Tottenham in ‘intense negotiations’ for signing – Desire for transfer to be sorted today

On July 3rd, Barcelona president Joan Laporta stated his club were in talks with Tottenham Hotspur over a deal for Clément Lenglet. Since then, the two clubs have have continued negotiations but there’s still no agreement for the defender’s transfer.

The 28-year-old was given an additional week off by the La Liga side, with the hope his move to Spurs would be finalised in that time. That hasn’t happened so far but Barca are hoping there can be progress made on this front in the next few hours.

Sport state Xavi Hernández no longer counts on the centre-back and wants to leave him out of the squad travelling to the US for preseason.

It’s stated the Frenchman was given a week off to ‘speed up’ the move to Tottenham and even though there’s ‘intense negotiations’, the transfer hasn’t been confirmed yet.

Sport say ‘it’s possible’ for the former Sevilla man to ‘finish defining’ his move to the north London club before the Barcelona squad travel to the US tomorrow.

Today’s Marca also states the player is not included in Xavi’s plans and the manager wants to leave him out of the squad for the preseason tour. His situation is the one that worries the Catalan club the most, likely because they need to get him off their wage bill.

It’s said Lengelt’s been given time off until today to sort out his future and Marca also explain that Barca hope it’s resolved before the team leaves for the US on Wednesday.

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After just one season, £30m signing could leave Tottenham – Offer expected to be made

Yves Bissouma’s form for Brighton & Hove Albion during the 2021/22 season convinced Tottenham Hotspur to reportedly invest £30m to buy him last summer.

He struggled to impress and finished his debut season at Spurs with 28 appearances [10 league starts]. An ankle injury forced him to miss a chunk of the season.

The midfielder could have an option to leave Tottenham in the summer window as Akşam state Fenerbahçe have identified him as a target.

The Turkish club have been active in this window and have already made seven additions to their squad.

The hyave no intention to stop and the Yellow Canaries have set their sights on the Tottenham player. The report states ‘work has started’ and an ‘offer will be made’ to bring the 26-year-old to Istanbul in this window.

It’s claimed Fenerbahçe are looking to sign the Mali international on a loan deal with an option to buy. The report adds they have already established contact with his agent and ‘talks are ongoing’ for a potential deal this summer.

Akşam don’t mention if Fenerbahçe have initiated talks with Ange Postecoglou’s side over a deal for Bissouma.

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Significant Tottenham transfer update revealed on Leicester City star

Barnes is no longer on their shortlist following their transfer breakthrough.

Leicester City star Harvey Barnes is no longer on Tottenham Hotspur’s radar, according to journalist Ben Jacobs who spoke to Give Me Sport.

This comes following Spurs’ signing of Fulham’s Manor Solomon, with the Israeli joining following a productive season at Craven Cottage.

Ange Postecoglou has already conducted some transfer business with Spurs this summer, with James Maddison heading to the English capital and Harry Winks making the move to the King Power Stadium.

With this in mind, a deal for Barnes looked to be a possibility considering the relationship the two sides have already struck up a relationship, although they would have faced a real battle for his signature with Newcastle United, Aston Villa and West Ham also being linked with him.

Football League World understands Barnes would prefer a move to the English capital this summer – but it’s Newcastle who seem to be at the front of the queue for him at this stage as they seem to be the ones making the most effort to get a deal over the line.

With Declan Rice looking set to finalise a move to Arsenal though, that could free up funds for the Hammers to make a move for the Leicester man if they wished to.

What is the latest on Harvey Barnes’ move to Newcastle United?

Barnes has been heavily linked to Newcastle for a while now and it was previously unclear whether genuine progress had been made in their quest to secure his signature.

But Jacobs has revealed that negotiations are advancing and in a further boost for the Magpies’ supporters, he also revealed that Tottenham are now out of the running.

He said: “Things are progressing. The Newcastle position has been to make sure that they get value on this.

“Leicester want about £40million and they can push for that number because, over the last month or so, they’ve had interest from quite a lot of clubs.

“Although Tottenham’s interest has ended because Manor Solomon has come in, West Ham and Aston Villa have also looked at making a move. Leicester feel like they can get quite a good price for Barnes.”

Are Tottenham right to have ended their pursuit of Harvey Barnesv

Considering they have already strengthened their wing area, it wouldn’t make sense for them to spend a sizeable amount on Barnes.

He still has two years left on his contract in the Midlands and that means Leicester are likely to demand a huge amount for him.

Although Spurs and Leicester have already worked together this summer, it would be difficult to see the Foxes giving Spurs any form of discount.

Leicester reportedly value the winger at around £40m and with Spurs already spending £40m on Maddison, the North London outfit need to be careful not to spend too much in the transfer market.

Newcastle’s interest may only go on to push his valuation up, so they may not have won the race for his signature even if they were firmly in the race.

And this is why it may be wise for them to focus on alternative targets as they look to enjoy a reasonably successful 2023/24 campaign.