Spurs ready to make £45m striker first summer signing as Leeds plot shock move for ‘phenomenal’ forward
A round-up of the biggest new Premier League transfer rumours, with news from Spurs, Liverpool, Leeds and more.
It’s time for Thursday morning’s round-up of the biggest and juiciest new Premier League transfer rumours, and we’re going to start off at a club who could be very busy indeed over the course of the summer transfer window – Tottenham Hotspur.
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According to a report from TBR Football, Spurs have decided to make on-loan forward Mathys Tel their first summer signing and have already “opened talks” with the French wonderkid’s representatives about a permanent move following some improved recent form. This being Spurs, however, it may not be all that straightforward.
While Spurs have a £45m purchase option in the loan agreement that brought Tel across from Bayern Munich back in January, they are “hoping to renegotiate” that clause and want to pay no more than £30m.
Standards’ – Brighton boss reacts as £30m transfer from Newcastle dropped for disciplinary reasons
Bayern, for their part, are “keen” to sell the talented 20-year-old in order to generate funds and squad space for a deal for Florian Wirtz, who looks increasingly likely to join the Bavarian giants rather than making a move to Manchester City or Real Madrid.
Over to Premier League newcomers Leeds United, now – according to a story from GiveMeSport, the Championship champions are interested in making a bid for Jamie Vardy when his Leicester City contract runs down at the end of the season.
