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Tottenham Hotspur, who was rejected twice in the summer transfer market, is seen trying to make a last-minute reversal.
According to local reports, Tottenham are seeking to recruit Morgan Rogers (23), winner of the PFA Young Player Award for Aston Villa. Rogers is looking for a replacement for Eberechi Eze, who was hijacked by Arsenal before the closing of the transfer market on the 1st of next month, and is considered the most likely target.
Rodgers has emerged as Villa's new ace with eight goals and 10 assists in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season. He has also been selected as a member of the England national team and has been increasing his stock price every day.
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Villa want Rodgers to stay at least until this season, but could face having to sell players due to issues with the `Premier League Profitability and Sustainability Regulations' (PSR), local media reported. Jacob Ramsey was traded to Newcastle United to help ease the financial difficulties.
Football Insider' Tottenham is rushing to recruit Rodgers. Tottenham hope to sign Rodgers at a low price due to Villa's financial woes. 'Villa will likely have to secure funds first for spending, which could lead to Rogers" sale,' the report said.
Rodgers drew great interest when he joined Manchester City under Pep Guardiola in 2019, but failed to settle at Etihad Stadium and moved to Lincoln City, Bournemouth and Blackpool on loan. Rodgers, who moved to Middlesbrough in the second part of 2023, made his EPL debut by moving to Villa in February 2024.
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Rodgers played full time in both EPL games this season, wearing his Villa jersey.
Tottenham previously selected Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White as a player who could take over the main attacking midfielder position, but failed to recruit him in the face of intense opposition from the Nottingham owner.
Palace then signed Eze and completed agreements between clubs and personal agreements, but before the seal, North London rival Arsenal entered the recruitment campaign, and in the end, Eze, a former Arsenal Youth, wanted to go to Arsenal and the recruitment was canceled.
Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is full of ambition to fill the vacancy as an England international, with James Maddison leaving after suffering a long-term injury. Considering that Gibbs-White and Eze have set a transfer fee equivalent to 100 billion won, it is highly likely that Son Heung-min, the former captain, will leave behind the No. 7 uniform. It's just that he's going to find a new ace.
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He entered the new season with Ghanaian winger Mohamed Kudus from West Ham, which is newly led by Thomas Frank, and is winning two consecutive games by beating Burnley and Manchester City. Hishalisson, who was evaluated as 'eat and run', is leading the team's attack with a reincarnation. The early trend is good, but it is inevitable to recruit additional second-line resources in the aftermath of Son Heung-min (LAFC) transfer and injuries such as Dejan Kulusevski and Madison. Currently, he is using box-to-box type midfielder Pape Sarr aggressively.
Man City's Brazilian winger Savinho was also mentioned as a target, but there is a possibility of signing Savinho only when Manchester City succeeds in recruiting Real Madrid's Rodrigo, reporter David Onstein 'The Athletic' reported.
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Reporter Onstein "Hodrigo must express his desire to leave Madrid if this contract is to be fulfilled. However, our information has not confirmed this fact. Manchester City are not considering the release of Savinho. At the moment, despite Frank's interest, Savigna is expected to remain at Manchester City."
Savinho was injured during the pre-season and missed both of the first two games of the season, including the match against Tottenham. He is expected to return as early as the end of this month.
Tottenham will prepare for the third round against Bournemouth on the 30th with Son Heung-min's seventh seat empty.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
