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Tottenham are ready to push ahead with a big-name midfield signing after receiving a reported initial £86million fee for Harry Kane, sources have told Football Insider.
Kane left Spurs for Bayern Munich on Saturday (12 August) and the Lilywhites are now ready to accelerate their summer business.
A big-money midfield capture is on the agenda for Ange Postecoglou and his team of recruitment chiefs.
It is believed that both Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Tanguy Ndombele could make way in the final weeks of the summer window.
Exits for the duo would boost the transfer kitty and give Postecoglou the chance to move for the right man – and the expectation is that deal would get done by the transfer cut-off.
Hojbjerg was an unused substitute for Tottenham as they drew 2-2 away at Brentford in Sunday’s (13 August) season-opener.
Football Insiderrevealed earlier this month (4 August) that the Denmark international, who was a nailed-on starter under former Spurs managers Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho, is wanted by Atletico Madrid.
Meanwhile, Ndombele – alongside Hugo Lloris, Eric Dier, Japhet Tanganga, Djed Spence and Sergio Reguilon – was omitted from the matchday squad to face the Bees.
The 26-year-old, who cost Spurs a club-record £55million, spent last season out on loan at Serie A champions Napoli but made just 12 starts across all competitions.
Both Ndombele and Hojbjerg are under contract at Tottenham until June 2025.
Yves Bissouma and Oliver Skipp were given the nod in central midfield by Postecoglou against Brentford with Rodrigo Bentancur still out through injury.
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