Tottenham step up midfield hunt with Tonali push, Akliouche talks
Reports in Argentina state Tottenham have made enquiries for Gerónimo Rulli, who worked under Roberto De Zerbi at Marseille, but recent moves such as handing Antonín Kinský a new deal and agreeing the arrival of Martin Dúbravka raise doubt over where Rulli would fit.
Tottenham have made contact over a deal for AS Monaco playmaker Maghnes Akliouche as they ramp up their search for a creative midfielder.
Swedish journalist Noa Bachner urges Lucas Bergvall not to rush after a dip in prominence at Tottenham under Roberto De Zerbi, with only 113 minutes played. Bachner says Bergvall was ‘completely exhausted’ before Sweden’s Tunisia match, and notes uncertainty around his club future and reports he has asked to leave, which the player has declined to discuss.
Spurs reportedly have an agreement in place with Sandro Tonali on a six-year contract worth €12m including bonuses, and are confident of a decisive breakthrough with Newcastle next week over a fee expected to be around the €100m mark, which would break Tottenham’s transfer record.
Manor Solomon describes a difficult spell on loan at Villarreal, saying he received “tens or hundreds of thousands” of hate messages and struggled to settle. Tottenham exercised a break clause in January and he then joined Fiorentina on loan for the rest of the season.
Hamburger Abendblatt report Barcelona have ended their interest in Luka Vušković, with Real Madrid having made initial contact but no progress. With a price around €60m and Barca and Madrid backing off, Brighton are now the most concrete option, although the player’s family are not entirely enthusiastic and the report says his hands are tied by contract situations.
Tottenham have offered to loan 18-year-old winger Mikey Moore to West Ham as part of talks for Mateus Fernandes, per ExWHUEmployee via West Ham Central. West Ham, recently relegated, are understood to be in no rush to sell amid reported Manchester United interest, and the midfielder is reportedly valued at around £80m.
Liverpool and Tottenham are both linked with FC Köln attacker Said El Mala, who is valued at around €50m by German outlet FussballDaten. Reports claim Spurs are interested, while Liverpool’s Champions League status could be an advantage.
