Fabrizio Romano says Ange Postecoglou is ‘in love’ with Premier League star
Fabrizio Romano has disclosed that Tottenham is eager to sign Ange Postecoglou because of the Australian’s immense passion for Conor Gallagher, the midfield player.
The Spurs’ prospects of landing Gallagher this month have been downplayed by a number of sources during the past several days.
This includes Alasdair Gold of Football London, who stated a few days ago that rumours of the Lilywhites joining the England international team are “premature.”
According to the reporter, Tottenham is keeping an eye on the 23-year-old, but they won’t likely make a move to recruit him until Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg makes the decision to leave at the end of the summer.
Football Transfers went one step further on Wednesday, claiming that Spurs may back out of the agreement because Chelsea wants to pay £60 million to release their academy graduate.
North Carolina’s Chapel Hill, July 19, After Chelsea FC’s Pre-Season Friendly encounter against Wrexham at Kenan Stadium on July 19, 2023 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Conor Gallagher of Chelsea gives a round of applause to the supporters.
Postecoglou loves the look of Conor Gallagher
Romano has now given an update on Spurs’ pursuit of Gallagher, saying that while Postecoglou is mad about the Chelsea player, the two London clubs aren’t currently in talks about a deal.
“Does Tottenham like and appreciate Conor Gallagher?” the journalist asked on Kick. Tottenham undoubtedly made an attempt to sign Conor Gallagher during the summer.
“Why did Tottenham want Gallagher? Because Ange Postecoglou, from what I’m hearing, is in love with the player, he believes he’s a top player, Tottenham really appreciate Gallagher for sure, but are Tottenham and Chelsea in talks with Gallagher? Right now, at the beginning of January? No.”
It is clear that Chelsea are open to selling Gallagher for the right price and that Postecoglou is keen on adding him to the Spurs squad. There is no doubt in my mind that Tottenham will test the waters with an offer or two for the 23-year-old this month.
It is unclear, though, if Spurs would be willing to spend more than £40–£45 million for the England international, and whether or not the Blues would accept such an offer to convince the midfield player to leave.
If the deal closes, it will probably happen in the last hours of the transfer window as Chelsea looks to raise money to make moves for their top transfer targets.
In other developments:
Report: Potential blow for Spurs as 20-year-old agrees to join European giants:
Over the past several years, Leonardo has established himself as one of the top young strikers in Brazilian football. This season, the center-forward has scored 21 goals in all competitions (Transfermarkt).
The 20-year-old’s attraction to Tottenham was initially revealed last summer when 90 minutes revealed that the Lilywhites are keeping an eye on the young player.
Afterwards, it was claimed by Ichajes back in November that teams other than Ange Postecoglou’s were preparing a January transfer for the player.
Leonardo set for Benfica switch amid Spurs links
It has now been verified by HITC that Spurs were among the Premier League teams considering a transfer for Leandro.According to the sites, West Ham was the team with the greatest interest; they even had serious discussions with Santos about a loan agreement that included a buyout clause.
But it turns out that the 20-year-old has given the go-ahead to join Benfica, thus both London teams will now miss out on him.
According to the report, Santos and the Portuguese powerhouses are about to conclude agreements, with a deal estimated to cost roughly €18 million (£15.5 million).
Due to language barriers and shared footballing traditions, many Brazilian youths would rather use Portugal as their introduction to European football.
Before moving up to a big Premier League or La Liga team in two or three years, Leonardo would consider Benfica to be the perfect stepping stone.
