatile enough to lead the line, play on the flanks or as a second striker.

Spurs can match the Newcastle fee, and his previous working relationship with now Tottenham manager Frank might help sway him towards a move to London.

Frank is a big fan of Wissa and hailed him as an ‘unbelievable signing’ after he clinched 30 Premier League goals for the Bees.

Next on the agenda for Newcastle must be signing at least one new central defender to bolster the ranks.

Dan Burn and Fabian Schar are entering the twilight of their careers, and they need fresh blood.

A goalkeeper is also on the transfer wishlist. Newcastle looked close to agreeing a deal for Burnley’s James Trafford before Manchester City were linked with him.

Newcastle must do everything to fend them off and snap up the England Under-21 international shot-stopper.

Tottenham Hotspur are among three Premier League clubs closely monitoring Brentford striker Yoane Wissa.

BBC Sport reports that the 28-year-old Tottenham target has returned to London, where he will talk with Brentford director of football Phil Giles to discuss his future.

He departed the club’s pre-season camp in Portugal amid mounting transfer speculation.

The Bees had been preparing for the new season, but there is so much uncertainty around the future of the DR Congo international (27 caps).

Spurs, Newcastle United, and Nottingham Forest are leading contenders for his signature.

All three clubs can offer European football this coming campaign – an attractive prospect for Wissa, who hit 19 Premier League goals last term and remains one of Brentford’s most direct attacking threats.

Sources suggest Tottenham and Newcastle have intensified efforts over the past 48 hours, with personal terms unlikely to be a stumbling block in either case.

Tottenham see Wissa as a versatile option in the Thomas Frank set-up. He can play wide or centrally in his system.

Spurs have not submitted a formal offer, but Wissa is believed to be unsettled by the ongoing speculation.

He is open to a move, especially with a step up to European competition on the table.

Tottenham signed Dominic Solanke for £65 million from Bournemouth.

Although his return of 16 goals in all competitions (nine in the Premier League) was uninspiring, he still deserves a shot to prove his worth.

It does not bode well for the Spurs striker that Frank is already recruiting his Brentford general.

Besides, signing a striker turning 29 this year for north of £40 million does not scream elite business.

The North Londoners should be eyeing a younger, cheaper, and equally lethal alternative.

Wissa is a Premier League-proven force, but Brentford will put up a fight to keep their prized asset. It might not be worth it for Tottenham.

(Stats from Transfermarkt)

Brentford wanted Bryan Mbeumo to reject Manchester United in favour of a move to Newcastle United or Tottenham Hotspur, according to ESPN journalist Rob Dawson.

However, the Cameroon international attacker has opted to join the Red Devils, rejecting a chance to move to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club and reunite with manager Thomas Frank or move to St James’ Park to join Newcastle.

Mbeumo notched 20 goals and eight assists in 38 Premier League appearances last term after ending 2023-24 with nine goals and seven assists in 25 league games, and he will fancy his chances of producing more at Man United after officially joining them today.

Both Spurs and Newcastle could do with such a player given their search for quality depth in attack, but they will have to look elsewhere as the 25-year-old had other ideas.

They are both playing Champions League football next season, but it was not enough to convince the former Brentford star despite the unavailability of European football at the Old Trafford club next term.

Man United ended last season without silverware after losing the final of the Europa League to Spurs, while the Magpies won the Carabao Cup at the expense of Liverpool.

Mbeumo dreamt of playing for the Red Devils as a kid, and he only wanted to join them once it became clear they were keen, and there was nothing the Bees, Tottenham or Newcastle could do to convince him.

Spurs have bolstered their attack by signing Ghana international forward Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United, while the Toons snapped up Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest.

However, both clubs want more and have been continually linked with a couple of attackers as we approach the beginning of the 2025-26 campaign.

They will be looking to finish in the top-four in the Premier League next season and also impress in the elite European competition, but their current squads could do with one or two more quality forwards and signing Mbeumo would have been huge for either club.

Tottenham Hotspur are open to selling attacker Richarlison this summer, and one of his suitors has stepped forward for his signature (h/t Terra).

Palmeiras are interested in the Brazilian and could make a concrete offer for him.

Dubbed an ‘amazing talent’ when he first arrived, his time at the club has been underwhelming. Niggling injury issues have made him unavailable in crucial times.

There has been interest from Turkey, the Saudi Pro League and Brazil. However, it remains unclear where the Spurs attacker will play next season.

Dominic Solanke will continue as the first-choice striker, but Richarlison’s potential departure would force Spurs back into the market.

There have been talks about signing Brentford ace Yoane Wissa, but the £50 million valuation is a sticking point.

Paying that sum for a nearly 29-year-old back-up striker makes no sense.

If Tottenham cannot get Brentford to lower their asking price, the club should consider shifting focus to Strasbourg striker Emanuel Emegha.

The 22-year-old Dutchman is tailor-made for the direct, transition-heavy football Thomas Frank favours.

A former Sturm Graz standout, Emegha netted 14 goals last season to fire Strasbourg into the Europa Conference League.

He is a powerful forward with pace and upside, and the lure of Champions League football could make Spurs an attractive step up.

Strasbourg may be willing to negotiate a deal for under £40m. Chelsea are interested, but they are stacked in attack.

Spurs need a younger, more affordable understudy. Emegha fits the bill.

Stats via Sofascore.

Tottenham Hotspur have come alive in the transfer market in recent weeks.

According to The Telegraph, their spending spree has sparked talks of a fresh wave of investment that could go into securing a lucrative naming rights deal for their stadium.

Tottenham have already committed £115 million to signing Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United and Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.

Kudus has already been announced, while a deal for Gibbs-White has been held up by Forest, who are exploring legal actions against Spurs for their illegal approach to signing him.

Forest’s move will delay the Gibbs-White transfer, but it’s not expected to collapse entirely.

But Tottenham are far from done. They’re still planning on signing a midfielder and possibly another forward, amid reports that chairman Daniel Levy has set aside a £300m war chest for the summer.

Tottenham are going all out to back new manager Thomas Frank.

That splurge has led many people to believe that the club is also in the process of securing a naming rights deal for their £1 billion stadium, six years after it was commissioned.

Levy has been looking to secure a naming rights package for the stadium worth around £25m annually for 15 years, which would have seen the club pocketing a record-breaking £375m.

He hasn’t been able to find anyone willing to match his demands and has denied talks with Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company. But that could change soon.

Tottenham have made a few tweaks to their boardroom structure, which suggests they are preparing for a major investment.

They recently appointed Vinai Venkatesham as their new chief executive officer, while long-serving executive Donna Cullen is expected to leave the club.

Tottenham Hotspur are preparing for £300 million of investment during the summer transfer window, according to the Independent journalist Miguel Delaney.

The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club paid £55 million to secure the services of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United yesterday.

Spurs have also triggered the £60m release clause in the contract of Nottingham Forest star Gibbs-White and had planned for him to have his medical today before completing the deal.

However, the deal is being held up after Forest accused Tottenham of illegally approaching the England international. This will not stop Tottenham from bolstering their squad this summer.

“There are more signings to come in the words of one-placed figure,” Delaney wrote.

Spurs chairman Daniel Levy seems to be backing new manager Thomas Frank as he prepares to guide the team into a new era/

The new Tottenham boss will be desperate to hit the ground running when the season starts, and a squad capable of challenging strongly across all competitions is being assembled for him.

Having conceded 65 goals in the Premier League last season, Tottenham will also need to strengthen their defence.

Only the relegated clubs and 16th-placed Wolverhampton Wanderers shipped more than them last season.

Nottingham Forest are now consulting their lawyers as they believe Tottenham Hotspur holding talks with Morgan Gibbs-White over a summer move was an illegal approach, according to Sky Sports News’ Rob Dorsett.

The England international had been expected to hold a medical to join the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club today after his release clause was reportedly triggered.

However, Forest insist they never gave Spurs permission to hold talks with Gibbs-White, and the move is now delayed as they consider taking legal action.

Forest have all but lost Sweden international attacker Anthony Elanga, with the former Manchester United star set to join Newcastle United, and they are not ready to lose Gibbs-White.

The Englishman has a £60 million release clause which Tottenham are more than ready to trigger as they have already booked his medical for today, but they could end up paying much more or getting sanctioned if an amicable solution cannot be found with the City Ground club.

Forest will be playing in Europe next season after finishing seventh in the Premier League last term, and owner Evangelos Marinakis and manager Nuno Espirito Santo are unwilling to lose key players when they should be bolstering their squad for 2025-26.

Spurs finished 17th last season but are playing in the Champions League next term after winning the Europa League, and featuring in the elite European competition would have been very appealing to Gibbs-White.

He could find himself in the middle of a legal battle between two clubs and will be hoping both teams settle out of court.

More details are expected to emerge in the coming hours from all the three parties involved as they all look to maintain their innocence, and a transfer saga could be on the cards as Marinakis will be eager to have the last laugh on this matter.

Tottenham Hotspur completed the signing of Ghana international attacker Mohammed Kudus from West Ham United yesterday, and he is set for an awkward reunion with Spurs star Micky van de Ven.

The former Hammers star and the Tottenham defender were involved in an altercation last season, which resulted in Kudus getting banned for five games.

The new Spurs signing was sent off for violent conduct for altercations with Van de Ven and Pape Sarr during the game last October, and he was given an additional two-game ban after the game.

Kudus is now teammates with the Dutchman and James Maddison has teased the defender on Instagram, taking to the social media platform to react thus.

Tottenham parted with £55 million for Kudus and manager Thomas Frank will hope he manages to hit the ground running and replicate his form from his debut Premier League season at the North London club.

The 24-year-old notched eight goals and nine assists in 33 league games for West Ham in 2023-24 after ending his last season in the Eredivisie with Ajax with 18 goals and seven assists in all competitions.

Kudus suffered a dip in form last term, bagging just five goals and four assists in 35 games across all competitions, and he will be desperate to prove himself all over again upon moving to Spurs.

Frank is looking to get Tottenham firing on all cylinders again and challenging for the top-four after finishing 17th in the Premier League under Ange Postecoglou last term.

Winning the Europa League – the club’s first trophy since 2008 – was not enough to save the Australian, and the Dane knows he needs to start getting results immediately if he wants to last long as Spurs boss.

The North Londoners will be playing in the league phase of the Champions League next season as Europa League winners, and they need quality squad depth if they want to impress in Europe again and maintain a decent form domestically.

Brentford reached out to former Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou about replacing Thomas Frank, with the Bees director of football Phil Giles holding informal discussions with the erstwhile Spurs boss, according to The Athletic.

However, the Australian was not interviewed for the job at the West London club, with both parties agreeing that progressing to that stage was not the best option.

Tottenham parted with Postecoglou despite winning the Europa League last term, and they appointed Frank to replace him.

Brentford have since appointed a successor to the new Spurs boss, promoting former set-piece coach Keith Andrews and making him their new head coach.

Postecoglou joined the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium club from Celtic in June 2023 having won it all domestically in the Scottish top-flight, and he led the North London club to a fifth-place finish at the end of his debut Premier League season, narrowly missing out on fourth place.

Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League table at the end of his second season in charge, but he won them their first trophy since 2008, and it was thought that would be enough to convince the club to hold on to him.

However, Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy sacked him two weeks after the Europa League final victory against Manchester United, and Frank has since taken over.

The Dane managed Brentford from October 2018 until last month having joined them as an assistant head coach in 2016, and he brings plenty of experience to the Spurs dugout.

Frank helped the Bees secure Premier League promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2020-21 season after three attempts, and he comfortably kept them up in the four seasons he spent with them in the top-flight.

He will now look to make Tottenham regular challengers for the top-four and the major trophies going forward, and he will be eager to prove himself at such a big club.

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Yves Bissouma is a target for Juventus as the Bianconeri look to strengthen their ranks this summer.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Bissouma is atop Juventus general manager Damien Comolli’s list, and Spurs are open to selling.

Interestingly, Comolli used to work at Tottenham, and the report mentions that he could use his connection with the North London club to land the Malian, whose contract expires next year.

Per the report, his valuation fluctuates between €15-20 million.

Bissouma joined Tottenham from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2022 and started well under Antonio Conte.

Unfortunately, he hit a snag and has never rediscovered his best form since then.

The 28-year-old, who earns £55,000 per week, had a particularly dreadful 2024/25 campaign, receiving damning criticisms for error-strewn performances.

National media blasted an awful cameo against Aston Villa in May and another notably poor showing in the North London Derby in January.

Former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou was unhappy with his bad outing against Fulham.

Tottenham are unsurprisingly open to a sale, and the funds from that sale will likely be added to whatever is in their coffers to sign a new defensive midfielder.

Spurs need a new midfielder at the base of the engine room to anchor proceedings and screen the defence.

Surprisingly, Tottenham have been dragging their feet regarding signing a new defensive midfielder, considering how crucial plugging that gap is.

The club was quite porous and lacked any steel through the midfield. It should be a priority.

Spurs need an athletic, mobile, and solid presence in that engine room and should be considering a swoop for Sevilla star Lucien Agoume.

The former Inter Milan star has been tipped for big things since he first emerged from the Sochaux academy in 2019. He is the profile the Tottenham engine room is crying out for.

Agoume is a steely midfielder who will allow others like Lucas Bergvall, Rodrigo Bentancur, and James Maddison to shine.