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According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are on the brink of signing former Chelsea star Conor Gallagher ahead of Premier League rivals Aston Villa.

Chelsea’s decision to part ways with Gallagher divided the fan base as he was one of their standout performers during the 2023/24 campaign and he shone for Atletico Madrid during his debut season, but he has fallen in the pecking order this term.

Before Gallagher joined Atletico, he was also linked with several Premier League clubs, including Spurs.

The north London outfit were often mentioned as a potential destination for Gallagher and they have renewed their interest in the England international in recent days.

Spurs have upped their interest following Rodrigo Bentancur’s injury, though they have faced competition from Aston Villa.

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A return to the Premier League in this window was always likely for Gallagher, who is looking for more regular game time to boost his chances of playing for England at this summer’s World Cup.

Initial reports on Monday suggested Aston Villa were more likely to land Gallagher as they struck an agreement with Atletico Madrid over a loan deal with a buy option.

However, Spurs later swooped and ‘agreed a deal’ with Atletico Madrid worth £34m, with this permanent deal obviously preferred by the Spanish giants as they are guaranteed money.

Sky Sports have provided more details. They explained: ‘Spurs were in the market for a midfielder after Rodrigo Bentancur was ruled out for the majority of the season with a hamstring injury.

‘Aston Villa and Tottenham both approached Atletico about signing Gallagher. But talks are now heading firmly in the direction of Spurs. They are long-term admirers of Gallagher. They were interested when he signed for Atletico in August 2024.’

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A subsequent report from talkSPORT has revealed that Gallagher is due to undergo his ‘medical’ on Tuesday after Tottenham’s ‘hijack’ on Aston Villa.

Their report claims:

‘Conor Gallagher will have a medical with Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday ahead of his move to the Premier League club, talkSPORT understands.

‘Spurs have hijacked Aston Villa’s move for Gallagher, who is set to sign a five-and-a-half year deal with the north Londoners. As revealed exclusively last week by talkSPORT, Villa wanted to take Gallagher on loan initially with a view to a permanent deal in the summer. However, Spurs’ offer for the former Chelsea star is more appealing to the Spanish club.’

The report also noted that Gallagher favours Spurs over Villa ‘due to a guarantee of minutes while the location is more advantageous for him’.

The Tottenham board are “split” on the future of Thomas Frank with some concerned the head coach is “not a good fit” for Spurs, according to reports.

Tottenham have won just one of their last seven matches in all competitions with Frank coming under scrutiny once again this season.

Spurs have dropped down to 14th in the Premier League table and were knocked out of the FA Cup over the weekend at home to Aston Villa.

Frank’s side will face London rivals West Ham, who have failed to win a Premier League game since November 8, in their next match on Saturday, with a defeat against Nuno Espirito Santo’s men likely to cause a big outburst.

After a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Saturday, journalist Graeme Bailey insists that the board are “split” and that Tottenham CEO Vinai Venkatesham is coming under pressure for the Frank appointment over the summer.

Bailey told our friends at TEAMtalk: “Tottenham Hotspur’s hierarchy are split on the future of Thomas Frank, but the club remain determined not to make a change this season.

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“Spurs CEO Vinai Venkatesham believed he landed the right man in the summer when luring Frank across London from Brentford.

“However, we are now told by sources that Venkatesham was warned by some members of Spurs’ hierarchy that the former Arsenal man was not a good fit in terms of his system and the Tottenham players already in situ.

“The source, who spoke to us on the guarantee he would not be named, told us: ‘Vinai feels Thomas is such a great fit for Spurs in so many ways. A great person, character – who is well liked, but he was warned that the system would not be a fit.

‘”There is a real concern in the club, up high, that this is how things are playing out. The players like Thomas, but do they believe in what he is asking? That is the worry.'”

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Bailey added: “Now with Spurs sitting in 14th and with just one win in their last seven games, including an FA Cup exit to Aston Villa on Saturday, pressure is mounting.

“Spurs are ready to invest this month and want Frank to succeed, and insist they do not want to make a mid-season change. But forthcoming games against West Ham and Borussia Dortmund are huge.

“We are told that whilst Tottenham would not describe the current situation as Frank being given the dreaded ‘vote of confidence’ it does seem it is close to that situation.”

It’s unclear how active Tottenham will be before the end of the transfer window but Romania international Radu Dragusin looks set to leave imminently.

Roma have reportedly put a loan-to-buy offer on the table for Dragusin with Florin Manea revealing that the Tottenham defender’s future will be decided over the next day or two.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur are looking to hijack Aston Villa in the race to sign Atletico Madrid star Conor Gallagher this month.

Gallagher has been heavily linked with a potential return to the Premier League months as he has fallen in the pecking order at Atletico Madrid this season.

The 23-year-old has been mentioned as an option for Man Utd, but Spurs or Aston Villa currently look to be more likely destinations for the England international.

The former Chelsea star is having an uphill fight to earn a spot in the England squad for this summer’s World Cup, with a move possibly needed if he’s to have any hope of being picked by Thomas Tuchel.

A new report from Football London claims Villa’s ‘offer’ for Gallagher has been ‘on the table for a week’ as they are in ‘talks over a permanent deal’, but Spurs are ‘desperate for reinforcements’ and ‘want to sign’ him.

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The north London side are said to have ‘stepped up their interest’ in landing Gallagher this month, but this deal hinges on fending off Villa and meeting Atletico Madrid’s terms.

The report adds: ‘It’s understood that Atletico Madrid will only entertain talks for a permanent deal and are not willing to allow Gallagher to leave on loan this month with a view or obligation to buy in the summer.

‘Villa’s offer to bring Gallagher back to the Premier League has been on the table for a week, with Spurs believed to have opened informal talks over the weekend.’

Regarding potential exits, it has been suggested that Mathys Tel could move elsewhere this month as he has only been a bit-part player for Spurs this season and has struggled to live up to expectations following his move from Bayern Munich.

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that he would “consider an exit”, while Spurs have a “clear message” on letting him leave.

“Talking about players, let me start with Mathys Tel, because he is an important talent,” Romano explained on his YouTube channel.

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“He joined Tottenham Hotspur almost one year ago, in January 2025, and now the key point is his future. Mathys Tel has one big dream, to go to the World Cup with the France national team.

“He wants to play regularly and feel important. The message arriving from the player’s side to Tottenham is very clear. If he is not playing, he is prepared to go.

“At this stage, Tottenham’s intention is still to keep the player and to make Mathys Tel one of the important players in the second half of the season. But from the player’s side, he will follow the situation very closely in the next days and weeks.

“If he doesn’t play and doesn’t feel important with regular game time, Mathys Tel could consider an exit from Tottenham in the January transfer window on loan.

“There are several clubs interested in different countries, not only in England. Also in Germany, where he already played at Bayern Munich, and also in France. For example Paris FC, not Paris Saint-Germain, are very ambitious and would love to sign Mathys Tel on loan.

“But at this stage Tottenham are not giving a green light. The message from the club is still clear. They want to keep the player.”

Tottenham have ‘rejected an offer’ for a defender from a European club where he is said to be a ‘prime target,’ according to a Sky Sports report.

Spurs have struggled massively in recent games. In their last seven, they have won just once, and during that run the north London club has conceded 11 goals.

Those games have largely involved favoured centre-back partnership Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, who would expect to keep sides at bay better than they are doing currently.

Tottenham haven’t been blessed with a wealth of defensive options this season, as they clearly don’t yet feel Kota Takai is ready, while Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies have both been injured for lengthy periods.

Davies returned in mid-November, while Dragusin came back into contention after a nearly a year out, in late December.

The Romanian defender played five minutes on his return, and has not played a minute in any of the games since, being left on the bench in three league games and the FA Cup third round.

While that might suggest he’s not required at the club, Tottenham have proved that is not the case.

Sky Sports have reported that Dragusin is a ‘prime target’ for Serie A club Roma, but Spurs have rejected a loan offer from them for their centre-back.

Tottenham are seemingly unwilling to part with Dragusin this in January, though their former scout, Bryan King, feels a summer exit could come to fruition, with Luka Vuskovic potentially returning after impressing on loan at Hamburg.

King said: “He’d [Vuskovic] sooner be playing for Tottenham than Hamburg, believe me.

“If he’s a fan favourite there, he won’t want to disappoint them.

“He’ll be getting positive vibes from the staff at Spurs because he’s doing a fine job in Germany. He’s got to be looked at as a potential first-team player for Tottenham.

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“You’d want him back at your club if he’s progressing how he’s expected to progress. He will be a very big asset to bring back and use next season.

“The one thing they’ve got to be looking at is letting go of Dragusin. They’ll be bringing Vuskovic back out, and then they can sell Dragusin.”

An insider account has revealed that some Tottenham stars feel Thomas Frank is ‘waiting to be sacked’ by the club, where there he will earn around £20million.

Frank’s recent results as Spurs boss have been very poor. At the start of his tenure, he seemed to be a significant upgrade on what Ange Postecoglou delivered last season, with Tottenham battling for a top-four spot in the Premier League.

But they are now 14th in the league and were dumped out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Saturday. That was the fourth game on the spin that Spurs have not won, and in the last seven, they’ve only been victorious once.

There is pressure mounting on the boss as a result, and according to an insider X account, some Tottenham players ‘believe Frank is waiting to be sacked’.

The report suggests that sacking Frank now would cost Tottenham in the region of £20million, based on reports of his earnings over the length of his contract, which is due to end in 2028.

So far, the Dane has managed Spurs in just 31 games, but it does not seem the pressure on him is going to subside unless he begins to string some wins together.

With that said, insider Pete O’Rourke has suggested that Tottenham are still willing to give Frank more time.

He said: “Pressure is building on Thomas Frank, there’s no getting away from that. You’ve got unrest from the fans as well, they were chanting ‘boring, boring Tottenham’ in that goalless draw against Brentford last week.

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“The players were booed off against Sunderland, then after the final whistle at Bournemouth you had players exchanging words with the travelling fans as well.

“Look, all is not well there at Tottenham, ther’’s no getting away from that, but I don’t think Spurs are looking openly to make a decision on the manager.

“They want to give him time, they want to see if he can turn things around.”

But some in Tottenham circles do not believe he’s going to be given much more time if things don’t change soon enough, and if he does want to keep his job – which any professional surely would – he’ll be doing his all to turn things around.

A Tottenham journalist how long he feels Thomas Frank has left at the club as they are “dysfunctional” and his “lifeline is getting shorter and shorter.”

Spurs have won one of their last seven games in all competitions. During that run, they’ve also lost to both Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth in the league, and were put out the FA Cup by Aston Villa.

Pressure has been mounting on manager Frank amid a poor run, with Tottenham 14th in the Premier League and their chances of silverware elsewhere diminishing, with only the Champions League remaining, though they’re not close to being one of the frontrunners there.

The defeat to Villa was not great for Frank, as Tottenham journalist Martin Lipton told The Sun the first half “probably was” the worst half of football under the Dane at Spurs.

He referred to the game as “another miserable experience” and detailed his thinking that Frank has little time left at the club.

Lipton said: “Thomas Frank’s lifeline at Tottenham is getting shorter and shorter. You can’t see it lasting too much longer.

“This is a club that feels dysfunctional, feels lost. It doesn’t look as though the Dane will be sacked this week, but in truth, it looks and feels like nothing more than a matter of time.”

The feeling was that the first-half performance might have killed Frank, before his side at least recovered in the second.

In any case, with pressure mounting, that’s not going to stop unless Tottenham go on a good run of results.

But a recent report, brought by insider Pete O’Rourke, suggested Spurs are prepared to give the Dane time.

He said: “Pressure is building on Thomas Frank, there’s no getting away from that. You’ve got unrest from the fans as well, they were chanting ‘boring, boring Tottenham’ in that goalless draw against Brentford last week.

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“The players were booed off against Sunderland, then after the final whistle at Bournemouth you had players exchanging words with the travelling fans as well.

“Look, all is not well there at Tottenham, there’s no getting away from that, but I don’t think Spurs are looking openly to make a decision on the manager.

“They want to give him time, they want to see if he can turn things around.”

Real Madrid are ready to take advantage of Cristian Romero’s desire to leave Tottenham Hotspur with a ‘stratospheric offer’, according to reports.

Romero has been one of Tottenham’s standout players since joining the club from Atalanta in August 2021, but he is reportedly disappointed by the lack of progress in the Premier League.

Thomas Frank replaced Europa League-winning boss Ange Postecoglou in the summer after a 17th-place finish last season, but Spurs currently sit 14th after 21 games this campaign and were knocked out of the FA Cup by Aston Villa on Saturday.

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On paper, Spurs’ squad should have them competing for a Champions League place. But on the pitch, they look incoherent, unadventurous, and like a bottom-half team.

Supporters are fed up with head coach Frank after half a season in the job, and some players also appear frustrated, with Romero one of several linked with a summer exit.

Romero spoke out against the club’s ownership after Wednesday’s 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth, who had been winless in 11 beforehand.

In a clear attack on the hierarchy, Romero wrote on Instagram: “At times like this, it should be other people coming out to speak, but they don’t – as has been happening for several years now.

“They only show up when things are going well, to tell a few lies.”

Spurs are a complete and utter shambles right now, and Frank will surely lose his job as a result.

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According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, Real Madrid are keen on signing the Spurs captain, who has ‘asked to leave due to problems with the management’.

The club’s ‘lack of ambition’ has prompted Romero to ‘demand massive investment in world-class reinforcements in the next transfer window’.

If that demand is not met and Spurs fail to show the ambition to ‘win the Premier League’, Romero will ‘formally submit a transfer request before June’, believing he deserves a move to a European giant.

Despite the relentless pressure on Frank, the Argentine international reportedly believes the coaching staff is doing an ‘impeccable job’, but needs backing with new signings.

With this in mind, Real Madrid are ‘monitoring’ Romero’s ‘every move’.

Indeed, the La Liga giants are ‘preparing a stratospheric offer’ and would be willing to pay up to €80million (£69.4m).

Xabi Alonso has ‘approved’ the transfer, believing Romero is ‘the prototype of the modern centre-back his system needs’.

Real Madrid’s centre-back pursuit

Madrid are in the market for a centre-back, with Antonio Rudiger and David Alaba expected to leave when their contracts expire at the end of the season.

They have been linked with several soon-to-be free agents, but a big-money signing is not ruled out.

Alonso’s side have also been strongly linked with Romero’s centre-back partner Micky van de Ven and were previously very keen on Arsenal’s William Saliba before he signed a new contract.

Bayern Munich’s Dayot Upamecano and Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi have both entered the final six months of their respective deals, and Los Blancos are very keen on both.

Guehi is expected to leave Palace in 2026, whether on a free in the summer or for around £40m in January. Meanwhile, Upamecano is expected to sign a new contract at Bayern.

There was a point when the idea that Thomas Frank was “getting sacked in the morning” felt like an understatement. When Morgan Rogers doubled Aston Villa’s lead in north London it seemed like the history of Martin Jol’s alleged half-time axing in 2007 was about to be repeated.

“It was a strange night because it was my final game in charge but it was also a special night,” Jol said then, despite his side falling to a 2-1 home defeat to Getafe. “I had a great connection with the Tottenham fans and that will always be there.

“The fans were unbelievable the way they were chanting my name throughout the game, and I am a little embarrassed because they knew before me that I was gone,” he added.

While this FA Cup third-round tie produced the same scoreline and result, the outlook for the latest beleaguered Spurs manager could not have been more different.

This was no “special night” for Frank or the supporters, who have never shared a particularly “great connection”.

And the “embarrassment” will be in how the only chanting of Frank’s name was when the home fans joined in to taunt him about his impending unemployment.

There was a distinct second-half improvement but it would have been difficult to lower the bar set during the first, when a passive and languid Spurs were played through at will.

Villa scored from two moves constructed of sheer speed and beauty. One cut through the heart of Spurs, while the other was a sharp and remorseless stab in the side.

Ezri Konsa, Youri Tielemans and Donyell Malen carved them open with passes simple yet glorious in execution, before Emiliano Buendia’s emphatic finish into the roof of Guglielmo Vicario’s net.

Spurs were dominated from them until the second, when Buendia, Malen and Morgan Rogers combined for the England international to find and exploit an inexplicable amount of space in an area occupied by nine home players.

That was when Frank’s position felt untenable – and it was worth questioning whether a revival of sorts, ultimately still in defeat, in the subsequent 45 minutes really makes this any more worth persisting with?

Wilson Odobert scored after fine work from Randal Kolo Muani. Xavi Simons, the leader of the impotent charge, had a goal disallowed for offside. A few Spurs attacks were snared by that high line as they ventured further forward and the visitors sat back.

But Spurs still lost. Frank still failed to conjure anything positive from those first 45 minutes, and not nearly enough in the second. Villa made more changes to their starting line-up and still beat them away, which is admittedly not the feat it sounds at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

There was a fight, an energy, a floor of both individual and team performance that absolutely was not present in the first half and frankly has not been for much of the season. Does that make those steps forward after the break better or worse? Does Frank believe that rally represents the building of fences or windmills?

Villa still held on in that “storm” of his, having the last six shots of a game they led from the 22nd minute onwards, with one of them cleared off the line.

Spurs did not muster a single effort after Frank’s three unenforced substitutions. Their time in the ascendancy, which will keep the Dane in his post for at least another week, lasted five minutes in which they had more than half the shots they managed all game (seven of 13) and scored.

It is a burst which will at least force an answer to a seemingly impossible question posed in the most miserable way imaginable next Saturday: can Dr. Tottenham really cure West Ham?

Former Tottenham scout Bryan King has tipped Spurs to get rid of a star after a lengthy injury, as a “very big asset” is soon to come into contention for them.

Tottenham have been affected by some long-term injuries this season. James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are yet to feature this season, while centre-back Radu Dragusin returned from a lengthy layoff with a five-minute outing against Crystal Palace in late December.

He had sat on the bench the game prior, and has remained there for the last three matches. In those three games, Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero have started, with the pair having been the preferred partnership for the last couple of years.

It seems Dragusin is not close to breaking that partnership, and former Spurs scout King suggests there is further danger to his role in the Tottenham squad, in the form of Luka Vuskovic.

He told Tottenham News: “He’d [Vuskovic] sooner be playing for Tottenham than Hamburg, believe me.

“If he’s a fan favourite there, he won’t want to disappoint them.

“He’ll be getting positive vibes from the staff at Spurs because he’s doing a fine job in Germany. He’s got to be looked at as a potential first-team player for Tottenham.

“You’d want him back at your club if he’s progressing how he’s expected to progress. He will be a very big asset to bring back and use next season.

“The one thing they’ve got to be looking at is letting go of Dragusin. They’ll be bringing Vuskovic back out, and then they can sell Dragusin.”

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Indeed, Dragusin has never truly looked like threatening the Van de Ven-Romero partnership, while 18-year-old Vuskovic is starting for a Bundesliga side and the suggestions are that Tottenham are very happy with his progress.

The defender has suggested he’d be happy to stay in Germany for another year, but if he’s ready, it seems likely that he’ll be brought back to north London.

Dragusin, having only played five minutes this season, is clearly not a high priority player at Tottenham, and if they see a better player in Vuskovic, they could receive a decent fee from the Romanian defender and move onto the next generation.

According to reports, Tottenham Hotspur have made a ‘decision’ on whether to sack head coach Thomas Frank with ‘pressure building’.

Frank appears to be on the brink at Spurs, who have only won three of their last 13 matches as they have slipped deep into the bottom half of the Premier League.

The former Brentford boss was brought in to steady the ship following Ange Postecoglou’s chaotic reign and he has made Tottenham more defensively resolute, but their performances have been uninspiring as he is yet to get supporters on board.

The pressure has mounted on Frank after Wednesday’s 3-2 loss against AFC Bournemouth, who had been without a win in ten matches. This leaves Frank as one of the favourites to be the next Premier League manager sacked.

Despite this, Football Insider reporter Pete O’Rourke claims Spurs have ‘made a Frank sack decision’, with club chiefs keen to “give him time”.

“It was a real hard defeat, losing so late on in that game (against Bournemouth). They did play quite well, but ended up on the wrong end (of the result) and that now leaves them 14th in the table,” O’Rourke told Football Insider.

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“Pressure is building on Thomas Frank, there’s no getting away from that. You’ve got unrest from the fans as well, they were chanting ‘boring, boring Tottenham’ in that goalless draw against Brentford last week.

“The players were booed off against Sunderland, then after the final whistle at Bournemouth you had players exchanging words with the travelling fans as well.

“Look, all is not well there at Tottenham, there’s no getting away from that, but I don’t think Spurs are looking openly to make a decision on the manager.

“They want to give him time, they want to see if he can turn things around.”

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Despite this, O’Rourke has also argued that the head coach’s ‘job hinges’ on Tottenham’s next two games against Aston Villa and West Ham.

“He’s got a big game against Aston Villa in the FA Cup this weekend as well and then a huge home game against relegation threatened West Ham on the 17th of January,” O’Rourke added.

“If those two games were to go wrong, and let’s not get away from it, their home form has been absolutely terrible so far this season, it’s going to crank up that pressure on Thomas Frank being sacked.

“He needs to get things back on track and get the fans onside. It’s easier said than done, and results will dictate (his future).

“Spurs aren’t rushing into anything, there’s no knee-jerk reactions. They know he has such a big job on his hands to get Spurs back where they feel they should be and everything else, but the style of football has been criticised as well.

“So yeah it’s been a difficult start to Thomas Frank’s tenure and, as I said, if results don’t improve quickly then the club might have to decision to make.“