Tottenham bid for Premier League star 'expected' as Postecoglou sets 'minimum' number of signings

Tottenham are all ensconced to bid for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher this summer as Ange Postecoglou packages out a ‘minimum’ amount of finalizings, according to previous CBS Sports correspondent Ben Jacobs.

Spurs have already rendered two brand-gimmicky finalizings this summer with arrivals of Archie Gray from Leeds United and also Lucas Bergvall from Swedish side Djurgardens.

But they are far from done this summer as they attractiveness to build on a vowing initially season under Postecoglou, which saw them layer fifth in the Premier League playing amusing, striking football.

One player Tottenham have had on their radar for a while is Chelsea and also England midfielder Gallagher, who has just switched over from playing at Euro 2024 with the Three Lions.

There were claims last summer that Spurs were bidding process for Gallagher in the guideline of the expire of the transmit window yet transmit wizard Fabrizio Romano insisted that no bid proved upwards on deadline day for the Chelsea midfielder.

Romano wrote on X in September last year: “Comprehend Tottenham did not sent any kind of formal bid for Conor Gallagher on Deadline Day. Inquisitiveness was there yet no £40m proposal despite reports. Talks were not proceeding as Spurs were never in fact comfy to selling Hojbjerg to Atlético. Chelsea, grateful to trust fund Conor.”

But now Jacobs has signaled GiveMeSport that a bid for Gallagher this summer from Tottenham is ‘still visualized’ yet that Spurs ‘haven’t sent yet’ since of his participation at Euro 2024.

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Chelsea ‘yearn in overabundance of £50m’ for the England international this summer with ‘Stamford Catwalk sources juncture to the £55m the club received from Manchester United for Mason Room 12 months previously as a marketplace valuation-yardstick’.

Jacobs adds:

‘Tottenham remembered Gallagher at £35m at the truly same stage last year, and also it’s knew they have no techniques to go insane north of this. The £40m they paid to Leicester Municipal county for James Maddison last summer is a the truly same rate they hope to land Gallagher for. The mildly elevated cost is down to an recognition that Gallagher has climbed up in probability due to form.

‘Atletico Madrid are Spurs’ main adversary as it stands and also have already rendered a bid. The La Liga club saw a spoken confer of £20m plus bonuses disregarded last month. Presently that Saul Niguez has joined Sevilla, albeit lone on an initial financing, Atletico are attempting to contain an additional midfielder and also Gallagher is reasonably high on their list of targets.’

Jacobs also unveiled that Tottenham optimal dogs Postecoglou ‘is peeking to carry in a minimum of three senior finalizings between now and also the expire of the window.’