Tottenham Set to Seal £20m Midfielder Deal Amidst Chelsea’s Transfer Drama

Tottenham can expect to increase their transfer fund by £20 million in the next 24 hours. This will be possible after they have reached an initial agreement with Leicester for Oliver Skipp. Along with this, Ange Postecoglou and his team are considering hijacking the deal of Conor Gallagher, as his deal with Atletico Madrid is yet to be confirmed.

Tottenham Set to Seal £20m Midfielder Deal Amidst Chelsea’s Transfer Drama

The North London side will start their new season against Leicester at the King Power Stadium on Monday night. Tottenham will hope that their season will also be a progressive one under Postecoglou. At the start of last season, Tottenham won 8 of their first 10 matches, but later their form dropped due to injuries and suspensions. This time too, Tottenham fans are hoping for a similar bright start.

Oliver Skipp’s potential transfer to Leicester City

An interesting aspect of Monday night’s match is the potential transfer of Tottenham’s homegrown midfielder Oliver Skipp to Leicester City. Skipp, 23, has been in Tottenham’s squad since 2008 and has played 106 games since making his debut in the 2018/19 season. But he is no longer considered essential in Postecoglou’s plans, and speculation over his transfer continued throughout the summer.

Potential deal with Leicester and transfer update

Skipp was initially linked with Leeds, but according to Teamtalk, Skipp refused to move out of the Premier League, which scuppered a potential deal with Leeds. Now, Leicester City, who secured promotion last season, are close to finalising Skipp’s transfer. However, the deal can only be officially confirmed after Monday’s match. Tottenham will receive £20 million from the deal, which could reach £23 million with add-ons.

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Looking for new options in midfield

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has already been dropped from the squad, leaving Tottenham’s central midfield a bit short. Currently, only summer signing Archie Gray is available to cover the first-choice pair of Yves Bissouma and Pape Saar. But Postecoglou is looking to add more options in midfield in the final days of the transfer window.

Conor Gallagher case and Postecoglou’s interest

Recently, the name of Juventus midfielder Manuel Locatelli has come up, who could be allowed to leave the Serie A giants for a fee of €25 million (£21.3 million). Despite this, Tottenham are also keeping an eye on Conor Gallagher’s case. England midfielder Gallagher, who led the Blues to victory on several occasions as captain last season, is available for transfer this summer.

Atletico Madrid and Tottenham interested

Gallagher, 24, spent the first part of last week in Madrid, where his sale was being discussed with Atletico Madrid. However, the two clubs were unable to fully agree on the structure of the £33.7 million deal.

Postecoglou’s bid and the end of the transfer window

According to a report by Football Insider, Postecoglou is watching the situation closely and has made it clear to club chiefs that he wants to hijack Gallagher’s transfer and bring him to north London.

However, the deal is believed to be a bit difficult due to Gallagher’s attachment to Chelsea and his reluctance to join Chelsea’s arch-rivals Tottenham. But, after Chelsea made it clear to him that he is no longer part of their plans, it will be interesting to see if Tottenham can convince him to change his mind.

End of the transfer window and Postecoglou’s final strategy

There are only 11 days left for the transfer window to close, and Postecoglou has made it clear that he is desperate to add a new midfielder to his squad before the window shuts.