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Real Betis president Angel Haro has admitted that the Spanish club have granted Tottenham Hotspur an option to buy midfielder Johnny Cardoso.

The Spanish side were desperate to land Giovani Lo Celso from Tottenham before the transfer window slammed shut.

They did manage to do a deal with Spurs for Lo Celso, but the Premier League club brought up Cardoso in the talks and agreed an option to sign him in the future.

The 22-year-old American midfielder is highly rated and Haro admits there are several sides that like him – but Spurs are now in the driving seat.

“Johnny is a player who is of interest not only to Tottenham, but to many other teams, who has great potential”, Haro was quoted as saying by Spanish daily Mundo Deportivo.

“And in this case, within the Gio operation, they asked us for an option to buy for a value that was important and interesting for us.

“And we did give them that option.”

Spurs’ option to buy Cardoso is set at €25m and is strictly time limited.

The Premier League side have a two-week window in June next year to trigger the option and if they fail to do so then it will expire.

Fixture: Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 13:30 UK time

Tottenham Hotspur have announced their side and substitutes to go up against Newcastle United in the Premier League this afternoon.

Ange Postecoglou takes his Spurs side to St James’ Park without new signing Dominic Solanke, with the club keen to be cautious on the striker’s return.

The visitors are also without Richarlison, who is injured and expected to miss the next few weeks.

Spurs thrashed Everton 4-0 on their last outing, but lost 4-0 on their last visit to St James’ Park.

Guglielmo Vicario is in goal for Tottenham today, who have a back four of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin and Destiny Udogie.

In midfield, Postecoglou picks Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma, while James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Wilson Odobert support Heung-Min Son.

The Spurs boss can shake things up if needed and his options include Timo Werner and Lucas Bergvall.

Tottenham Hotspur Team vs Newcastle United

Vicario, Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie, Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Son, Odobert

Substitutes: Forster, Spence, Davies, Devine, Gray, Bentancur, Bergvall, Johnson, Werner

Fixture: Newcastle United vs Tottenham Hotspur

Competition: Premier League

Kick-off: 13:30 UK time

Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has picked his team to host Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park in the Premier League this afternoon.

The Magpies had a disappointing end to the summer transfer window as they failed to get any deals over the line on deadline day.

Howe was keen on another centre-back and a winger, but must now go with what he has got and is at least boosted by having Sandro Tonali again available for selection.

Newcastle come into the clash on the back of a penalty shootout win over Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup.

Nick Pope slots in between the sticks for Newcastle, who have a back four of Tino Livramento, Emil Krafth, Lloyd Kelly and Dan Burn.

Midfield sees Newcastle boss Howe pick Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton, Longstaff, while Harvey Barnes and Anthony Gordon support Alexander Isak.

If Howe wants to introduce fresh faces then he can turn to the bench, where his options include Miguel Almiron and Sandro Tonali.

Newcastle United Team vs Tottenham Hotspur

Pope, Livramento, Krafth, Kelly, Burn, Guimaraes, Joelinton, Longstaff, Barnes, Gordon, Isak

Substitutes: Dubravka, Trippier, Tonali, Targett, Osula, Hall, J Murphy, A Murphy, Almiron

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Alfie Devine has loan interest from England and abroad as Spurs try to find him a move, according to The Athletic.

Spurs are looking for loan destinations for some of their youngsters, who are not yet in the picture for first-team minutes.

Earlier in the transfer window Devine was set for a loan to League One side Birmingham City but it fell through.

He is still expected to leave the club and the Spurs hierarchy only prefer a straight loan without any option to buy.

And it has been suggested that the young midfielder has suitors from both home and outside England.

It has been suggested that even though he has interest from abroad, Devine is expected to find a loan destination in England.

Now it remains to be seen if Spurs will be able to find a suitable loan destination for the 20-year-old midfielder by the end of the day.

Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce have launched a double raid on Tottenham Hotspur to bring two Spurs stars to Istanbul this summer.

The Yellow Canaries are keen to back Mourinho in the transfer market and have done business with Tottenham in recent windows.

Last summer, Fenerbahce signed Davinson Sanchez on a permanent deal from Tottenham, while they loaned Tanguy Ndombele.

Now Fenerbahce want another double deal with Spurs as, according to Turkish outlet As Marca, they have made a bid for Sergio Reguilon and Giovani Lo Celso.

Mourinho wants the Tottenham pair bringing to Istanbul.

The offer on the table for both players is a €15m package.

Whether Tottenham will consider that enough for Reguilon and Lo Celso remains to be seen, but both are players Spurs want to offload.

The transfer window in Turkey is open until 13th September, giving Fenerbahce extra time to do a deal.

Lo Celso also has interest from Real Betis.

La Liga side Real Betis have advanced in negotiations with Tottenham Hotspur for a player the north London side are looking to offload.

The Premier League giants recently made a big money move to bring in goalscorer Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth on a deal which could reach £65m.

Now Spurs are concentrating on lightening the squad further by offloading fringe players after the departures of the likes of Emerson Royal and Oliver Skipp.

Spanish side Real Betis are set to lose their star midfielder and captain Nabil Fekir to UAE outfit Al-Jazira and they are working to replace him.

According to Argentine outlet Mercado de Pases, the La Liga side have reached advanced stages in negotiations to bring in Giovani Lo Celso from Spurs.

It was suggested earlier today that Lo Celso is a player Spurs still want to move on this summer and he could be on his way out now.

The Argentina international has played for Los Verdiblancos before and has made 45 senior appearances for them.

Now it remains to be seen if the La Liga side will be able to secure Lo Celso’s comeback by Friday.

Two surplus to requirements Tottenham Hotspur stars are still expected to leave the club this summer, despite a lack of movement so far, according to the Press Association.

The north Londoners have been active this summer in the transfer window with a host of players shipped out and big cash splashed on Dominic Solanke.

The likes of Oliver Skipp and Emerson Royal have already been moved on and further departures are likely as Ange Postecoglou decides who can go.

Defender Sergio Reguilon and midfielder Giovani Lo Celso remain at Spurs, despite exit speculation around them.

And despite the transfer deadline approaching, both players are still expected to leave.

Neither Reguilon or Lo Celso are in Postecoglou’s plans, but moving them on has been tricky.

Even though the transfer window in England shuts down on Friday, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Greece and Turkey’s transfer windows will stay open until early September.

A solution for the pair to go is expected to be found, but unless sides act soon then they will not continue their careers in England.

Two surplus to requirements Tottenham Hotspur stars are still expected to leave the club this summer, despite a lack of movement so far, according to the Press Association.

The north Londoners have been active this summer in the transfer window with a host of players shipped out and big cash splashed on Dominic Solanke.

The likes of Oliver Skipp and Emerson Royal have already been moved on and further departures are likely as Ange Postecoglou decides who can go.

Defender Sergio Reguilon and midfielder Giovani Lo Celso remain at Spurs, despite exit speculation around them.

And despite the transfer deadline approaching, both players are still expected to leave.

Neither Reguilon or Lo Celso are in Postecoglou’s plans, but moving them on has been tricky.

Even though the transfer window in England shuts down on Friday, Saudi Arabia, Portugal, Greece and Turkey’s transfer windows will stay open until early September.

A solution for the pair to go is expected to be found, but unless sides act soon then they will not continue their careers in England.

Tottenham Hotspur will only loan out youngster Tyrese Hall if regular game time is guaranteed, according to the Daily Express.

Hall joined the north London outfit from fellow London club Chelsea and got his first professional contract two years ago.

The 18-year-old midfielder is considered a top prospect at Spurs and they want him to send him out on a loan spell.

The teenage midfielder is currently attracting interest from multiple League One and Championship clubs.

And it has been suggested that Spurs hierarchy are looking to loan him out to a club in one of those two divisions.

However, they want assurance on Hall’s game time as they want him to develop with regular competitive minutes.

If a suitable loan option is not found for the youngster, the north London club are expected to keep him at the club in this transfer window.

Now it remains to be seen if any EFL club will secure the Spurs youngster’s services by guaranteeing him regular first-team minutes by Friday.

Brentford have tabled an offer for Tottenham Hotspur target Michael Kayode as they look to snap up the Fiorentina man before the window closes.

With an impressive season in Serie A last term, the 20-year-old Fiorentina right-back is at the centre of attention with multiple clubs showing interest in signing him.

Tottenham, who have sold Emerson Royal to AC Milan, have been regularly linked with the Italian over the course of the summer.

While it remains to be seen whether they ultimately decide to make their interest official in the coming days, yet another name has been added to that list.

Tottenham’s fellow Premier League club Brentford have now jumped into the hunt.

In fact, according to Sky Italia, they have even gone on to make an official bid for the Fiorentina man.

Their first bid includes an initial loan deal with a conditional obligation-to-buy option based on the overall number of appearances.

The deal would be worth between €20m and €22m if it became permanent.

It now remains to be seen what Fiorentina’s response to Brentford’s offer is and whether their prompts a response from Tottenham.