Tottenham Hotspur transfer news and rumours for Monday, July 9, 2018

Streaming Video Unavailable video Hello and welcome to Monday’s live blog for Tottenham Hotspur on football.london! After a fruitful preseason tour in South Korea, Antonio Conte and his team are finally back in the UK. Beginning with a commanding 6-3 victory over Team K League, it ended with a 1-1 draw with Sevilla. Conte is putting his team through rigorous conditioning routines at Hotspur Way in preparation for their match against Southampton on August 6. Even off the field, it is crowded. Spurs have brought in Clement Lenglet, Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Richarlison, and Yves Bissouma, making Fabio Paratici’s five signings so far. However, business is not anticipated to finish there because incoming and departing transactions are top of mind. With that in mind, have a seat and allow us to keep you informed on all the most recent transfer rumors and preseason team news in the live blog below. 11:44 Talks by Joe Doyle Tanganga A prospective loan move for Japhet Tanganga has apparently been discussed between Tottenham and AC Milan manager Paolo Maldini. The Spurs defender is one of the top candidates, according to Gianluca Di Marzio, for the Italian club looking to upgrade their defense following a title-winning campaign the previous year. However, Newcastle has also been connected to a transfer. For the rising star, it was an exciting summer. During the Tottenham Hotspur training session at the Tottenham Hotspur Training Center on July 5, 2022 in Enfield, England, Japhet Tanganga of Tottenham Hotspur. The image above was taken by Tottenham Hotspur FC and distributed through Getty Images. 10:31 Doyle, Joe Future of Harry Kane Oliver Kahn, the CEO of Bayern Munich, made some intriguing remarks about Harry Kane over the weekend. Here, you can read what he had to say. (Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images) Harry Kane plays for Tottenham versus Sevilla in South Korea. 09:56 Doyle, Joe Interview with Lucas Moura In our conversation with Tottenham forward Lucas Moura, we covered a variety of topics, including his future at Tottenham, his interactions with Antonio Conte, and his new colleague Richarlison. Read the entire thing here. Richarlison and Lucas Moura on Tottenham Hotspur’s preseason trip to South Korea 08:54 Doyle, Joe Roma to Dybala After narrowly missing out on a chance to acquire the attacker in 2019, Spurs have been linked to a move for Paulo Dybala for some time. The Argentina international has left Juventus after his contract expired, and is now apparently set to join former Spurs boss Jose Mourinho at Roma. 08:26 Truelove, Sam Update on Djed Spence Djed Spence will officially complete his transfer to the club early this week with football. london understanding the deal is still to be formally finalised with the last bits of paperwork to be signed. The wing-back has completed his medical and even undertaken his media duties with his new club and with that paperwork the last thing to be signed off there is a chance his signing may not be announced until at some point on Monday. His transfer from Middlesbrough fits the club’s usual profile more than the five players already signed this summer. They were all ready-made top level arrivals and the type of player Conte would have asked for personally. The 21-year-old is yet to play a Premier League match and is in the mould of Spurs’ transfers of old. Young, British, a bit of gamble but one that could reap huge rewards thanks to his potential. At a price of £12.5m, with another £7.5m in future potential add-ons, it’s a good deal for all parties and adds to the club’s dwindling homegrown numbers. Spurs’ managing director of football Fabio Paratici watched Spence in person to decide on his suitability for Conte’s team. Read more here. Djed Spence will join Tottenham after the club agreed on a deal with Middlesbrough ( Jon Hobley/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) 08:09 Sam Truelove Depay talks Tottenham are keen on adding another forward to their squad this summer and are in talks with Barcelona over a move for Memphis Depay, Spanish publication Sport reports. Barcelona reportedly want €20m for the Netherlands international, while Spurs do not want to pay more than €17m. Memphis Depay has emerged as a target for Tottenham. (Photo by Marcel ter Bals/Orange Pictures/BSR Agency/Getty Images) 07:52 Sam Truelove Pau Torres boost Tottenham may have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres. According to The Telegraph, Erik ten Hag opted to sign Lisandro Martinez instead of Torres, despite Manchester United’s scouting department recommending the Spaniard. Tottenham have been linked with a move for Torres in the past, although it remains to be seen if a deal can be done this transfer window. Pau Torres is one of Tottenham’s transfer targets this summer. ( Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Sam Truelove Welcome! Hello and welcome along to today’s Tottenham live blog! Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest transfer rumours and team news throughout the day…