Overview

• Sky Sports reports Tottenham’s priority is a playmaker after misses on Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze, with a formal registration of interest in RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons.
• Fabrizio Romano’s reporting, echoed by Football Talk, says Spurs have made enquiries to West Ham about Lucas Paquetá and to Bournemouth about Antoine Semenyo.
• Chelsea are considered frontrunners for Simons, and talkSPORT says the player has agreed personal terms with the Blues while no club agreement is in place and Spurs are exploring a hijack.
• Deal feasibility remains constrained as West Ham show no indication of selling Paquetá, Aston Villa deem Morgan Rogers not for sale, Manchester City are unwilling to part with Savinho, and Semenyo is tied to Bournemouth until 2030.
• talkSPORT says Spurs aim to add two attackers and are also looking at Ademola Lookman plus options such as Malick Fofana, Maghnes Akliouche and Bilal El Khannous, with no formal approaches reported for that trio.