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Levy ready to pay full £60 million worth to signal star for Tottenham

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Tottenham and chairman Daniel Levy are prepared to pay £60 million for an “ice-cold” ahead, which might be sufficient to finish a deal.

Spurs anticipated to make extra attacking signings

Timo Werner comes as Spurs’ first outright attacking addition of this summer time, with the German placing pen to paper on a mortgage extension which can see him stay in north London till the top of subsequent season.

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Postecoglou actually needs £35 million star at Tottenham with talks ongoing

The Australian is personally eyeing a transfer.

The brand new deal consists of an £8.5 million possibility to purchase him outright subsequent summer time, as extensively reported, which is a way under the £15 million purchase clause which Spurs initially agreed with Leipzig in January.

Whereas Werner is staying is undoubtedly excellent news for Ange Postecoglou, who retains a flexible and pacey ahead tailored to his interchangeable system, it stays the case that Spurs are available in the market for brand new attackers.

Tottenham are believed to be contenders for the signing of Want Doue from Rennes, amongst others, as technical director Johan Lange and Levy scour the marketplace for thrilling forwards.

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Athletic Bilbao starlet Nico Williams is one other participant of curiosity to Spurs, coming after an exceptional marketing campaign in Spain the place he racked up 19 assists in all competitions. In addition to the 21-year-old and Doue, gamers nearer to dwelling in Wolves winger Pedro Neto and Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze have been talked about as nicely.

The latter, who’s at the moment representing England at Euro 2024, loved an excellent season at Palace final time period – bagging 11 targets and 6 assists in all competitions underneath Roy Hodgson and Oliver Glasner.

Eberechi Eze in all competitions for Crystal Palace final season

Stat

Complete (through Transfermarkt)

Appearances

31

Targets

11

Assists

6

Minutes per purpose

208

Minutes performed

2,285

Palace have already misplaced Michael Olise to Bayern Munich, and there’s a rising variety of golf equipment eyeing up a transfer for defender Marc Guehi, following his spectacular marketing campaign on the Euros.

Eze may nicely be a part of each Guehi and Olise out the door, given the attacker’s contract features a £60 million launch clause which might render Palace powerless to cease his exit from Selhurst Park.

Tottenham ready to set off £60 million launch clause for Eze

In response to The Solar, Tottenham are prepared spend £60 million to set off Eze’s launch clause, with league champions Man Metropolis prepared to do precisely the identical factor.

This is able to make the “ice-cold” 25-year-old one in every of Spurs’ costliest ever signings, displaying simply how extremely they charge the previous QPR star. Apparently, pundit Alan Hutton has beforehand backed Levy to pay £60m for Eze.

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“He simply goes out and performs with a smile on his face, he performs with loads of freedom and he’s obtained a lot attacking high quality,” mentioned Hutton to Tottenham Information.

“He can rating targets, he can help, these are the kind of guys you want and he’s been rewarded for his good kind by being picked for the England squad.

“I feel he may go and be a shining star so £60million is correct. You take a look at among the costs which can be getting banded round now for gamers that aren’t pretty much as good, so I can perceive that. If he’s going to be out there for that worth, I feel Levy will spend it.”