Tottenham have reportedly offered a higher price for Conor Gallagher than Atletico Madrid agreed to pay for the Chelsea midfielder. In an ideal window of movement, Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou sought out Gallagher to work in midfield with new signing Dominic Solanke.
With Archie Gray joining a £30m deal with Leeds United and Solanke earning £65m for Bournemouth, Tottenham will have to rein in their spending in the final two-and-a-half weeks of the summer move-in window.
Gallagher has long been admired by north London’s most sensible officials, and the Telegraph claims Postecoglou was looking to pair the 24-year-old with Solanke in his new starting XI.
However, the same report claims that Chelsea, in a bid to put one of their direct Premier League rivals on notice, quoted Spurs a one-off £45m worth for their academy-graduate midfielder.
Frustration will have been brewing within Tottenham sporting director Johan Lange when Atletico agreed a deal worth £33. 7m for Gallagher, more than £10m less than the value presented to the north Londoners.
The door isn’t completely closed for Gallagher to sign up for Spurs, with his move to Atletico hanging by a thread as the La Liga side struggles to complete a sale before they can pay his move fee.
Gallagher recently holed himself up in a Madrid hotel for five days while he waited for Chelsea and Atlético to put the finishing touches on a deal that is not yet fully finalized. The English foreigner then flew back to London on Tuesday, despite having passed his medical. with the red and whites.
Chelsea are said to be in talks with Atlético over a deal for Joao Félix, which would grease Gallagher’s move in the opposite direction. Tottenham, on the other hand, prioritizes exits in the final part of the window.
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Youngsters Alfie Devine, Ashley Phillips and Jamie Donley could go out on loan. Club officials also intend to loan out unsightly midfielder Giovani Lo Celso and Israeli striker Manor Solomon.
Emerson Royal is the senior star fleeing Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the Brazilian joining AC Milan on a £15m deal.
Along with Leicester City, Spurs are the newest team to kick off their new Premier League season, with the two groups meeting at the King Power Stadium on Monday night.
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