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£25m midfielder Tottenham want to sign is now being targeted by Southampton

Mark Marston

Wed 24 July 2024 10:45, UK

A rumoured Tottenham Hotspur target is now being targetted by a Premier League club in the last few hours.

Tottenham are working hard behind the scenes to further strengthen Ange Postecoglou’s siღde after the additions of Timo Werner, Lucas Bergvall and🐼 Archie Gray.

They’re now thought to be keen on signing a versatile forward and a midfielder, with Federico Chiesa being heavily linked tꦦo North London in recent days.

That said, one of their rumoured midfield target𒉰s is now being heavily linked to another Premier League club in the last few hours.

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Southampton make concrete steps to sign Matt O’Riley

Totte💎nham Hotspur have been heavily linked with a mo𝓡ve for Celtic attacking midfielder Matt O’Riley in recent weeks.

Though, over the last few hours, Southampton have made concrete steps to sign O’Riley, according to .

The Premier League new boys are one to ‘watch out’ fꦏor in the race t🧜o land the highly-rated 23-year-old and Atalanta are also very keen on him.

The Serie A outfit saw their £15.9m bid rejected over t🧔he last few days as Celtic feel they can earn m🧜uch more.

The Lilywhites 💧are y🀅et to submit a formal proposal for O’Riley.

Matt O’Riley profile

O’Riley can operate in a number of diff♔erent role𝐆s from the base of midfield up to the number 10 role, where he perhaps plays his best football.

The Denmark international netted 19 times w🌊hilst laying on 18 assists last term and was named Celtic’s Player of the 🦩Season.

If Spurs were to sign O’Riley, he’d provide great depth across a nuܫmber of areas and could play alongside James Maddison in the half-space.

In other news, Sevill🥃a have made contact to sign ‘hugely talented’ Tottenham pꦦlayer who joined in 2021.