Here are your Tottenham Hotspur morning headlines for Wednesday, May 27.
Spurs willing to sign Coutinho - but only on a low-wage loan deal
Tottenham have told Barcelona that they are willing to take Brazilian Philippe Coutinho off their hands this summer but will not contemplate a permanent deal for the former Liverpool star, according to Football Insider.
Barcelona are reportedly desperate to get rid of a costly asset to help raise funds during a difficult time financially for every club across Europe, and Spurs are said to have shown an interest.
However, Daniel Levy is reportedly not interested in paying Coutinho’s full wages and would only want a loan deal, possibly with an option to buy.
That means there are plenty of negotiations ahead, should a deal eventually materialise.
Tottenham’s pursuit of Willian indicative of a lean summer ahead
Tottenham will only be able to complete free transfers, loans, and swap deals this summer as a result of the financial impact of football’s ongoing suspension, per The Telegraph.
Spurs and Arsenal are reportedly in a similar situation, which helps explain why they are reportedly locked in a battle to complete the signing of Willian from Chelsea.
The 31-year-old Brazilian is out of contract in the summer, and while he is expected to sign a short-term deal to finish the 2019/20 season at Stamford Bridge, Willian will then depart.
Spurs are not expected to look to sell big players, meaning they are at a disadvantage financially in the upcoming window compared with the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City.
New training protocols revealed as Premier League training is assessed
Spurs and their fellow Premier League clubs will be closely monitored during training to see if they are taking too many risks, per the Telegraph .
The detailed guidelines include pitch size, space between players, and how to minimise contact with the likes of training bibs and water bottles.
A new colour-coded system will be used to give clubs feedback on whether they are ‘high risk’ or not, with points handed out for various training activities
The greater the ‘risk’, the more points are given out, with close-contact drills scoring higher than warm-up exercises, for example. GPS trackers and video footage will be made available to the Premier League for their assessments.
The Premier League are set to vote this week on the resumption of contact training.
