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Tottenham Hotspur have seen an official bid for Palmeiras’ 24-year-old midfielder Richard Rios being rejected by the Brazilian club.

Rios was a key member of the Palmeiras team which finished second in the Brazilian Serie A in the recently concluded season.

He ended the league campaign with seven-goal contributions in 24 appearances and caught the attention of Tottenham’s scouts.

The first moves have already been made by Spurs to secure him, according to Italian outlet AreaNapoli.

The north London club have tabled an official bid to sign the player but that offer has been rejected by Palmeiras.

It now remains to be seen whether the Premier League giants will table a new offer to convince the Brazilian side.

Tottenham are trying to make use of the January transfer window to add depth to their depleted squad.

They have already signed Czech goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague for a fee in the region of £12.5m amid an injury to number 1 Guglielmo Vicario.

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La Liga outfit Girona are working to convince Tottenham Hotspur to lower their set price for on-loan winger Bryan Gil, who himself wants to stay put in Spain.

Gil is enjoying his spell at Girona for whom he has played 16 league and five Champions League matches, making five goal contributions.

He has a clause in his loan spell at the Spanish club which allows them to make his move permanent for a pre-agreed €15m fee.

Girona are willing to take up the option to make the player’s move permanent, but ‘for a value lower’ than the €15m sum.

According to Spanish journalist Ivan Quiros, Michel’s team want Tottenham to lower their price for the player and are using the Gil’s desire to get a deal over the line.

Negotiations are currently under way to find a solution to the issue though any possible deal would go through only in the summer and not now.

Gil has been deemed surplus to requirements at Tottenham and the club have been keen on getting him off their books.

The 23-year-old is currently in the middle of his third loan spell away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Former Tottenham Hotspur star Jamie O’Hara has taken aim at Spurs supremo Daniel Levy, telling him to step up, while criticising the club’s recent signings, especially Timo Werner.

Tottenham suffered their tenth defeat of the Premier League season on Saturday when they were beaten 2-1 at home by an in-form Newcastle United side.

Ange Postecoglou’s men are 12 points off a top four spot and sit in the bottom half of the league standings, with an injury crisis also biting for the north London side.

O’Hara feels that supremo Levy has not provided Postecoglou with a squad that has enough strength in depth and called for him to step up in the ongoing transfer window.

The ex-Spurs man thinks the quality of signings the club have made of late has been poor and is especially displeased with Werner, who he is sure lacks the quality to play for the side.

“There is only one person now who needs to step up and make it happen and that’s Daniel Levy”, O’Hara said on talkSPORT’s GameDay Live after the final whistles.

“He cannot keep sticking around and looking at this team fall apart every season because he doesn’t back a manager and he doesn’t get players in.

“The squad is not big enough, it’s not big enough at all and the players who have come in haven’t been good.

“Timo Werner, fair play to him, he’s a nice fella, but he isn’t good enough to play for Tottenham.

“He was a terrible signing and re-signing.”

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Richard Keys has blasted Tottenham Hotspur for conceding straight after they scored against Newcastle United.

Ange Postecoglou continues to wrestle with injury issues in north London, but despite doing so has continued to stick to his approach and set-up, regardless of the criticism aimed his way.

Spurs took the lead at home against Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon when Dominic Solanke struck in just the fourth minute.

Fans barely had time to celebrate the goal though before Newcastle levelled through Anthony Gordon, cancelling out Solanke’s strike.

Keys wasted no time in blasting Spurs for not being able to avoid conceding almost immediately, dubbing them ‘beyond naïve’.

“46 seconds of playing time between those 2 goals”, Keys wrote on X.

“That’s beyond naïve – that’s plain daft.

“Just get the ball up the pitch.”

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Tottenham Hotspur are finalising a deal to land Slavia Prague goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky and the amount Spurs will be paying has emerged.

With Guglielmo Vicario out of action injured and Fraser Forster currently filling in between the sticks, Spurs have been on the hunt for a new shot-stopper.

The club did look at a move for Sam Johnstone, who has fallen out of favour at Wolves, but have ultimately decided to do their shopping elsewhere.

The Premier League side are moving for Slavia Prague custodian Kinsky and the deal ‘is being finalised’, according to Italian journalist Luca Bendoni.

Spurs are in the process of putting the finishing touches to a swoop for the 21-year-old goalkeeper.

Slavia Prague will be banking a deal worth €15m plus add-ons, while there will also be a sell-on clause included in the agreement to take the player to north London.

Kinsky is a highly rated shot-stopper and has been capped by the Czech Republic up to Under-21 level.

It is unclear if Ange Postecoglou sees him as someone who can come straight into the team or whether he will stick with Forster for now.

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has admitted that he has no time frame in his mind for when Yang Min-hyeok will be ready to play and added that Heung-Min Son will be big help in the Korean settling.

In the summer, Tottenham Hotspur agreed to a deal with Gangwon FC for Yang and decided that the winger has officially joined this month.

The 18-year-old talented winger is highly rated at Tottenham and yet to make his debut for the club.

Postecoglou pointed out that Yang needs time to settle in with the level of Premier League football coming from a different country and stated that he has no clear time frame in his mind for when the player will be ready to play.

The Tottenham boss also added that having Son in the squad is a big help for Yang to settle into his new environment.

When asked about a timeframe for Yang’s availability, Postecoglou said at a press conference: “No real plan or timeline.

“Let him settle.

“He’s still very young and he’s coming from the other side of the world where the level is nowhere near what he’ll face here.

“He’s got Sonny here which is a big help for him.”

The 18-year-old scored 12 goals while registering six assists in 38 appearances for Gangwon FC and he will be hoping to have the same impact in the Premier League for Spurs.

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou has admitted that he has no time frame in his mind for when Yang Min-hyeok will be ready to play and added that Heung-Min Son will be big help in the Korean settling.

In the summer, Tottenham Hotspur agreed to a deal with Gangwon FC for Yang and decided that the winger has officially joined this month.

The 18-year-old talented winger is highly rated at Tottenham and yet to make his debut for the club.

Postecoglou pointed out that Yang needs time to settle in with the level of Premier League football coming from a different country and stated that he has no clear time frame in his mind for when the player will be ready to play.

The Tottenham boss also added that having Son in the squad is a big help for Yang to settle into his new environment.

When asked about a timeframe for Yang’s availability, Postecoglou said at a press conference: “No real plan or timeline.

“Let him settle.

“He’s still very young and he’s coming from the other side of the world where the level is nowhere near what he’ll face here.

“He’s got Sonny here which is a big help for him.”

The 18-year-old scored 12 goals while registering six assists in 38 appearances for Gangwon FC and he will be hoping to have the same impact in the Premier League for Spurs.

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A huge Eight clubs are battling it out for Ipswich Town and Tottenham Hotspur target Ben Godfrey, according to The Sun.

Everton sold Godfrey to Atalanta in the summer transfer window, but the player has only featured once for the Italian outfit in the league.

The 26-year-old defender has admirers in English football, as Tottenham and Ipswich are keen to secure his signature, amid Atalanta being willing to let him go.

Ipswich are determined to keep themselves up in the Premier League and they are seeking to seal a deal for Godfrey, who has experience of playing in the top flight.

It has been suggested that the Tractor Boys are leading the race to sign Tottenham target Godfrey from Atalanta.

And it has emerged that no fewer than eight clubs are showing interest in signing Godfrey in the January window.

Tottenham, who are facing an injury crisis in their defensive department, will have to beat stiff competition to land the ex-Everton defender.

The Italian outfit Atalanta are in favour of a deal and they want to seal Godfrey’s transfer early in the window.

It is unclear just who the other clubs of the eight chasing Godfrey are.

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Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in a linked goalkeeper is ‘not going any further’, despite the club looking at shot-stoppers they can bring in this month and having looked at him, according to football.london.

Spurs have received constant criticism for their up and down results which see them sitting just eleventh in the Premier League table.

Ange Postecoglou’s approach has also been questioned but injury issues have played a big part in Tottenham’s inconsistent form under the Australian.

Their defensive injuries have been very difficult to deal with and Guglielmo Vicario’s long-term injury has not helped either.

Second-choice custodian Fraser Forster has been Postecoglou’s option in Vicario’s absence, but Spurs could sign another goalkeeper this month.

Recently it was suggested that Wolves’ second-choice goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is a player who could be a potential new face at Spurs.

Those links now, however, have been played down as it has been suggested that Spurs will not go ahead with their interest in the Wolves man.

Now it remains to be seen where the north Londoners will lay their eyes on as they are expected to bring in a goalkeeper this month.

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Tottenham Hotspur are looking at a Premier League shot-stopper to bring in during the window as they grapple with injury issues, according to talkSPORT.

Spurs are having a season below expectations, with the pressure on Ange Postecoglou, but the club understanding the injury problems he faces.

Alongside injuries to defenders, first-choice custodian Guglielmo Vicario is also sidelined for a significant period and second-choice Fraser Forster has been pushed in between the sticks.

Postecoglou has previously admitted that Spurs will be looking to bring players this month and bringing in a new shot-stopper is on their agenda.

It has been suggested that Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone is the player Spurs are seeing as an option to bring in this month.

Wolves paid £10m to Crystal Palace in the summer to bring the English shot-stopper but Jose Sa is above him at this moment.

It has also been suggested that Wolves, who have been struggling this season, would consider offers for the 31-year-old.