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      Tottenham COMPLETE signing of 16-year-old centre back after beating Chelsea to deal – but will have to wait two years

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      TOTTENHAM have reportedly agreed a deal for Hajduk Split defender Luka Vuskovic.The 16-year-old centre-back was heavily linked with a move to Chelsea.
      Tottenham have agreed to sign Luka VuskovicCredit: Getty
      But according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, he is set to join Spurs.
      However, he will not make the switch until 2025.
      Vuskovic has already has earned comparisons to Barcelona legend Gerard Pique.
      Several Premier League clubs sent scouts to watch him in action last season, including Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester City and Chelsea.
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      City even tabled an offer for the defender in March worth £10million plus £2m in add-ons.
      However, Vuskovic only wanted to join Tottenham.
      The Lilywhites have been able to facilitate a deal for the Hajduk Split star outside of the transfer window because he is deemed a developmental signing.
      Vuskovic joined Hajduk Split’s academy when he started playing football and made his professional debut for the club two days after his 16th birthday in February.
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      He has since made 11 first team appearances for the Croatian club.
      The defender also represents Croatia at an Under-17’s level. More

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      Tottenham want to use Saudi Pro League loophole to sign Jota after transfer shambles

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      TOTTENHAM are tracking former Celtic star Jota.The Portuguese winger, 24, joined Al-Ittihad this summer but now finds himself out of their Saudi Pro League squad.
      Tottenham are considering a move for Al-Ittihad star JotaCredit: Getty
      Jota worked with Ange Postecoglou at CelticCredit: Kenny Ramsay
      Spurs need cover for ACL-injury victim Ivan Perisic and boss Ange Postecoglou knows Jota well after their successful spell at the Hoops.
      Jota joined Al-Ittihad for £25million but they are only allowed eight overseas players in their squad and he has been cut.
      His representatives have asked the Saudi giants to terminate his contract.
      This means Jota, 24, will see his minutes limited to AFC Champions League or Club World Cup games.
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      But Jota saw this request rejected.
      Al-Ittihad boss Nuno Espirito Santo wants to keep the Portuguese for the long-term, with the former Wolves and Spurs boss saying the issue was an “internal matter”.
      Regardless, Jota will weigh up his options in January.
      Jota has a strong working relationship with Postecoglou.
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      Upon being appointed Spurs manager, Jota said: “To a man who gave me a life opportunity, never lost belief in his philosophy and marked an era.
      “I’ll forever be grateful for every moment. Best of luck gaffer!”
      With Perisic potentially out for the season, a reunion between Jota and Postecoglou in north London may be on the cards to remedy the situation.
      On the loss of Perisic ahead of the North London derby, the Aussie tactician said: “It’s disappointing for us because he’s been a really important part of what we’ve done so far.
      “We don’t have a great experience in the group and he’s one that does have that level head and he’s been pretty significant in our games so far and in big moments.
      “So like I said, disappointed for him and disappointed for us in terms of what we’re trying to build.
      “He’s very strong willed and I’ve got no doubt he’ll come back for club and country and get back to the levels he showed before he got injured.”
      Perisic had featured off the bench in all of Tottenham’s five Premier League games prior to the Arsenal clash.
      Ivan Perisic suffered an anterior cruciate ligament blowCredit: Getty More

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      Ange Postecoglou told me I could be a leader at Tottenham… then I turned up late for training the next day

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      SPURS action man Yves Bissouma cuts out danger as well as anyone in the Prem nowadays — and he is always first into training.And the Mali midfielder’s revival is down to a telling-off from his new boss Ange Postecoglou.
      Yves Bissouma revealed he was once late to Tottenham trainingCredit: Rex
      The Spurs gaffer told Bissouma on the first day of pre-season he could be a leader — only for the star to turn up late the very next morning!
      Bissouma said: “That day I had a little problem with my car. I had a flat tyre and there was a lot of traffic, too.
      “It’s not an excuse, every player knows you have to be on time. I arrived late, he caught me. I said sorry and I told him why.
      “He said, ‘If you want to be a leader or a big player you need to be on time and respect all the details of the club’.
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      “It’s about respect, that’s really important. We fixed it. I told him and the players I was sorry. And now I’m always the first at training.”
      Bissouma is joint-top in the Premier League rankings for interceptions, along with Everton’s James Tarkowski.
      The ex-Brighton star is also highly ranked in many other stats and is the heartbeat of Spurs’ early season success.
      Bissouma said: “The gaffer said a lot of positive things about me. He had the confidence in me and showed this from the first day.
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      “He said, ‘Just be you and play the football we want to see and the football everyone wants to see because you have a lot you can do. I give you all my confidence and the rest is up to you’.”
      The mood around Tottenham could hardly be more different to last season.
      Former boss Antonio Conte, beset by personal tragedy off the pitch and problems on it, finally lost the plot after a 3-3 draw at Southampton in March and never returned to the Spurs dugout.
      Bissouma was midway through a long spell out with an ankle fracture but Conte rarely picked him anyway, claiming he was not tactically astute enough.
      Bissouma said: “If he said that then maybe it’s because of the way he wanted me to play — I didn’t play like that.
      “I respect him because he’s a great coach so I wish him all the best but I have to follow my way and stay focused on what I have to do here.
      “I think every season has its reality and last season wasn’t my season.
      It’s about respect, that’s really important. We fixed it. I told him and the players I was sorry. And now I’m always the first at training.Yves Bissouma on being late for training
      “You can see from the start, I had Covid in Korea. I came back and got injured. A lot of things happened.
      “To be honest, I tried but I wasn’t myself. I wasn’t feeling confident.
      “This season is completely different, I’m more confident. The coach has told me what he wants and talks with me.
      “I have to do what I have to do to show him he can have even more confidence in me.”
      Tottenham seem to have a collective self-belief if last week’s incredible stoppage-time turnaround against Sheffield United is anything to go by.
      Sub Richarlison equalised in the 108th minute then teed up Dejan Kulusevski for a 110th-minute winner that sent the home fans into delirium
      Bissouma said: “When I saw the added time I thought, ‘I know we can win.’
      ‘The stadium was on fire’
      “I cannot lose this sort of game. I respect Sheffield United a lot but to lose when you create so many chances as we did, for me, is unacceptable.
      “Then Richi comes on and . . . wow! A feeling like this is why we play football.
      “We win it in the last minute and the stadium was on fire.”
      The atmosphere should be red hot again today at the Emirates as the North London rivals — level on 13 points after five games — go head-to-head in the first real test of either team’s credentials this season.
      Bissouma famously had a great match for Brighton in a 1-1 draw at Arsenal back in 2019 which all but ended the Gunners’ hopes of finishing in the top four.
      He added: “Of course I remember that day, it was good — especially as I played very good.
      “I really like to play big games and any game against Arsenal is always a really big game.
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      “If you want to be the big player then you have to be an asset in the big games. It’s going to be a good one this Sunday and we have to be ready.”
      And it is fair to say that nobody will want to be late for this match.
      Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou with Yves BissoumaCredit: Rex More

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      Everton hope to renegotiate Dele Alli transfer deal with Tottenham with brave star working towards return

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      EVERTON will attempt to renegotiate the deal with Tottenham that brought Dele Alli to the club, says boss Sean Dyche.American firm 777 Partners are currently trying to take over the Toffees, who are enduring difficult times on and off the pitch.
      Dele Alli is currently sidelined for Everton after undergoing a groin operationCredit: AFP
      Everton are yet to win in the Premier League this term while the financial situation at the club has left Dyche with a threadbare squad to choose from.
      The potential return of England international Alli, 27, would no doubt provide a boost to the Blues’ attack after his recent struggles.
      However, Dyche has admitted that director of football Kevin Thelwell will probably have to speak with Spurs to try and adjust the terms of the package that brought him to Goodison in January 2022 before he plays again.
      Alli, who bravely opened up about being sexually abused as a child and his sleeping pill addiction this summer, has only made 13 appearances for Everton.
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      The Merseysiders will have to pay Spurs £10million once he plays 20 times – which could cause issues with money tight until the potential takeover is completed.
      Alli recently suffered a setback in his attempted comeback from a groin operation when a stitch broke open in training seven weeks ago.
      And offering an update on the whole situation, Dyche said the Everton chief will attempt to thrash things out with Spurs that will benefit everybody involved.
      Speaking ahead of today’s trip to Brentford, he said: “He is not ready yet, when he’s fit and well I am sure Kev will go to Tottenham and say: ‘Right, how can we make this work for everyone?’
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      “It has never been at that stage so we have to wait for it.”
      On his injury, Dyche added: “He was training with us, warming up and doing the drills, and he strikes the ball and is knocked back to square one. It was a real blow to him.
      “He’d had an operation on his groin, they internally stitched it like an anchor inside his body, and one of them popped out having a shot and that was it.
      “It was incredibly frustrating because he was feeling great. He is still a bit away yet, nowhere near training with us but is beginning to work with the sports science people.”
      Alli checked himself into rehab after excessively drinking and consuming sleeping pills following his nightmare loan spell with Besiktas last season.
      The former Mk Dons ace, who scored 51 top-flight goals in 181 matches during his six-and-a-half years at Spurs, said: “Now is the right time for me to tell people what’s been going on.
      “It’s tough to talk about because it’s something I’ve hid for a long time. I’m scared to talk about it.
      “When I came back from Turkey, I found out I needed an operation. I was in a bad place mentally and I decided to go to a modern-day rehab facility for mental health.
      “They deal with addiction and trauma. I felt it was time for me.
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      “You can’t be told to go there – you have to know and make the decision yourself or it’s not going to work.
      “I was caught in a bad cycle and things that were doing me harm.” More

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      Tottenham ‘to trigger Son Heung-min contract extension clause to avoid another summer saga like Harry Kane’

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      TOTTENHAM are set to trigger their option to extend Son Heung-Min’s contract, it’s been claimed.The South Korea international has 18 months on his current deal with the North Londoners, whom he joined from Bayer Leverkusen eight years ago.
      Son Heung-Min has 18 months left on his current Tottenham contractCredit: Reuters
      Spurs are set to extend the South Korea international’s current deal by a yearCredit: GETTY
      But Spurs placed a clause in the forward’s contract to extend his stay with them for an additional 12 months whenever the choose.
      And according to The Telegraph, the Tottenham brass plan to exercise that clause in the coming months.
      It’s claimed, however, that they’re “so relaxed over” Son’s future that they might wait until the end of the season to do so.
      The 12-month extension means Son will be at the club until 2026 at the earliest and gives them an insurance policy that they didn’t have when it came to former skipper Harry Kane.
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      Spurs were all but forced to sell their former talisman to Bayern Munich this summer as he entered the final year of his contract.
      The North Londoners pocketed £100million for the England skipper, who could have walked away from his boyhood club for nothing next summer.
      Spurs fans, could, however, one day see Kane back at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as chairman Daniel Levy placed a buy-back clause in the agreement with Bayern.
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      Tottenham are flying high under new manager Ange PostecoglouCredit: REX
      He said: “If Harry, one day, wants to come back to the Premier League and he wants to come to Tottenham, we would have the ability to repurchase him.
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      “Harry was a great servant to the club, an amazing player, someone that came from our academy, but you can’t look into the future. Who knows.”
      Son has made a stellar start to the season under new boss Ange Postecoglou, scoring three goals in six appearances in all competitions.
      Tottenham have made a strong start under their new gaffer winning four and drawing one of the Premier League matches.
      They’ll be back in action on Sunday afternoon, travelling to the Emirates Stadium to take on Arsenal in the first North London Derby of the season. More

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      How Tottenham’s Harry Kane buyback clause really works and why Bayern Munich star may be unlikely to trigger it

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      TOTTENHAM fans were left dreaming about Harry Kane’s return to the club last night – but the buyback clause has a lot more to it than meets the eye.The 30-year-old England captain, 30, left boyhood club Spurs for Bayern Munich in a £104m move last month.
      Tottenham’s buyback clause for Harry Kane is more complicated than first thoughtCredit: EPA
      That brought an end to an incredible stint in North London that saw him net 280 goals to become the club’s record goalscorer.
      Two years after failing to push through a switch to Manchester City, Kane finally secured his exit after chairman Daniel Levy’s hand was forced.
      The striker had entered the final 12 months of his contract, and facing the prospect of losing their talisman for nothing in June 2024, they decided to cash in.
      However, Levy revealed last night at a fans’ forum that Tottenham have a buyback clause to re-sign Kane from Bayern.
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      The star, who penned a four-year deal with Bayern until 2027, has scored four goals in five games under ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel so far in Germany.
      But Levy’s claims whetted the appetite for a sensational comeback for the hotshot.
      However, now the Daily Mail has revealed that the buyback clause is not a straight-forward one.
      And they also state that there are doubts over whether he would want to while Levy is still at the club. 
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      Their report states that “multiple sources have indicated that while there is a mechanism that could open the door to Spurs re-signing Kane, it is believed the facility is not a simple buyback clause”.
      They state that they have been informed that the clause only provides Spurs with the first option on Kane should he return to England.
      But it is not believed to include a fixed price – meaning they would need to negotiate a fee with Bayern.
      They also stated that neither Tottenham nor Kane’s representatives would confirm the specifics of the clause when asked.
      Tensions are also believed to have mounted between Levy and Kane during the player’s final days at the club.
      The Spurs chief was desperate to avoid losing Kane for nothing and pushed for him to pen a new deal to keep his value up – something the forward showed “no inclination” of doing. 
      Levy is then reportedly said to have become “increasingly difficult in his approach to sanctioning” his departure and is said to have “pushed back on parts of the deal that Kane and the Bundesliga club believed were agreed”.
      This then reportedly “led to the striker having to miss his originally scheduled flight to Germany” and caused “a delay in the deal being finalised”.
      Additionally, Kane “was blocked from re-entering Spurs’ Enfield HQ in the hours leading up to his departure”. More

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      Eagle-eyed Tottenham fans spot £15million of summer transfers are in squad for cup clash vs League Two side

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      TOTTENHAM new boys Alejo Veliz and Ashley Phillips were named in the club’s Under-21 squad for their EFL Trophy clash with Colchester United on Tuesday.Veliz, 20, joined the Lilywhites in a £12million transfer from Rosario Central last month, while Phillips, 18, completed a £3m switch from Blackburn just a few days before.
      Ashley Phillips started for Spurs against ColchesterCredit: Rex
      Alejo Veliz started on the benchCredit: Instagram @SpursOfficial
      Both players are yet to make a senior appearance for Ange Postecoglou’s side.
      But they have already been introduced to the U21’s.
      Phillips was named in the starting line-up ahead of Tuesday’s match against Colchester, while Veliz had a spot on the bench.
      And eagle-eyed fans were surprised to see the duo involved.
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      One person took to X to write: “That’s a very strong team. Very excited to see Ashley Phillips again and hopefully we get to see a glimpse of Alejo Veliz.”
      Another added: “VELIZZZZZZ, please score!”
      A third fan commented: “All I’m seeing is W and clean sheet. Would love to see Veliz get some minutes.”
      While a fourth said: “What a team! Veliz on the bench as well!”
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      The striker was introduced in the 62nd minute of the match to replace Will Lankshear.
      Tottenham went on to win 5-0 thanks to two goals apiece from Jamie Donley and Jude Soonsup-Bell, and Lankshear’s strike.
      The Lilywhites now top Group L in the EFL Trophy. More

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      Tottenham have BUY-BACK clause to re-sign Harry Kane after £100m exit, chairman Daniel Levy sensationally tells fans

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      DANIEL LEVY claims Tottenham have a buy-back clause to re-sign Harry Kane from Bayern Munich.The Spurs chairman made the sensational claim at a fans’ forum on Tuesday.
      Daniel Levy claims Spurs have a buy-back clause to re-sign Harry Kane from Bayern MunichCredit: Alamy
      Levy reportedly made the claim at a Spurs fans’ forum on TuesdayCredit: AFP
      Kane, 30, departed his boyhood club for the German champions in a £100million transfer over the summer.
      It brought an end to an incredible Tottenham career, during which the England captain netted 280 goals in 435 games.
      However, club chief Levy claims Spurs may not have seen the last of the legendary forward.
      Speaking at a Tottenham fan forum on Tuesday, Levy reportedly declared: “There is a buy-back clause.”
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      It is unclear what the figure is, or when Spurs can reactivate it.
      Kane penned a four-year deal with Bayern until 2027, as the Germans smashed their transfer record with a £100m agreement.
      He has so far netted four goals in five games under ex-Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel.
      But he missed out on the chance to win his first-ever career trophy as Bayern lost the German Super Cup final 3-0 to RB Leipzig.
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      As for Spurs, they seem to be enjoying life post-Kane.
      New boss Ange Postecoglou has guided them to second in the table with four wins from five games.
      Reflecting on the Aussie’s style of management, Levy added: “He’s just a normal bloke, direct and honest, he doesn’t play games, doesn’t say one thing to me and another to someone else, and this club needed to go back to its roots.
      “There was a lot of pressure on me, (Spurs) needed a manager to focus on the team, youth, the club, and be part of the team. He’s a breath of fresh air.”
      Postecoglou also had his say on Kane’s exit, as well as Spurs’ transfer signings.
      The former Celtic supremo said: “We had more targets but Brennan [Johnson] was a great signing, the right profile a great guy, he will play the way we play. 
      “I left Daniel to his own work but pestered the people around him.
      “With Harry leaving it could have been chaotic but I felt everyone dealt with it well. In the cold light of day I felt we ended up in a good place after the window.”
      Levy added: “I want to win as much as anyone else. The frustration of not winning and the pressure from some players and a large part of the fan base impacted me, it was a lot of pressure. 
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      “We came so close with Mauricio Pochettino and we changed strategy and hired win-now managers. It didn’t work, wrong hires. 
      “So maybe it will take longer, maybe we need this strategy and that’s why I hired Ange.” More