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Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Giovani Lo Celso has been linked with a move away from the club this summer.

The 28-year-old midfielder has fallen down the pecking order at the North London club and he needs a move away in order to get his career back on track.

According to Football Insider, Real Betis and Aston Villa are keen on signing the Argentine international midfielder. Tottenham are looking to sell the player permanently and they are not keen on sending him out on loan again.

Lo Celso has impressed with Real Betis in the past and it is no surprise that the Spanish club are willing to provide him with an exit route. It will be interesting to see if they can agree on a deal with Tottenham. Meanwhile, he has played under the Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, who was in charge of Villarreal when Lo Celso was on loan at the Spanish club.

Aston Villa could use Lo Celso

The West Midlands club are looking to add more quality and depth to their attacking unit and Lo Celso would be a quality fit. He is capable of slotting into the central attacking midfield role and in the wide areas. He has the flair and the technical attributes to create goal scoring opportunities from multiple areas and he could add a new dimension to the Aston Villa attack.

They will be competing in the UEFA Champions League next season and the need more quality at their disposal. The report from Football Insider claims that Tottenham have reduced their asking price for the player and they are now prepared to sell him for £10 million.

It is a reasonable fee to pay for a quality midfielder who is at the peak of his powers. There is no doubt that the Argentine international would be a bargain at that price. It remains to be seen whether Real Betis and Aston Villa are ready to pay up for him.

Tottenham have completed the big money signing of Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth and they could add more attacking players to their squad.

Spurs have managed to sign Archie Gray from Leeds United this summer to add to Timo Werner’s loan move.

Manager Ange Postecoglou has strengthened the midfield and the attack of the club with his signings.

They could add more attacking additions to their squad after Sky Sports journalist Michael Bridge provided an update that will thrill the Tottenham faithful.

Speaking on Sky Sports News, the journalist claimed that he will not rule out Tottenham signing another attacking player, despite completing the move to bring Solanke to the Tottenham Stadium.

He said:

“I certainly won’t rule it out. Of course they have re-signed Timo Werner on loan, they have Brennan Johnson, Kulusevski, Heung-Min Son who can play as a striker or as a wide player.

“I wouldn’t completely rule it out. I don’t think anything will happen in the next week or so, but it could be something for later on in the window.”

The journalist has given the fans hope of a late move for another attacking addition.

There is nothing currently in the works at Spurs but they could consider a late move to add more firepower to their attack.

Spurs narrowly missed out on a place in the Champions League with their fifth placed finish in the league last season.

Tottenham can bring in more attacking players this summer

They are now determined to fight again to qualify for the Champions League and continue the exciting project they are building under the leadership of Postecoglou.

The addition of Solanke would provide them with a proper goal scoring player, something they have desperately needed since the departure of Harry Kane from the club.

More fresh faces in attack would add depth to their squad and increase their over all quality to compete against their Premier League rivals this season.

Ange Postecoglou has admitted his Tottenham Hotspur side still has ‘work to do’ in order to ‘improve in all areas’ ahead of the new Premier League season.

The Australian guided the Lilywhites to fifth in the Premier League in his debut campaign in charge, qualifying them for the Europa League in what was a marked improvement from their eighth-place return in 2022/23.

Spurs have also enjoyed a productive summer, winning five straight friendlies before only losing by a single goal in back-to-back matches against Bayern Munich (2-1 and 3-2), while they also completed the signing of Dominic Solanke on Saturday, finally replacing Harry Kane.

READ: Harry Kane gives verdict on new Spurs signing Dominic Solanke

Nevertheless, Postecoglou believes there are still plenty of improvements needed from his squad if they’re to challenge the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool this season.

“Pre-season has been good in terms of the work we have done with the players,” Postecoglou told the Tottenham Hotspur official website following Saturday’s Visit Malta Cup loss to Bayern.

“It’s always a bit disjointed until you have everyone together and this is the first week we’ve had everyone in but, in general, they are all in good physical condition, which I think is the main thing and knock on wood, we don’t have any injuries. Hopefully, we got through today alright. Hopefully, we have a whole fit squad for that first game because once the games start, we’re going to need the full squad. So, from that point of view, it has been positive.

“We’ve still got 10 days of training. The games are part of that; they’re just part of pre-season. The idea is we use every game we have, whether it is a game or training, to be ready for the first game and that is the most important thing.

Action from our final pre-season friendly ?

Highlights: Spurs 2-3 FC Bayern ? pic.twitter.com/ATrfH4Cxa8

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 10, 2024

“And there always need to be an evolution. We need to be better than we were last year because the competition certainly doesn’t stand still, it’s not like the other teams are going to be where they were last year. We’ve got to improve in all of our areas. We’ve still got some work to do.

“I think the foundations we put in place last year gives us the opportunity to kick on and now we’ve just got to push the players and they have to push themselves to the next level because we had an okay season last year but we know we want to go to another level and bring success to this football club and that’s going to require us being better than we were.”

Spurs will now prepare for their first fixture of the 2024/25 Premier League season away to Leicester City a week on Monday.

Tottenham Hotspur have completed the signing of striker Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth.

Per BBC Sport, Spurs will pay an initial £55m fee plus add-ons worth up to another £10m, with the 26-year-old signing a deal through the summer of 2030.

“We are delighted to announce the signing of Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth. Welcome to Tottenham, Dominic!” Spurs wrote on X.

Solanke joins off the back of an excellent 2023/24 campaign in which he scored 21 goals across all competitions, including 19 in the Premier League to help the Cherries finish 12th in the table.

A one-time England international with the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool on his CV, Solanke has been a late bloomer and has undoubtedly enjoyed his best form as a Bournemouth player across the last couple of seasons.

Solanke is Spurs! ? pic.twitter.com/inojhKYlu0

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 10, 2024

Tottenham’s search for a striker has been no secret, with the club never truly replacing Harry Kane, who left for Bayern Munich last summer following a 435-game stay in which he scored 280 goals.

Solanke is Tottenham’s fourth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Yang Min-hyuk — although he’s the first over-18 acquisition of the window.

Tottenham Hotspur are considering selling winger Manor Solomon this summer, with interest from three Premier League clubs.

According to TBR Football, Brighton, Leicester City, and Wolves have all expressed interest in signing Solomon.

While Tottenham are open to selling the 24-year-old on a permanent deal, the report suggests that an initial loan with an option to buy next summer is the most likely outcome.

The interest in Solomon is not limited to the Premier League. Clubs from Spain and Germany are also monitoring the situation, potentially setting up a competitive market for the winger.

Manor Solomon’s time at Tottenham marred with injuries

Solomon joined Tottenham on a free transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk but has struggled to make an impact at the North London club due to injuries.

A meniscus injury in his right knee kept him sidelined for much of the season, limiting him to just 198 minutes across five Premier League appearances, during which he managed to provide two assists.

Despite these setbacks, Solomon’s previous performances for Shakhtar, where he scored 22 goals and provided 9 assists in 106 appearances, make him an attractive target for mid-table Premier League clubs looking to bolster their attacking options.

Tottenham’s openness to a sale stems from the potential financial benefit. Since Solomon was signed on a free transfer, any sale would result in a pure profit for the club, which could be a motivating factor in their willingness to negotiate.

Tottenham Hotspur are considering selling winger Manor Solomon this summer, with interest from three Premier League clubs.

According to TBR Football, Brighton, Leicester City, and Wolves have all expressed interest in signing Solomon.

While Tottenham are open to selling the 24-year-old on a permanent deal, the report suggests that an initial loan with an option to buy next summer is the most likely outcome.

The interest in Solomon is not limited to the Premier League. Clubs from Spain and Germany are also monitoring the situation, potentially setting up a competitive market for the winger.

Manor Solomon’s time at Tottenham marred with injuries

Solomon joined Tottenham on a free transfer from Shakhtar Donetsk but has struggled to make an impact at the North London club due to injuries.

A meniscus injury in his right knee kept him sidelined for much of the season, limiting him to just 198 minutes across five Premier League appearances, during which he managed to provide two assists.

Despite these setbacks, Solomon’s previous performances for Shakhtar, where he scored 22 goals and provided 9 assists in 106 appearances, make him an attractive target for mid-table Premier League clubs looking to bolster their attacking options.

Tottenham’s openness to a sale stems from the potential financial benefit. Since Solomon was signed on a free transfer, any sale would result in a pure profit for the club, which could be a motivating factor in their willingness to negotiate.

Tottenham could dip into the transfer market to sign a new winger as the North London club are open to sending Manor Solomon out on loan for the 2024/25 campaign.

According to Football Insider, Spurs are ready to accept loan proposals for the 25-year-old as the winger is not part of Ange Postecoglou’s plans for the upcoming campaign.

Solomon has taken part in Tottenham’s pre-season preparations coming off the bench in the Premier League side’s 3-2 win over Vissel Kobe as part of their tour of South Korea and Japan, however, the Israel international has not done enough to impress his Australian coach.

The winger has not played a competitive game for Tottenham in 11 months after suffering a serious knee injury at the start of last season.

Up until then, Solomon had played six games for Spurs in all competitions and even bagged two assists in a 5-2 win over Burnley.

The 25-year-old has a contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until 2028 but it looks like the winger has no future at the London club. A loan move will help put the player in the shop window as the North London club’s plan is likely to sell the former Fulham star in 2025.

Tottenham may need to sign another winger this summer

Should Solomon leave, that could see Tottenham move for a new winger as the Premier League club have also allowed Bryan Gil to depart North London on loan to Girona during the current transfer window.

Postecoglou is not blessed with many natural wide players in his Spurs squad at present and it would be a smart move to bring in another.

Tottenham are currently focused on providing their Australian coach with a new number nine but once that has been completed, the North London side need to address the wide areas.

Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton are all interested in signing Tottenham midfielder Oliver Skipp according to reports.

Spurs are looking to sell a number of players this summer and they are reportedly prepared to let Skipp go as he searches for more regular first team football.

Ange Postecoglou’s side have already signed midfielders Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall which means Skipp has fallen further down the pecking order.

Leicester, Ipswich and Southampton interested in Skipp

The 23-year-old has been at the club since the age of eight and made 24 appearances for Spurs last season, but The Telegraph have reported the north London club are prepared to let the midfielder go with all three promoted clubs interested in securing his services.

Leicester lost star man Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea and a move to the King Power would see him link up with former team-mate Harry Winks, whilst Ipswich and Southampton are looking to strengthen their squads in an attempt to beat the drop.

Skipp has three years remaining on his contract and has made 106 appearances for Spurs, scoring just once, whilst he had a successful loan spell at Norwich during the 2020/2021 season.

The midfielder isn’t the only player who could be leaving the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with Emerson Royal and Richarlison possibly on their way out as well.

Spurs are in talks with AC Milan over the transfer of Royal, whilst Saudi side Al-Ahli have expressed interest in Richarlison, although they are yet to make a bid for the Brazilian.

In terms of incomings Postecoglou’s side appear to be making some progress in their pursuit of Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke who scored 19 Premier League goals last season.

Fabrizio Romano has stated that talks are underway with the Cherries and Solanke has given the green light to the move.

Up front would seem to be an area in which Tottenham Hotspur are fairly light at present, and the Lilywhites will almost certainly need to make a purchase in that area to give themselves a better chance of at least making the top four this season.

Ange Postecoglou’s side were the lowest scorers in the Premier League’s top seven clubs in 2023/24, and that clearly needs to be addressed by the Australian.

Were it not for a disastrous last few games, then Spurs and not Aston Villa would’ve found themselves in the premier European tournament this season.

Tottenham’s striker domino could be about to start

Rather than dwelling on what might’ve been, it’s far better for the North Londoners to look forward, and in order to help achieve that, there needs to be transfer movement both incoming and outgoing, in order to give the squad some much needed impetus.

According to CaughtOffside columnist and transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, Tottenham are putting pen to paper on Wednesday to ensure that one striker deal does happen.

??? Tottenham are signing all docs for Alejo Véliz to join Espanyol on loan, NO buy option clause included. Back at Spurs in June.

??? Next up: direct contact with AC Milan to seal Emerson Royal deal for €15m fee plus add-ons, almost there. pic.twitter.com/oPuQKVgDju

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 7, 2024

Writing on X (formerly Twitter), Romano has indicated that Alejo Veliz will be joining Espanyol on loan for the entirety of the 2024/25 campaign.

Veliz joined the North London outfit a year ago tomorrow, but was loan out to Spanish top-flight side, Sevilla, earlier this year.

This latest move would appear to suggest that there’s not much chance of a way back for the player at Tottenham, and it simply gives the Lilywhites room to add one more player to their attack in time for next season.

Crystal Palace attacker Eberechi Eze has been linked with a move away from the London club this summer.

The 26-year-old has had an impressive campaign with the Eagles and his performances have attracted the attention of top clubs like Liverpool and Tottenham hotspur.

According to Football Insider, both clubs have registered their interest in signing the England international and it remains to be seen whether they are ready to pay up.

According to reports, the player has a £60 million release clause in his contract but it can only be triggered by Champions League clubs. Therefore, Liverpool will be able to sign the player for a set price this summer. It will be interesting to see if Tottenham can negotiate a similar deal for the player.

Eberechi Eze would improve Liverpool or Tottenham

Both Liverpool and Tottenham need more quality and cutting edge in the final third. The 26-year-old is capable of operating as the central attacking midfielder as well as a winger. He will add goals and creativity to the side.

He is well-settled in English football and he could make an instant impact as well.

The opportunity to join clubs like Liverpool or Tottenham will be quite attractive for the player as well. It would be a major step up in his career and he would get to push for trophies with them.

The attacking midfielder scored 11 goals last season and picked up 6 assists along the way. His numbers are likely to improve when he is playing in a better team alongside better teammates. It will be interesting to see if Liverpool or Tottenham are prepared to break the bank for him.

Both clubs will look to push for trophies next season and someone like Eze could make a big difference for them with his creativity, flair and technical ability.