Ange Postecoglou and Spurs could be set for a nightmare transfer hijack with Newcastle preparing to bring James Maddison to St James' Park.
The England international is a wanted man after he was relegated to the Championship with Leicester this summer.
Spurs have been tracking the midfielder for long time and it is understood the Foxes want at least £60million for his services.
Tottenham have already put in an initial proposal for Maddison, but it is said that the fee offered was wide of the mark.
Now the Daily Mail report that Eddie Howe's Newcastle could be set to hijack Postecoglou's transfer offer despite their recent move for for Milan's Sandro Tonali.
The story states that the Toon still believe they can also bring Maddison to the club to bolster their attacking midfield options.
Meanwhile, Brendan Rodgers is relishing the opportunity to build on the “great foundation” left by Ange Postecoglou at Celtic.
The Northern Irishman has returned to take charge of the Hoops on the back of a campaign in which his predecessor won five of the six domestic trophies available, including a treble last season, before leaving earlier this month to become manager of Tottenham.
Rodgers admits it is rare for him to take on a new job when the team is already in such a position of strength and he feels the fact he shares similar ideas to Postecoglou about how the game should be played can help ensure a smooth transition.
“I come to a club for one of the very few times in my career where it has an upward feel to it,” he said. “A lot of the jobs I’ve gone into, the teams have been suffering and I’ve gone in to pick it up.
“Here I’ve come in with a great foundation on the back of the great work Ange has done over the last couple of years.
“I’ve not spoken to Ange, but I’ve exchanged messages with him. I’ve spoken in depth to John Kennedy who has been a pivotal person at the club and who will be my assistant.
“I’ve obviously watched Celtic as well. The football philosophy is not too different in terms of how we would work and how a Celtic manager is perceived to work with his team.
“It’s an attacking club. You have to win and you have to win stylistically in a certain way. Ange has obviously done that and hopefully in my period to follow we’ll be able to continue doing that. It’s a continuation of that and hopefully building on that.”
