Southampton boss Ivan Juric: "I think (Tyler) Dibling will stay. I hope so. There is no news and he can be really important for us."
[Bianchin] Fikayo Tomori told Milan this morning that he doesn't intend to go to Tottenham.
Luca Bendoni, the writer for the source @DiMarzio article, just followed up with this. Looks like the deal might not entirely be dead yet. Could still drag on.
AC Milan are pushing to get Fikayo Tomori’s sale to Tottenham done. Negotiations ongoing on player side for personal terms, Milan want to move on and sign new CB [Fabrizio Romano]
Spurs won’t beg, says Postecoglou as Tel and Tomori stall on offers [Tom Allnutt]
Mathys Tel told Tottenham he plans to stay at Bayern Munich & reassess in summer - despite battle to sign him this window. #THFC reached agreements with #FCBayern, 19yo + reps but forward then expressed wish to remain in Munich. [David Ornstein]
For the first time in the past 4 days, Mathys Tel is no longer ruling out staying at Bayern after rejecting Tottenham today! Bayern have now also received info that a stay is possible. Tel rejected Tottenham today because he wasn’t convinced by the project- independent of Spurs’ offer [Plettenberg]
Why Mathys Tel rejected Tottenham with Man Utd and Aston Villa in contention [iNews]
Fikayo Tomori was also discussed between Milan and Tottenham. Milan has offered the English defender to Tottenham, and the parties are currently working on a deal that DOES NOT, however, reach the 30 million euro mark including bonuses. The player has not yet given the green light [Matteo Moretto]
The Tottenham for Tomori track is entering its operational phase. Milan wants to cash in and the verbal proposal exceeds 25M. The defender has not yet given the green light, contacts with Milan will continue even after the derby. [Gianluigi Longari]
Milan , Tottenham is close to Fikayo #Tomori : offer of 30 million euros for the defender [Sky Sports]
In recent days Tottenham made an offer of 4M to VCF for Otorbi. Singapore rejected it because they ask for a minimum of 5M and % of future sales. Aston Villa prepare an offensive for David Otorbi for the last days of the transfer market [Salva Gomis]
Tottenham boss Daniel Levy is in Munich now, meeting directly with Mathys Tel and his agent to convince him to join Spurs. A meeting with Bayern bosses is not planned for today, Friday. [Florian Plettenberg]
Post Match Thread: Tottenham 3-0 Elfsborg
There's no fee in Tottenham's move for Man City midfielder Dan Batty, 18, who will join the Under-21s team. [Nizaar Kinsella]
Tottenham XI vs. Elfsborg: Austin; Porro, Van de Ven, Davies, Gray; Sarr, Bentancur, Bergvall; Richarlison, Moore, Son
Milan is active on the outgoings front in recent days. In defense, the name of Tomori, which had already been probed through intermediaries by Tottenham, may come back into play for them. [Gianluigi Longari]
[Plettenberg] Tel has been informed but he has not yet made a final decision on whether he will accept Spurs’ offer. Additionally, he has yet to decide whether he prefers a permanent transfer or a loan. Especially since Tel has repeatedly stated publicly that he wants to become a legend at Bayern on
[Fabrizio Romano] More on Mathys Tel situation. Also permanent move is being assessed. Chelsea remain in talks since beginning of January, pushing for a permanent transfer. Tottenham also keen on Tel based on fee requested, Man United have called to ask for loan conditions.
(Regarding Brentford - relevant to Wissa) Don’t expect any more incomings unless someone goes, which the club don’t want to happen anyway. [Lyall Thomas]
(On Spurs incomings) They’re looking at a number of forwards. Nothing super advanced yet. [Lyall Thomas]
Year of the Snake Training Top is actually class
In the last few hours, there have been indirect contacts between Tottenham and AC Milan for Noah Okafor. Tottenham is looking for an external striker and is targeting Tel but competition is high. Okafor has been proposed as an alternative solution [Matteo Moretto]
Man Utd interested in signing Mathys Tel if Bayern Munich sanction loan departure before deadline. MUFC not progressing move yet as prioritising exits + contact with 19yo’s camp rather than FCBayern - but temporary switch carries appeal [David Ornstein]
