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Spurs ready to launch big Bale bid …
Tottenham could make an “audacious” attempt to bring Gareth Bale back to the club from Real Madrid, according to the Independent.
With Bale’s agent due to hold talks with Madrid officials in the coming days, Spurs are keeping tabs on the situation, with the Wales international “open to a return and willing to make compromises on financial demands.”
That could put Spurs ahead of Manchester United, long seen as a potential destination if Bale leaves the Bernabeu — but the report says an exit “is by no means certain, since he is a favourite of Madrid president Florentino Perez.”
And in Spain, AS says United are readying a bid for Madrid’s Champions League final hero and will offer more than £120 million for him.
… but are concerned about Sessegnon chances
Staying with Tottenham, they have long been linked with Ryan Sessegnon, but the London Evening Standard says they are worried that Fulham owner Shahid Khan’s bid to buy Wembley could throw a spanner in the works.
Sessegnon helped Fulham secure promotion to the Premier League, and Khan has said he wants the 18-year-old to stay. But the Standard says Spurs fear Fulham would be reluctant to do business “because chairman Daniel Levy could soon be in competition with Khan to secure an NFL franchise in London.”
With Tottenham’s new stadium set to stage American football, Levy “likes the idea of the venue one day becoming home to an NFL side” — but Khan “could bid to make Wembley the permanent base of his Jacksonville Jaguars team.”
The Standard says that potential rivalry could mean Fulham “would rather Sessegnon went elsewhere if they are forced to sell in future.”
However, Spurs will continue to monitor the £50m-rated teenager, who also is linked with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain.
No loan move for City youngster Foden
Manchester City teenager Phil Foden will not leave on loan next season and is poised to sign a new long-term deal, the Telegraph reports.
Foden, 18, has been linked with a temporary switch, but City want the England under-19 international to continue progressing under Pep Guardiola despite interest from numerous other clubs.
The Telegraph says negotiations over a new contract “are expected to progress smoothly,” and although its terms are still to be finalised, “he will be in line for a substantial pay rise.”
Tap-ins
— West Ham are keen to sign Inter Milan midfielder Joao Mario for a second loan spell next season, the Evening Standard reports. Mario joined the Hammers in January and helped them secure Premier League status, but the Standard says Inter would prefer to sell the Portugal international permanently and value him at around £25m.
— With Riyad Mahrez set to join Manchester City, Leicester have been linked with Nice winger Bassem Srarfi, the Leicester Mercury says, citing reports in France. Leicester’s former Nice manager Claude Puel is said to admire Tunisia international Srarfi, but Puel might not be the only Premier League boss interested, with Arsenal also reported to have sent scouts to watch Srarfi.
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