Leeds United have reportedly rejected a £40million bid from Brentford for talented midfielder Archie Gray, despite allowing the teenager to travel for a medical on Saturday. And now Tottenham Hotspur are said to have entered talks and expect a deal to be struck, having monitored his situation for months.
Gray appeared set to complete a switch to Brentford after agreeing personal terms and travelling to London for medical tests.
But the Championship club's decision to play hardball looked likely to benefit Chelsea and Spurs, also linked with a swoop for his services this summer.
And The Athletic claim that Leeds rejected the Bees' opening offer worth in the region of £35m on Sunday morning.
Gray is now reportedly leaning towards a transfer to Tottenham, with discussions between the two clubs underway and drawing optimism of a positive conclusion.
The highly-rated 18-year-old is due to hold talks with Spurs on Sunday as Ange Postecoglou, currently in Germany working as a Euro 2024 pundit for ITV, closes in on an exciting coup.
Tottenham are believed to have attempted to lure Gray to north London before he signed his first professional contract with his boyhood club at the age of 17.
The England U21 looks destined to make a step up now, though, after Leeds failed to secure instant promotion back to the Premier League last season.
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Leeds' 1-0 defeat against Southampton in the Play-Off final at Wembley Stadium has landed the club in danger of breaching Profitability and Sustainability regulations.
They have subsequently been forced to raise funds through offloading members of Daniel Farke's talented squad and look set to part ways with Gray reluctantly.
Leeds chairman Paraag Marathe has previously admitted the club may have to cash in on their popular No. 22.
He said: "If I can paint the big picture for you, there are certain things that we need to do, and we will make sure we are fully compliant with PSR, as we always have been.
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"And there are certain trade-offs that we have to make and so we'll have to get to the drawing board and figure out which moves we have to make sure that we are compliant. It's too early to say.
"Obviously Archie is a tremendous player, as are all of the players who put in so much effort for us, but you know, every season brings change and so I can't yet comment on it, but we'll see what happens."
Crysencio Summerville is another star thought to be attracting heavyweight interest after being named the Championship Player of the Season.
The 22-year-old scored 21 goals and provided 10 assists in 49 appearances in all competitions, leading to links to Chelsea and Liverpool.