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TOTTENHAM will try to thrash out a deal with Southampton to swap Joe Rodon for Carlos Alcaraz.

Spurs want to sell £10million-rated Wales centre-half Rodon, 26, who is back from a loan at Leeds.

And they are also keen on Argentine midfielder Alcaraz, who had a temporary stint at Juventus last season.

The 21-year-old did not want to play in the Championship after joining Saints from Racing Club for £12m in January 2023.

While in Italy, Alcaraz made 12 appearances and provided one assist.

But the clubs will have to work on valuations as Alcaraz is rated at around £30m.

Saints are also after a new keeper for the Premier League and like Sunderland’s Anthony Patterson, 24.

Gavin Bazunu ruptured an Achilles in April and Southampton had to call in Alex McCarthy, 34, for the run-in.

But the Black Cats will ask £15m-£20m for Patterson while Saints are looking to spend about half that.

Alcaraz is not the only player that Ange Postecoglou's side is interested in.

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Spurs are also interested in signing Manchester City outcast Yan Couto.

The wing-back starred at Girona in LaLiga last season as he helped the club qualify for the Champions League.

Tottenham are keen on signing the Brazilian as a replacement for Emerson Royal.

Leeds prospect Archie Gray is also a target for the club as he enjoyed a breakthrough season in the Championship.

The midfielder is rated at £20million but has interest from Liverpool.

TOTTENHAM are lining up a swoop for Manchester City right-back Yan Couto.

Spurs intend to sell Emerson Royal and want to bring in Couto to challenge Pedro Porro’s spot, with City demanding £40million.

The Brazilian has been out on loan since signing for City for £6m in 2020 from Coritiba in Brazil.

Couto, 22, has spent the last two seasons at City’s sister club Girona in Spain and helped them achieve Champions League qualification for the first time last term.

City are looking to cash in on him but it is also possible 5ft 6in Couto will leave on another loan deal.

Reports back in Brazil suggest he extended his City contract until 2026.

Couto scored one goal and recorded ten assists as Girona finished third in LaLiga — he also made his Brazil debut in October.

Meanwhile, Spurs will battle Manchester City and Liverpool for Leeds midfielder Archie Gray, 18.

Borussia Dortmund have been put off by the Whites’ asking price of £20m but the club will sell after missing out on promotion.

The Championship side need to raise funds this summer through player sales in order to comply with FFP.

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This could make negotiations for the promising midfielder easier.

Leeds could also be forced to cash in on Crysencio Summerville and Willy Gnonto.

Summerville earned plenty of plaudits during his starring season in the second division.

TOTTENHAM academy product Shaq Coulthirst has signed for sixth-tier side Maidstone.

Striker Coulthirst, 29, made his Spurs debut in December 2013, replacing Roberto Soldado in a 4-1 Europa League win over Anzhi Makhachkala.

At the time, he was battling with Harry Kane for a place in Spurs' squad, with the now England captain one year older than him.

Coulthirst had already made a name for himself at age group level having scored a hat-trick for the U19s against Barcelona in a 4-1 victory in 2012.

His performances caught the attention of both Barca and Real Madrid, but a big move never materialised.

He ended up leaving Tottenham for Peterborough in 2016 following loans with Leyton Orient, Torquay, Southend, York and Wigan.

Just seven goals in 43 appearances saw him depart after two seasons, before he went on to have spells with Barnet, Borenham Wood, Billericay and Ebbsfleet.

Now he has penned a deal with National League South side Maidstone for next season following a loan spell with Braintree where he scored 11 in 29 matches.

In the eight years since leaving Spurs, Coulthirst has scored 55 goals in 215 club appearances.

Last year, ex-Tottenham academy player Lawrence Vigouroux revealed the talent Coulthirst had as a youngster.

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He told talkSPORT: "In the year above we had Harry Kane, Alex Pritchard, Ryan Fredericks.

"We had a player, Shaquile Coulthirst, he played for the first team a few times he was unbelievable. Unbelievable, youth team, unbelievable, Under-21s and then he had a couple of really bad injuries."

He went on to add: "He was honestly one of the best players that was there at the time and had a real aura - a presence about him, captain of the youth team.

"And then came up and played really young for the 21s team.

"Someone that, without the injuries, who knows what would have happened with him?

"Because he had everything going for him."

JOSE MOURINHO has allegedly identified Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg as one of his first Fenerbahce transfer targets.

And he is ready to battle their bitter rivals Galatasaray for his signature.

The Danish international midfielder, 28, joined Tottenham from Southampton in 2020.

He was signed by Mourinho and was regular under the Portuguese coach but has struggled for regular action since Ange Postecoglou took over.

Hojbjerg was set to go to Atletico Madrid last summer after Spurs accepted a £30m bid.

However, that deal collapsed after he was unable to agree personal terms.

Postecoglou kept him in the squad this term, but mostly his 36 appearances were restricted to being from the bench.

Tottenham are looking to raise funds by offloading some talent over the summer window and the former Bayern Munich ace is one of those available.

Now Turkish outlet Takvim has claimed that both Istanbul clubs want the Dane.

It had emerged earlier in the week that Hojbjerg was allegedly “top of the list presented by Mourinho” to the Fenerbahce board regarding transfer targets.

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It is widely-believed that the prospect of reuniting with Mourinho could also appeal to the star.

But now he faces a fight to land him.

This update states that Galatasaray are ready to battle all the way with their fierce neighbours to land the experienced ace.

However, both clubs also face competition for his signature from elsewhere.

Other reports have also claimed that Hojbjerg also has interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia.

He only has one year remaining on his contract in North London and Spurs are desperate to avoid losing him for nothing in 12 months time.

Hojbjerg, meanwhile, is currently preparing for Euro 2024 action with his country.

Denmark face Slovenia in their first group match on Sunday before taking on England four days later.

They will then hope to secure a spot in the knockouts when they play Serbia in their final group match on Tuesday 25 June.

MANCHESTER UNITED want to battle Tottenham for Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze this summer — but they are way behind on the charm offensive.

Spurs look to be in the box seat after Eze’s friends and family were again seen in his agency’s hospitality suite at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium towards the end of last season.

Sources say the new regime at United want to make the England international a marquee signing in their first summer window — with the star having a £60million release clause.

United finished the season with a negative goal difference and found the net just 57 times - the joint lowest figure in the Premier League’s top 10 clubs with Palace.

Eze managed 11 goals and four assists despite injuries restricting him to 27 appearances and has also been linked to champions Manchester City.

The South Londoners do not want to lose Eze or Michael Olise, the creative heart of a team that ended the 2023-24 campaign strongly under new boss Oliver Glasner.

United would also probably have to sell players before they could afford a major signing like Eze at that £60m fee and are yet to decide the future of manager Erik ten Hag.

Financially stable Tottenham are one of the few Premier League clubs who can spend this summer without having to worry too much about staying within Profit and Sustainability Rules.

But boss Ange Postecoglou has other areas he wants to strengthen and might be reluctant to spend too much of his budget on Eze.

The 25 year old’s agents, CAA Base, have had good connections at Spurs for many years and number current players like Son Heung-Min and James Maddison, as well as Postecoglou, among their clients.

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Base also have a hospitality box at the stadium.

Eze’s entourage were guests for Palace’s defeat there in March and again for Tottenham’s penultimate home game of the season against Burnley.

Spurs are looking for marquee signings to strengthen a good start to Postecoglou’s life as boss, after finishing fifth.

They have already sealed a loan, with an option to buy, of wideman Timo Werner who would play in a similar position to Eze in the Spurs system.

But with a Europa League campaign to attack, Spurs are keen on additions to the squad.

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