Tottenham faves to seal deadline-busting Delap deal, ‘£50m bid to be accepted’
Tottenham are in pole position to seal a deadline-busting deal for Ipswich striker Liam Delap before the winter transfer window closes on Monday.
Ange Postecoglou and Daniel Levy have until 11pm on 3 February to do their remaining business for the 2024/25 season and based on how things have gone this term in North London, they need to bring in a few more fresh faces.
Spurs’ squad has been ravaged by injury with almost every single senior player spending at least one spell on the sidelines.
As a result, the Lilywhites are 15th in the Premier League standings with one win from 11 games.
Tottenham have only made one new signing this winter and while goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky has been in good form since his move from Slavia Prague, there’s a heightened demand for more outfield signings after Sunday’s shock 2-1 defeat to Leicester City.
Bryan King shares £50m Liam Delap update with Tottenham in pole position
According to the latest bookmakers’ odds, Spurs are 11/2 favourites to sign Ipswich striker Delap, 21, before 11pm on Monday.
William Hill have Tottenham ahead of Arsenal (13/2) and Chelsea (7/1) in the running to snap up the former Manchester City striker, who’s scored eight goals in 22 Premier League appearances for the Suffolk club this season.
Former Tottenham scout Bryan King has exclusively told Tottenham News that Ipswich would accept a bid of £50million for the England Under-21s centre-forward, meaning that he would be an expensive purchase for the North London club.
However, with Richarlison regularly injured and continually linked with a move away from N17 and England striker Dominic Solanke currently sidelined, it makes sense for some money to be ploughed into that area of the squad.
Postecoglou does need to look at strengthening the spine of the team overall.
Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero may be getting closer to returning but options are still limited away from them and Radu Dragusin, who picked up an injury against Elfsborg on Thursday (30 January).
In the midfield, Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma have been in poor form despite being two players who’ve managed to avoid the worst of the injury crisis in the capital.
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