La Liga giants Real Madrid have started their brand-new era under Xabi Alonso, and following their disappointment of a 2024/2025 season, Los Blancos are apparently setting their sights on a Tottenham star to help with the rebuild.
Spurs are expected to undergo somewhat of a rebuild themselves, with the Europa League champions ushering in their fifth new manager since 2019.
daniel-levy-tottenham-premier-league Related
[Levy holds Tottenham talks for "top" player with negotiations started at £50m](https://www.footballfancast.com/tottenham-transfers-daniel-levy-mohammed-kudus/ "Levy holds Tottenham talks for "top" player with negotiations started at £50m")
The Spurs chairman met with a club chief for talks.
Thomas Frank arrives in N17 with the goal of building upon his new side's triumph in Bilbao against Man United, a result which also gifted them a place in next season's Champions League draw.
A major thorn in the cap of his predecessor, Ange Postecoglou, was the plethora of injuries his squad sustained last term. The Australian was forced to cope without many key players for extended periods throughout 24/25, and Frank will be keen to avoid a similar scenario as he braces for an equally congested fixture calendar.
Tottenham's best-performing regulars in the Premier League - 2024/2025 Average match rating
Son Heung-min 7.00
James Maddison 6.98
Pedro Porro 6.95
Dominic Solanke 6.84
Dejan Kulusevski 6.83
via WhoScored
They've already moved to reinforce the squad with a permanent deal for Mathys Tel and a £5 million move for Japanese sensation Kota Takai, with Tottenham also widely reported to be in talks for West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus.
However, Spurs do face the prospect of losing some key big names before deadline day as well.
West Ham's Mohammed Kudus
Son Heung-min is a reliably claimed target for the Saudi Pro League (The Telegraph), and there is a serious belief that last season could've been his final campaign at Spurs - 10 years after he joined from Bayer Leverkusen.
"Son could very well have played his last game for Tottenham, and well, if it was the Europa League final, it would be fitting," journalist Graeme Bailey told TBR Football last month.
“I am told he still believes he is more than capable of recapturing his best form – but Spurs are ready to make moves this summer and Son leaving could materialise.”
Alongside Son, it is believed star £165,000-per-week defender Cristian Romero is attracting serious interest from Spain.
cristian-romero-tottenham-europa-league
While reports that Tottenham have reached an "agreement in principle" to sell Romero look wide of the mark, Atlético boss Diego Simeone has publicly confirmed the club's admiration for him.
Real Madrid expected to make "concrete" move for Cristian Romero
Now, as per CaughtOffside, Atlético are joined by their cross-town rivals in pursuit of the "sensational" Argentine.
Real are "now expected" to make a "concrete" approach to sign Romero from Tottenham, but chairman Daniel Levy won't be letting him go on the cheap, even if last season's Europa League Player of the Year has just two years left on his current contract.
Spurs want a minimum £60 million to consider letting him leave, with both Real and Atlético viewing this price tag as excessive for the time being.
The former are boosted by Romero's openness to joining Real, as is mostly the case when Alonso's side come knocking, but Tottenham won't be bullied aside in potential negotiations and are determined to keep hold of him.