Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly preparing to go head-to-head with Arsenal over the deal to sign Bayern Munich star Kingsley Coman this summer, as per Football Transfers journalist Steve Kay.
The Lilywhites have already strengthened the forward department by signing Dominic Solanke from AFC Bournemouth. But, it has been reported that Ange Postecoglou wants a new wide attacker as well before the end of this window.
Pedro Neto and Eberechi Eze have been mentioned as serious targets for Spurs but while Neto has joined Chelsea, Eze would be an expensive option as he has a release clause of around £60m.
So, having already splashed over £100m to sign Solanke and Archie Gray this summer, Tottenham have seemingly started exploring cheaper alternative options to reinforce the attack and have now registered their interest in Coman.
It has recently been reported that Bayern Munich are ready to let the Frenchman leave and are open to accepting loan offers with an option or obligation to buy.
Battle
Arsenal have already registered their interest in signing him with they also looking to reinforce the flanks before the end of this window.
However, it appears Tottenham could hijack their rivals’ move. Speaking on KS1TV, Kay has said that Tottenham have expressed their interest in signing Coman and he is represented by CAA base – which is linked to a lot of Spurs players and Ange Postecoglou.
He said:
“A good player, he’s struggling for game time at Bayern at the moment, a lot of good players there. There are going to be a lot of clubs after him. I know Spurs are a team looking at him. Interestingly, there he’s a part of CAA Base, which a lot of Spurs players are linked to – as is Ange Postecoglou.”
Fabrizio Romano has recently revealed that Barcelona have also joined the race to sign Coman as their new manager Hansi Flick likes the player a lot.
Coman, valued at around £43m by Transfermarkt, is an experienced player and has displayed his abilities at the highest level over the last few years. So, the 28-year-old could be a shrewd signing for Tottenham or Arsenal if either club purchase him.
However, he has been struggling with fitness problems over the last few years and either North London club need to keep that in mind before making any potential swoop for him.
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Juventus are eyeing a summer move for former Tottenham winger Marcus Edwards, who could yet provide a financial windfall to the north London club.
Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou could be in for a financial windfall due to a sell-on clause in Marcus Edwards’ contract. Back in 2019, Edwards was transferred from London to Portuguese team Vitoria Guimaraes for just over £1million, with a clever 50 per cent sell-on clause included in the agreement.
After impressing at his new club, he was sold on to Sporting CP in 2022 for £6.6m – Spurs pocketed half of this sum thanks to their shrewd clause. As Football London reported earlier this year, the club then reduced their sell-on clause to 35 per cent to enable a transfer for Pedro Porro in January 2023.
This means that Spurs are entitled to 35 per cent of the profit of any future sale of Edwards by Sporting. With the summer transfer window now open, Juventus have started to show interest in Edwards.
The Italian side had initially targeted Manchester United’s Jadon Sancho but according to Football Italia, no agreement has been reached despite initial interest on the player’s side. However, even if he did push for a move to Italy, he now faces competition from other players being targeted by Juventus.
Furthermore, reports from The Independent suggest that the United winger is now nearing a move to PSG, putting any potential transfer to Juventus in serious doubt.
In light of the situation with Sancho, Serie A heavyweights Juve have intensified their bid to identify alternative targets including 25-year-old Edwards. Fabrizio Romano reports that the English winger is on Juventus’ radar and could be bought for around €25m (£21.4m).
This could entitle Spurs to 35 per cent of any profits made from selling Edwards to Sporting – meaning if Juventus meet his club’s valuation, Spurs could potentially gain up to £4m from the sale of a player they let go in 2019.
Interest from Italy in Edwards does exist but according to Portuguese outlet A Bola, there have been no official offers yet. If the winger is moved on this summer, the proceeds from his sell-on clause may be funnelled back into strengthening the Spurs squad.
