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Tottenham Hotspur have signed midfielder Archie Gray from Leeds United for about £30m, with defender Joe Rodon moving in the opposite direction in a deal worth about £10m.

Gray has signed a contract until 2030 with Spurs, who Leeds said had "met a release clause that was triggered by the club’s failure to get promoted at the first attempt".

The sale is believed to be enough to make the Elland Road club compliant with profit and sustainability rules, after their defeat in the Championship play-off final by Southampton cost them promotion and forced them to sell players.

Spurs have beaten Brentford to the signing of 18-year-old Gray, who played 52 matches in all competitions - in midfield and at right-back - for Leeds last season.

Tottenham are closing in on a move for Leeds for midfielder Archie Gray, worth between £30million and £40m, with defender Joe Rodon moving the other way.

The 18-year-old is expected to have a medical at Spurs's training ground after agreeing to a long-term deal in North London.

Spurs are expected to secure Gray from under the nose of London rivals Brentford, who had the youngster begin a medical at their training ground, only to see their bid of a similar value rejected by Leeds over payment structure and add-ons on Sunday.

The sale is believed to be enough to make Leeds compliant with profit and sustainability rules after their defeat in the Championship Play-Off final to Southampton cost them promotion and forced them to sell players.

The England Under-21 player, who also qualifies for Scotland, also reportedly attracted interest from Chelsea and Liverpool.

He was a near ever-present for Leeds last season, playing 52 matches in all competitions - primarily in midfield but occasionally at right-back - and he signed a new long-term deal in January.

Wales international Rodon, 26, will join Leeds in a separate deal believed to be worth around £10m.

Meanwhile, Leeds defender Charlie Cresswell is set for a move to Toulouse for £3.8m and due to have medical after flying to France yesterday, while Marc Roca has also been sold to Real Betis for a reported £4m.

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Tottenham forward Son Heung-min has said team-mate Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised to him for using a racial slur.

Appearing on Uruguayan TV, Bentancur was asked by a presenter for a Tottenham shirt, before replying: "Sonny's? It could be Sonny's cousin too as they all look the same."

Bentancur later apologised on Instagram and said his comments were a "very bad joke".

"I've spoken to Lolo," said Son. "He made a mistake, he knows this and has apologised.

"Lolo would not mean to ever intentionally say something offensive. We are brothers and nothing has changed at all.

"We're past this, we're united, and we will be back together in pre-season to fight for our club as one."

Leicester and Tottenham will open their Premier League campaigns with a meeting at King Power Stadium at 20:00 BST on Monday, 19 August.

In the most recent Premier League match between the two sides, Leicester won in February 2023 and they last won consecutive league games against Spurs in October 1999 [a run of three].

Of all Premier League fixtures to have been played at least 30 times, Leicester v Tottenham has the highest goals-per-game average of 3.8 [128 goals in 34 games]. In the past five meetings alone, there have been 28 goals at an average of 5.6 per game.

The Foxes are unbeaten on the past nine occasions they have started their league campaign with a home game (W6 D3). However, the past three times they have lost, they have been relegated at the end of the campaign - 3-1 v Newcastle in 1994-95 (Premier League), 5-0 v Bolton in 2001-02 (Premier League) and 1-0 v Blackpool in 2007-08 (Championship).

This is the seventh time Spurs are starting their Premier League campaign against a promoted side. They have won five of the previous six, losing the other 1-0 against Sunderland in 2007-08.

Tottenham midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has apologised to captain Son Heung-min for using a racial slur on Uruguayan television, saying it was a "very bad joke".

While appearing on Canal 10 show Por La Camiseta, Bentancur was asked by host Rafa Cotelo for a Spurs player's shirt.

The Uruguay international replied: "Sonny's? It could be Sonny's cousin too as they all look the same."

After backlash to the clip, which was circulated on social media, he apologised to the South Korea international on Instagram.

"Sonny brother," he wrote. "I apologise to you for what happened, it was just a very bad joke.

"You know I love you and I would never disrespect you or hurt you or anyone else! I love you, brother!"

Son is yet to publicly respond to the apology.

The two players have been team-mates since Bentancur joined the club from Juventus in January 2022.

Bentancur is preparing to represent his country at this summer’s Copa America in the United States, which starts on 20 June.

French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele will leave Tottenham after the mutual termination of his contract, say the Premier League club.

Ndombele joined Spurs on a six-year deal from Ligue 1 side Lyon for a then-club record 60m euros (£53.8m) in July 2019.

He scored the first of his 10 goals in 91 appearances for the club on debut against Aston Villa.

However struggles with form and fitness peppered his Spurs career before he re-joined Lyon on loan in 2022.

The 27-year-old then became a league winner in Italy and Turkey after playing on loan for Napoli in the 2022-23 campaign before moving to Galatasaray last season.

Ndombele still had a year left on his deal with Spurs but both parties have decided to end their partnership from 30 June.

He last played for Tottenham in an FA Cup third round tie with Morecambe on 9 January 2022.

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