{"id":189599,"date":"2025-08-31T15:59:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T15:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/189599\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T15:59:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T15:59:10","slug":"tottenham-eyeing-deadline-day-deal-for-86m-serie-a-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/189599\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Eyeing Deadline Day Deal for \u00a386m Serie A Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> want to sign a winger before Monday’s transfer deadline and AC Milan star Rafael Leao<\/a> has emerged as a target, according to Miguel Delaney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Frank’s side started the season well with two wins and two clean sheets in their first two games of the Premier League<\/a>, but fell to their first defeat in a toothless performance against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n

The Lilywhites are now keen to add more firepower to their squad before the end of the transfer window, and they have discussed a move to sign Portugal international Leao in a surprise deal.<\/p>\n

Tottenham Eyeing Rafael Leao Deal<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Spurs have already added Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons to their forward line this summer in deals worth over \u00a3100m combined, but after allowing captain Heung-Min Son to join LAFC and seeing midfield playmaker James Maddison suffer a serious knee injury during pre-season, they want more.<\/p>\n

Leao, who has been described as ‘one of the best players in the world’<\/a>, is someone who club chiefs have raised as a potential option for the position, however, a deal is expected to be too complicated to complete in such a short space of time.<\/p>\n

While a winger is seen as the preference, the club would also be open to signing another attacker as they believe Simons is capable of playing in a wider position if necessary.<\/p>\n

The club have been strongly linked with a move for Man City star Savinho in recent weeks, and the Brazilian is open to a move to north London<\/a> ahead of the deadline as he wants to play more regularly to earn a place in the Brazil squad for the World Cup next year.<\/p>\n

However, as it stands, Man City are currently blocking any deal<\/a> despite Spurs being willing to spend big money to make a deal happen, as they believe in the player for their project and don’t believe they have the time or options to replace him so late on.<\/p>\n

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