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Villa reject Spurs bid for Jacob Ramsey as West Ham target Wan-Bissaka

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Tottenham Hotspur have offered Aston Villa £20million for Jacob Ramsey in a deal that would involve Giovani Lo Celso moving in the opposite direction.

The north London club are trying to take advantage of Villa potentially needing to sell players before the end of the month to stay within the Premier League’s financial rules.

Villa rejected the bid as they value the 23-year-old midfielder at between £40million and £50million and he has three years left on his contract. Ramsey has done best when given freedom to dribble into the opposing area, helping to score or make 13 league goals two seasons ago, but he contributed only two in the past campaign, which was cut short by a toe injury.

Lo Celso, the midfielder who has

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Rodrigo Bentancur could face ban for saying South Koreans ‘all look the same’

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Rodrigo Bentancur could face a ban for suggesting that South Korean people all “look the same” as his Tottenham Hotspur team-mate Son Heung-min, with the FA considering whether to charge the midfielder.

Bentancur was being interviewed on the Uruguayan television programme Por la Camiseta last week when the host asked him for a Tottenham player’s shirt. Bentancur replied “Sonny’s?” before adding: “It could be Sonny’s cousin as well because they all look the same.”

After Bentancur issued a public apology on Saturday, Son confirmed on Thursday that he had spoken to his team-mate and that they were “past this” and “united”.

Bentancur could still face punishment from the FA, which is aware of the incident. The governing body is looking into the matter to decide

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