Tottenham Hotspur have been offered the chance to sign a big-money striker as they look to bolster their attacking options ahead of next season, according to GIVEMESPORT senior correspondent Ben Jacobs.
Tottenham and ENIC have gone into overdrive in the summer transfer window to ensure Roberto De Zerbi has the squad he needs to lead the club up the Premier League standings, having only confirmed survival on the final day of last season.
Spurs have already brought in half-a-dozen players to transform their defence and central midfield, including breaking their transfer record twice to first sign West Ham United’s Mateus Fernandes, and then Newcastle United’s Sandro Tonali.
The north London outfit will surely need to sell some players next for financial reasons as well as reducing the size of the squad, with Cristian Romero, Luka Vuskovic, Guglielmo Vicario and Richarlison among those heavily linked with an exit from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Tottenham’s next transfer priority is to boost their frontline, with talk that they want to add a new left-winger and a new centre-forward to De Zerbi’s squad, especially if Richarlison does go.
Eli Junior Kroupi of Bournemouth is a confirmed target, but they have been offered another player.
Tottenham Offered Chance to Sign Kolo Muani
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After an underwhelming season-long loan spell at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Spurs had seemingly decided not to try and sign Randal Kolo Muani on a permanent deal from Paris Saint-Germain.
Instead, the €90m (£77m) forward has been keen to join Juventus with talks underway between the two clubs, but PSG have grown frustrated by the lack of progress over a move.
The Champions League holders have now performed a big U-turn and have opened the door for other European clubs to sign the 27-year-old.
According to Jacobs, speaking on the latest episode of GIVEMESPORT’s Market Madness Podcast, Tottenham are one of the clubs who have been contacted over a move for the France international.
The journalist said: “Now, what’s happening is PSG have moved from giving preference to Kolo Muani’s desired move to opening the door to both English and, I’m told, German suitors as well, because they want to get this deal done, they want to facilitate the sale, and it’s currently not progressing with that move to Juventus.
“So now PSG have to start looking at other options, and that’s where Spurs come in. I’m not aware that Spurs have made a decision on Randal Kolo Muani yet, and if they want to try and do that deal, and the expectation was that he would just go. But it’s PSG driving the possibility to other clubs and offering him back to Tottenham and others to see whether there’s a deal to be had because they’re not making progress at the moment.
“But Kolo Muani has got one preference; he wants to go to Juventus, and we still shouldn’t discount that move.”
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Tottenham Have Number One Winger Target
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Tottenham are determined to land a new left-winger this summer, but despite links with the likes of Rafael Leao and Cody Gakpo, Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Manchester City forward Savinho is their ‘number one, two and three’ target for the position.
Spurs tried to sign the Brazilian last summer and it appears as though their interest in the player is still strong, even though De Zerbi only joined the club a few months ago.
The north London outfit need to offer a number that will convince City to sell, with the former Premier League champions knowing they have money to spend after their £185m outlay on Fernandes and Tonali.
Wrexham are reportedly ready to make a £7 million bid to sign a Sunderland star in the summer transfer window.
The Championship club could look to make some ambitious signings in the summer as they aim to gain promotion to the Premier League.
The Wales-based side finished just outside the play-off places last season, but they’ll be hoping to build a squad capable of gaining promotion from the Championship.
Wrexham have spent significant sums of money over the last few years to climb from non-league to the second tier of English football, and it’s been a fairytale journey for Phil Parkinson’s side.
Now it’s about getting over the line and climbing into the top division, and they’ll need reinforcements if they want to do so.
A professional lip reader has revealed what Thomas Tuchel said during a passionate touchline rant before England came from behind to beat Norway 2-1 in their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday night. The Three Lions are now into the final four of the tournament for only the second time this generation, and just the fourth time in their history.
Jude Bellingham was once again England’s hero, scoring his fifth and sixth goals of the summer. No midfielder has found the net more often than the Real Madrid star during the tournament. His second of the night arrived in extra time and sparked jubilant scenes across the country, with players linking arms to sing ‘Wonderwall’ as anticipation began to build for Tuesday’s showdown with reigning champions Argentina.
But amid all the talk of Bellingham stepping up to the plate, far less has been said about Tuchel, who has played a pivotal role in England’s march to the semi-finals.
While Gareth Southgate used his feel-good factor and charisma to drive the nation’s rise to prominence and build an enviable house, his successor’s fierce, unrelenting edge and wealth of tournament know-how now appear to be putting the roof on it.
What Tuchel Told England Players During Hydration Break
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A second-half hydration break afforded the German tactician the perfect opportunity to get his message across to his players. Nicola Hickling assessed the footage and told the Daily Mail that Tuchel said:
“Work harder. Go faster. You’re so static. You’re just standing. I need to tell you… Listen to the staff. We’ve got to fight for our positions. Listen to the staff. Keep the ball low. Less pushing, more focus on the ball. At corners, you’ve got to go right.
“Don’t come from the front [directed at Anthony Gordon]. Your best position is on the right – that’s a fact. Every time you come from the front, the ball gets lost. Now listen: keep right, stay right.”
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Although it was initially their Viking opposition that came out of the blocks with more incentive following the hydration break, England did eventually click into gear to suffocate Norway during extra-time – though the curious substitution that saw Erling Haaland hooked off before the match’s conclusion undoubtedly also helped their case.
US football pundit Mike Grella has been slammed for his comments about England following their victory over Norway at the 2026 World Cup.
The Three Lions went into their quarter-final tie against Norway at Miami Stadium as the favourites. They were able to see off Stale Solbakken’s side, but they weren’t convincing in doing so.
Thomas Tuchel’s side fell behind in the 36th minute when Andreas Schjelderup’s cross deceived Jordan Pickford and found the back of the net.
Jude Bellingham has been outstanding for England this tournament, and he rescued his side yet again. The 23-year-old equalised for his side on the stroke of half-time when his powerful left-footed strike found the corner of the net.
The Real Madrid star scored what turned out to be the winner in the third minute of stoppage-time, capitalising on an error from Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland to send England to the semi-finals of the competition.
Mike Grella Slams ‘Embarrassing’ England
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US pundit Mike Grella did not hold back about England after the match. The former Leeds footballer said on CBS Sports:
“The good news is you have two games left, right? Semi-final, final, and you can actually win a World Cup first time since 1966. That’s a positive. You’re competing, you’re finding ways to win.
“Bad news is you’re not very good at football. You’re not good with the ball, you’re not good in transition, you lose space, unbelievable spaces in between the lines.
“It was, not by my standard, because I’m happy with whoever wins, but by English standards, a really poor performance, really poor performance. The impressive part is how poor you are and able to get away with the win.
“It’s like having the world’s ugliest daughter and saying, you’re so beautiful, baby. You’re beautiful. Listen to what anyone’s telling you, you’re beautiful. It’s just, let’s call it spade to spade here. That was embarrassing the way you got through that game. I mean, you made Norway look like world beaters in that game.
“So the credit is two more games, you can win a World Cup. Credit to you. You have unbelievable superstars in the team and in [Harry] Kane and [Jude] Bellingham, and they showed that. But through facets of the game, not good enough at all.
“By the way, first ball hits the camera right. We’re chipping the ball now. There’s not a chip in the ball on Tuesday to put the chip in on Wednesday to take it out on Thursday and put it back in. Right. OK fine.
“This, the goal comes from the goalkeeper which I called him out before the game. You know we’re saying always so great.
“Troy [Deeney] says no, he’s the second goalkeeper. He knocks the ball down into it. And then what about the goal taken away for Norway as well? So a lot of talking points, but again, you’re there. So congratulations, I suppose.”
Grella’s comments have not gone down well on social media. One football fan said: ‘What a moronic comment’, while a second said: ‘He should be fired. Rage baiting and clip farming over actual analysis.’
A third said: ‘This guy is actually being paid to expose his lack of ball knowledge’, while a fourth commented: ‘What a load of rubbish man! Just talking with emotions. Norway are actually a very good team that are growing, with a foundation of players that play in the toughest league. When you get closer to the final, the only thing that matters is to WIN.’
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Thomas Tuchel Slams England’s Performance
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England boss Tuchel wasn’t impressed with his side’s performance. Speaking after the match, he said: We made life very difficult for ourselves. The result is fantastic, it’s amazing, but we are not happy with the performance.”
When pushed for more details, he added: “In every sense. Sloppy, a lot of technical mistakes, not fast enough: we were lucky today.
“I am not happy. The way we played was sloppy, we did a lot of technical mistakes. It is nothing to do with mentality. We need to play better…”
England will contest their semi-final against Argentina on Wednesday July 15. The victor will play either France or Spain in the World Cup final on Sunday, July 19.
