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Tottenham ready to make €70m offer – Player has firm ideas about move
Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain are among the clubs to have shown interest in AFC Bournemouth’s Illia Zabarnyi.
That’s according to RMC Sport, who cover Tottenham’s plan when discussing the latest on the Ligue 1 winners.
PSG have been chasing him for some time but are yet to agree terms with Bournemouth. The negotiations are ongoing with the Cherries, who have set a €70m price for the centre-back.
RMC Sport report several other clubs are keen on signing the 22-year-old and only Spurs are mentioned.
It’s claimed Tottenham are ready to offer €70m to meet Bournemouth’s request, but the defender isn’t convinced about joining them.
The Ukraine international has a strong desire to join Luis Enrique’s side and has agreed a five-year contract with them. If not for this, the outlet insists Zabarnyi could have already signed for another club, such as Tottenham.
His firm stance is stopping the Europa League winners from making advances to sign him this summer.
Zabarnyi only wants to join PSG, and they have made a new offer of €60m in fixed fee. RMC Sport adds the proposal will be €5m short of Bournemouth’s demand if bonuses are included, and there’s still no agreement between the two clubs.
- PSG advisor Luis Campos is said to have now handed this case to Nasser al-Khelaïfi to try and get the transfer over the line. They seem optimistic of finding an agreement with the Cherries.
£40m star hints he’s prepared to join Tottenham as Spurs speak with his camp
Tottenham have been given some encouragement over the potential signing of a star player after unceremoniously missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White.
Gibbs-White was due at Hotspur Way for a medical nearly three weeks ago (BBC), and chairman Daniel Levy was ready to activate the England international’s £60 million release clause (ESPN), only for Evangelos Marinakis to block the transfer, threaten legal action and somehow convince the player to stay.
Tottenham’s best-performing regulars in the Premier League – 2024/2025
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Son Heung-min
7.00
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6.98
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6.95
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6.84
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6.83
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Marinakis proudly watched over Gibbs-White from an uncomfortably short distance in his interview confirming the surprise contract extension on Saturday evening, with the player both praising Forest’s owner and exclaiming his delight at remaining.
After what was an unprecedented twist, the 25-year-old will no longer become a Tottenham player despite all signs previously pointing in that direction. Luckily for Spurs supporters, the end of this bizarre saga by no means spells the conclusion of Levy’s search for new attacking options.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham are actively working on an alternative to Gibbs-White, and there are even other suggestions that Frank’s side have now emerged as shock contenders for Real Madrid forward Rodrygo.
The forward, who signed for Real seven years ago from Santos for around £40 million, has gone on to become a notable first-team star for Los Blancos, with midfielder Jude Bellingham calling him their most underrated star.
However, uncertainty surrounds Rodrygo’s future, with Real apparently telling the Brazil international’s agents in a recent meeting that they’re open to letting him go this summer.
“His agents are talking to Real Madrid,” said Romano on his YouTube channel last week.
“They already had a meeting last week [with Madrid] to just present their own position. In that meeting, from what I’ve heard, Real Madrid confirmed that they are open to letting Rodrygo go.
“Now it’s Rodrygo, together with his agents, who has to decide what he wants to do – stay and fight for a spot or leave and explore all the options.”
Now, according to journalist Graeme Bailey and TBR Football, his team are also speaking with Tottenham.
Rodrygo hints he’s prepared to join Tottenham as Spurs speak with agents
It is believed that Spurs have opened discussions with intermediaries over signing Rodrygo, and the versatile attacker has “indicated that he would be open” to making a move to N17 before deadline day on September 1
