Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal share a very fierce rivalry in England.
The two North London clubs have no love for each other. The hatred grew when Sol Campbell, who was a hero to Spurs fans, crossed the divide to join Arsenal.
Since then, Spurs have signed players who used to represent Arsenal. The likes of Emmanuel Adebayor and William Gallas donned Spurs’ colours after playing for the Gunners.
Even Harry Kane used to be a part of Arsenal’s academy – he joined Tottenham after being released by Hale End and went on to become one of the best players in the world.
Now, Spurs are keeping an eye on another player who grew up at Arsenal.
Tottenham are closely following AC Milan star Yunus Musah
Tottenham and AC Milan are very familiar with each other.
The two clubs negotiated a deal that saw Emerson Royal swap North London for Milan in the summer of 2024. That move didn’t work, but it was viewed as a good deal for both sides at the time.
In the winter window, Tottenham and AC Milan held talks for the transfer of Fikayo Tomori and a deal was almost agreed.
However, Tomori rejected a move to Tottenham.
Now, Milan Live claim that Spurs could try and sign the England defender again in the summer, but he isn’t the only AC Milan player they are looking at.
The report claims that Ange Postecoglou’s side are also ‘closely following’ Yunus Musah, the USMNT midfielder who has become a regular at the San Siro since Sergio Conceicao took charge.
Musah, who was hailed as ‘spectacular‘ during the last World Cup, still has over three years left on his contract at Milan.
Yunus Musah’s Arsenal story
Musah relocated from Italy to London in 2012, when he was just nine years old.
That is when he joined the Arsenal academy. He came through the ranks at Hale End and made 18 appearances for the U18s’ side.
In 2019, when he was 16 years old, Musah decided to leave Arsenal and joined Valencia’s academy in Spain.
“That (playing senior football) was one of the reasons I chose to move to Spain – I felt at the time maybe, we’ll never know, that I wasn’t able to be in the Arsenal first-team so early,” Musah told the Standard in 2022 about his departure.
“Their team was really good and I felt at my age I could play first-team football and there was the chance to move to Valencia. Things turned out great. I’m very grateful for that.”
In the upcoming summer window, if things go Tottenham’s way, Spurs could end up signing the Arsenal academy product six years after he left the red side of North London.