Overview

• Liverpool and Chelsea are reported to be monitoring Tottenham centre-back Micky van de Ven, with renewed coverage highlighting their interest this week.
• Tottenham are said to be preparing a new deal that would double the 24-year-old’s wages to roughly £100,000 per week in a bid to keep him.
• Reporting relayed from Spain places Van de Ven on Real Madrid’s shortlist for a planned defensive rebuild, with Bayern Munich also cited as admirers.
• Spurs reportedly set an asking price in the region of €80m (£70m) as they view the Netherlands international as a long-term cornerstone.
• No formal bids have been confirmed in the coverage, and the situation remains at the stage of reported interest and contract positioning.