Paper Talk: Tottenham ready £35m January swoop for Lloris replacement

Tottenham are poised to sell Hugo Lloris and spend £35m on his replacement in January, while Man Utd will look to gazump Liverpool in the race for a German hot-shot, according to Sunday’s papers.

 

TOTTENHAM READY TO SPEND BIG ON AJAX GOALKEEPER

Tottenham have put Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana at the top of their wish list to replace Hugo Lloris, according to a report.

France goalkeeper Lloris is currently sidelined with an elbow injury, but his form prior to the setback had already raised alarm at Tottenham with Mauricio Pochettino said to have been scouring the market for potential replacements.

Now according to The Sun on Sunday, Pochettino and Tottenham are keen to make a £30m approach to Ajax for the skillful Onana.

The paper claims Ajax would be prepared to sell the Cameroon keeper, but would likely seek bids nearer £35m – a fee Spurs shouldn’t have too much trouble matching.

In addition, it’s claimed Spurs could look to usher Lloris out of the door in January, with PSG seemingly the most likely destination for the former Monaco man.

Paulo Gazzaniga has stood in impressively for Lloris in recent weeks, but Tottenham want a more established man to fill the gap long term – and Onana is that man.

Spurs had earmarked him as a potential future recruit around a year ago and his stock has since risen after Ajax’s run in the Champions League last season, where they were eventually beaten by Spurs in the semi-finals.

 

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Manchester United are ready to hijack Liverpool’s bid to bring German striker Timo Werner to the Premier League (Sunday Mirror)

Cardiff City’s refusal to pay the disputed £14.7m fee for Emiliano Sala to Nantes is causing problems for San Martin, the striker’s boyhood club in Argentina, who were set to bank more than £110,000 (Sunday Mirror)

Roma are ready to make a €15m (£12.9m) offer to Manchester United for Chris Smalling after the defender’s impressive start to his loan spell at the Serie A club (The Observer)

Michael O’Neill has emerged as the favourite for the Stoke City job vacated yesterday when the struggling Sky Bet Championship club sacked Nathan Jones, sparking a search for their fifth manager in 22 months (Sunday Times)

Real Madrid are reportedly hoping to offload outcasts Mariano and Brahim Diaz in January (Mail on Sunday)

 

Barcelona will allow Tottenham target Carles Alena to leave the club on loan in January, with the midfielder desperate for more first-team minutes (Mail on Sunday)

Manchester United director Richard Arnold’s trip to Saudi Arabia was not connected to a potential takeover of the club (Mail on Sunday)

Bologna have firmed up their interest in Zlatan Ibrahimovic, with their president Joey Saputo having given the go-ahead for the club to offer the Swede an 18-month contract worth £8m a-year (Mail on Sunday)

Manchester City are reportedly set to battle it out with Barcelona for Juventus midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur (The Sun on Sunday)

Manchester United are set to reward youngsters Brandon Williams and James Garner with new long-term contracts and also plan talks with Tahith Chong, whose current deal expires in the summer (The Sun on Sunday)

Petr Cech would love to see John Terry and Didier Drogba return to Chelsea in the future (The Sun on Sunday)

Everton could announce significant financial losses when their results come out next month after reporting a healthy profit over the previous 12 months (The Sun on Sunday)

Burnley could look to cash in on striker Nakhi Wells in January, meaning more bad news for struggling Championship side QPR where he is currently on loan (The Sun on Sunday)

Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is planning to make a New Year raid on former club Celtic for defender Kristoffer Ajer (The Sun on Sunday)

Wolves are keen on in-form Huddersfield striker Karlan Grant (The Sun on Sunday)

Aston Villa are the latest Premier League team to take a look at England U15 star Ben Chrisene, who could leave Exeter City when he turns 16 in January (The Sun on Sunday)

Jordon Ibe hopes to secure a move to Serie A next summer when his contract with Bournemouth expires (The Sun on Sunday)

Burnley are heading the queue for Preston midfielder Ben Pearson with both Steven Defour and Jeff Hendrick out of contract at the end of the season (The Sun on Sunday)

Tottenham star Christian Eriksen’s move to Barcelona fell through after Lionel Messi vetoed it (Daily Star Sunday)

Juventus defender Merih Demiral will seek a move away from the club in January if he doesn’t receive more game time, with Arsenal and Manchester United eyeing up a move for the defender (Daily Star Sunday)

Leicester City are poised to become the first Premier League club to make their move for Metz striker Habibou Diallo who is also a target for Newcastle (Sunday Express)