Tottenham warned Arsenal might hijack switch once more after Eberechi Eze deal final summer time
For the second yr working, Tottenham run the danger of being crushed to a serious summer time switch goal by arch-rivals Arsenal.
That’s the warning talkSPORT’s Simon Jordan has given Spurs as they eye up a giant midfield signing, having seen the Gunners hijack their transfer for Eberechi Eze final yr.
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The north London membership have held talks with representatives of Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali as they appear to strengthen their squad after narrowly avoiding relegation from the Premier League.
However Jordan isn’t satisfied that Roberto De Zerbi’s facet shall be in pole place to land the 26-year-old Italy worldwide.
Jordan’s Tonali doubt
Discussing the state of affairs with Jim White on talkSPORT’s White and Jordan, the previous Crystal Palace chairman derided the suggestion Tonali could possibly be Tottenham-bound, responding to the information that Spurs had met Tonali’s group.
“They’ll discuss to Ferenc Puskas for a gathering if they need, however they’re not going to signal Tonali. He’s not going to signal for Tottenham.
Requested by White why he couldn’t see Tonali becoming a member of Spurs, Jordan responded: “As a result of I doubt that he’ll see an upward transfer being Tottenham Hotspur – on condition that he’s been at Newcastle; on condition that the expectation of Newcastle was far larger than finally he attainable signed on for.
“The expectation was that the possession would have pushed tougher and better.
“There’s expectations of him being going to [much] larger golf equipment. I wouldn’t be stunned if he finally ends up at Arsenal and the identical factor occurs to Spurs [that happened] with Eberechi Eze.”
Deja vu for Spurs?
Spurs gave the impression to be profitable the race to signal Eze from Crystal Palace final summer time however ultimately misplaced out to Arsenal.
The England star joined the Gunners for £67.5m, a lot to the frustration of Tottenham followers.
Eze went on to assist Arsenal win their first Premier League title in 22 years and was named in Thomas Tuchel’s England squad for the World Cup.
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Whereas it stays to be seen whether or not Tonali, who joined Newcastle from AC Milan three years in the past, finally ends up a Spurs participant this summer time, the membership have already been lively within the switch market.
Two gamers have agreed strikes to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as free brokers when their contracts expire on the finish of this month.
Left-back Andy Robertson and centre-back Marcos Senesi will formally turn into Tottenham gamers on July 1 after leaving Liverpool and Bournemouth respectively.
The one means is up
Spurs shall be decided to carry out significantly higher in 2026/27 than they did within the season simply gone.
Their back-to-back Premier League finishes of 17th have been their lowest since 1977 – after they completed backside of the outdated First Division.
De Zerbi and co. will discover out their first opponents of the brand new marketing campaign when the 2026/27 Premier League fixtures are introduced this Friday (June 19).
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