{"id":54676,"date":"2025-11-17T11:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/?p=54676"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T11:14:01","slug":"sources-tottenham-informed-that-a-52m-bid-will-be-enough-to-land-player-previously-targeted-by-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/?p=54676","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Tottenham informed that a \u00a352m bid will be enough to land player previously targeted by Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham are pushing to sign Real Sociedad star and former Liverpool target Takefusa Kubo as they look to strengthen their options on the wings.<\/p>\n<p>The Japan international has attracted Premier League interest before, with Everton pursuing him during the summer window.<\/p>\n<p>Kubo has also been mentioned as a potential long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool, but Spurs are now stepping up their efforts to bring him to North London.<\/p>\n<p>Football Insider sources say Tottenham plan to add both a striker and a winger in January to fix their inconsistent attack. One solution could be Kubo, whose release clause makes him an attainable target.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the latest Inside Track podcast, it was revealed that the ex-Real Madrid winger would be an excellent fit for Ange Postecoglou\u2019s side. Now in his fourth season with Real Sociedad, the 24-year-old might be tempted by a move to England, following the path of Japanese standouts like Shinji Kagawa and Kaoru Mitoma.<\/p>\n<p>On the podcast, it was explained: \u201cHe\u2019s been repeatedly linked with Premier League clubs \u2014 Tottenham, Liverpool, and even Aston Villa. He\u2019s a top young player who has excelled at Real Sociedad, so it\u2019s no shock that major European teams are watching him. His contract includes a release clause, so Spurs could get the deal done easily in January. It\u2019s around \u00a352 million \u2014 not cheap \u2014 and that will factor into Tottenham\u2019s decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spurs\u2019 renewed focus on Kubo appears to be influenced by Everton\u2019s refusal to sell Iliman Ndiaye. Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider that the Toffees consider Ndiaye crucial to their plans and are unwilling to let him leave despite Tottenham\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n<p>While Thomas Frank may continue tracking the former Sheffield United forward, Kubo looks like the more realistic option for Spurs at this stage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tottenham are pushing to sign Real Sociedad star and former Liverpool target Takefusa Kubo as they look to strengthen their options on the wings. The Japan international has attracted Premier League interest before, with Everton pursuing him during the summer window. Kubo has also been mentioned as a potential long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah at &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":54650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot_20251116-203531.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54677,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54676\/revisions\/54677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/54650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=54676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eplbanter.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=54676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}