Jamie O’Hara has savaged four Tottenham Hotspur stars after their 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on Thursday night, leaving them just one point above the relegation zone with nine games to play.
Spurs took the lead through Dominic Solanke after good work by Archie Gray, before Micky Van de Ven was given a straight red card for dragging down Ismaila Sarr in the penalty area. The Senegal international netted the penalty, and scored again in the second half, after Jorgen Strand Larsen had given the Eagles the lead before half-time.
The defeat saw new manager Igor Tudor booed by the fans inside the stadium, while a number of players were also heavily criticised for their performances, and O’Hara was quick to jump on the bandwagon.
O’Hara Savages Four Spurs Stars
O’Hara appeared on talkSPORT following the game alongside Jason Cundy, and was visibly furious following the defeat, which left the club on the brink of relegation for the first time in 49 years.
However, the former midfielder picked up four players in particular to criticise, labelling Pape Matar Sarr a ‘Championship’ player, and Mathys Tel a ‘donkey’, among others.
“Pape Sarr is a Championship player,” he said.
“Conor Gallagher, how he played for Atletico Madrid I’ll never know. He’s been awful, he’s been absolutely awful. He’s on £200,000-a-week apparently.”
“Who’s this kid we’ve bought from Brazil, Souza? He looks like he’s got two left feet. Honestly, it’s embarrassing. Mathys Tel. A donkey could have told you last season he was garbage.”
Tottenham at Major Risk of Relegation
Spurs should be genuinely worried about relegation following recent performances, with the defeat to Palace leaving them just one point off the drop zone with nine games to play.
Their next Premier League game will see them travel to Anfield to face Liverpool, before a huge clash with Nottingham Forest. They then also have to face Sunderland, Brighton, Wolves, Aston Villa, Leeds, Chelsea, and Everton, giving them an incredibly difficult run of fixtures to save themselves.
They also have the added stress of playing in the Champions League still, with a clash against Atletico Madrid to come next week in the Last 16 stage.
Can Spurs Avoid the Drop?
GIVEMESPORT asked ChatGPT to predict whether Spurs would be able to avoid relegation by predicting their remaining fixtures, and this was its result:
TRANSFER NEWS: Ben Jacobs reveals Arsenal are set to bid for Morgan Rogers, with Aston Villa valuing the England attacker at £80m–£100m.
In the latest GMS newsletter, Ben Jacobs breaks down why Morgan Rogers has become Arsenal’s number one target, how Mikel Arteta and Andrea Berta view his versatility, and why Aston Villa’s PSR situation could shape the deal.
There are also major updates on Arsenal’s wider transfer plans, including Ayyoub Bouaddi, Jeremy Monga, Julian Alvarez and Bradley Barcola.
Plus, Ben Jacobs has the latest on Liverpool’s push for Yan Diomande, PSG’s involvement, alternative attacking targets, Enzo Fernandez wanting Real Madrid, Manchester United’s interest in Mateus Fernandes, and the midfield battle between Tottenham and Manchester City for Sandro Tonali.
Liverpool want to sign Yan Diomande from RB Leipzig this summer, but getting a deal over the line will not be easy.
The teen sensation is the Reds‘ number one transfer priority in the summer transfer window, with the Anfield outfit needing to strengthen in wide forward areas following the departure of Mohamed Salah and the question marks over Federico Chiesa and Cody Gakpo’s futures.
Diomande has been a shining light for the Ivory Coast at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico so far, winning the man of the match award for the win over Ecuador and impressing in the 2-1 defeat to Germany.
Leipzig price keeps going up for Diomande
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Liverpool will have to splash big money on the 19-year-old in order to complete a deal, with Leipzig looking for at least €100million to sanction a deal, not that they want to at all.
The German outfit are keen to keep hold of their red-hot forward and have offered him improved contract terms in the hopes of making him stay for at least one more year. The Red Bull side qualified for next season’s Champions League and the hope is that will encourage him to stay put for another year.
Liverpool have already had one bid for the Ivorian turned down, GIVEMESPORT understands it was for €80million plus €20 million in add-ons, so totaling the €100million that the German side were demanding. The Reds are planning to make a second offer in the coming days.
He said: “Liverpool’s perspective is that Diomande is their number one target, but if they cannot get him, and relatively quickly, they’re also prepared to move on.
“It’s not a transfer that Liverpool want to drag on until deadline day, like Alexander Isak when he moved from Newcastle, it’s clarity quickly, and if they can’t get it because the player decides to stay or Leipzig’s price remains at €130million or so, then Liverpool move on to other targets.”
The Diomande alternatives Liverpool could sign this summer
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And the Reds already have four other names in the frame when it comes to strengthening their forward line, as revealed by Jacobs.
He continued: “There’s appreciation for Bradley Barcola, so in a backhanded way, if PSG get Diomande, it might open the door for Barcola to move to the Premier League.
“There’s also Matias Fernandez-Pardo [from Lille], Said el Mala [from Koln] and Yankuba Minteh at Brighton, three other names the Reds are looking at.”
Manchester United are in the market to sign a Bundesliga defender in the summer transfer window, according to reports in Germany.
A large percentage of the discourse surrounding United at the moment is around the pursuit of a number of different midfielders.
The Red Devils will likely strengthen in multiple different positions, but it appears that the midfield is a priority position at the moment.
It’s unclear what their next priority will be after bringing in midfielders, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them reinforce the whole squad.
United are back in the Champions League, which means they’ll need a deeper and more competitive squad to deal with the hectic and more difficult fixture schedule.
Signing a centre-back is likely to be low down on United’s shortlist heading into the summer transfer window. Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Leny Yoro, Ayden Heaven and Matthijs de Ligt are Carrick’s current options at the back. It makes little sense to prioritise a move for a new defender unless somebody is set to leave.
Heaven and Yoro are young talents who are yet to reach their full potential, but they are still more than capable of being squad players and making an impact regularly.
If the opportunity arises to bring in a new defender, United might take it, but it feels unlikely that they will go all out to bring one in this summer.
