Your Tottenham Hotspur morning transfer round-up on Monday, August 22.
Spurs monitoring key Everton attacker
Football.london understands that among other targets, Spurs are continuing to monitor the situation with Everton's Anthony Gordon, although Chelsea currently look to be leading the race for the 21-year-old following their recently reported rejected £45 million bid.
Tottenham have a firm interest in the versatile winger and were keen on a double deal with Richarlison earlier in the summer, with Gordon understood to be interested in playing for Conte and in the Champions League but unwilling to push for a move from the boyhood club he loves.
READ MORE: Ben Davies claim made as Antonio Conte's Tottenham defender makes Harry Kane admission
The other key component for Gordon would be game time if he were to move from Everton. He is now a regular starter for the Toffees, their number 10, and to step down to an occasional bench role at a club further up the table would be a difficult decision.
There was a reluctance from Everton to discuss a move for Gordon earlier in the window, but Frank Lampard admitted on Friday that while he does not want to lose the talented winger, the Toffees ultimately will have to decide what is right for the club.
Tottenham join race for £42 million-valued defender
Tottenham Hotspur are said to have joined the race to sign Trevoh Chalobah, with the defender facing an increasingly uncertain future at Chelsea amid rumours of the Blues stepping up their pursuit of Leicester City's Wesley Fofana.
According to the Evening Standard, Spurs are ready to rival Inter Milan and Roma for the 23-year-old signature this summer. A graduate of Chelsea's Cobham academy, reports suggest that Chalobah has concerns over his game time in west London and fears that signing Fofana will block his pathway.
The report adds that the former England youth international could seek either a loan or permanent move in a bid to recapture the exciting form enjoyed in the early stages of last season. Chalobah, who is valued at around £42.2million by CIES Football Observatory, has started just ten games from a possible 33 under Tuchel in 2022 and with Fofana edging closer to a move, that looks set to only diminish further.
Conte makes a clear transfer statement
Antonio Conte made it very clear to football.london after the match that if a single Spurs player in his plans leaves the club, then they must be replaced. However, that does not include the unwanted quartet of Giovani Lo Celso and Tanguy Ndombele - now at Villarreal and Napoli, respectively, on loan - or Sergio Reguilon and Harry Winks.
Instead, Conte means the likes of Bryan Gil and Japhet Tanganga and any other first-teamers who might depart if a late tempting offer arrives, as well as potentially Pape Matar Sarr if academy midfielder Harvey White is not seen as suitable central midfield back-up to the four senior options.
The Italian reaffirmed his stance following his side's 1-0 triumph over Wolves on Saturday and stated: "I was very clear in the press conference before this game. This squad is this, and if someone goes away, then another has to come. This has to be very clear for everybody. Otherwise, we stay with this squad, and we continue our path with these players, this squad," said Conte.
"But if someone has to go away, along, another must come. This is very clear for me, for the club, but we are totally agreed on this aspect."
READ NEXT:
- Ben Davies explains why Tottenham players would 'run through brick wall' for Antonio Conte
- Every word Antonio Conte said on signing another new player, Perisic, Sessegnon, Gil and Kane
- Full Tottenham Premier League fixture list for 2022/23
- Antonio Conte's pivotal Tottenham change and the game-changing aspect waiting to be unleashed
- Tottenham's summer transfer business assessment as Antonio Conte continues to strengthen
