Promoted clubs in three-way fight to snare Spurs star Skipp
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp has attracted interest from all three of the clubs promoted to the Premier League last season — Leicester City, Ipswich Town and Southampton.
Skipp is expected to leave Spurs by the time the summer transfer window closes at the end of this month and is being eyed by a number of clubs.
The 23-year-old made 24 appearances for the north London club last season but will be allowed to leave in search of more regular first-team football.
Skipp has been at Spurs since the age of eight and spent a successful season on loan at Norwich City in the 2020/21 campaign.
Winks reunion
Leicester sold midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea earlier in the transfer window and signing Skipp would enable him to link up with another former Spurs player, Harry Winks.
Ipswich, whose manager Keiran McKenna played and coached at Tottenham Hotspur while Skipp was at the club, are looking to strengthen their squad for the forthcoming season, as are Southampton.
Spurs are still looking to sell a number of players, with AC Milan hoping to seal a deal for Emerson Royal and Richarlison still linked to a move to Saudi Arabia.
Solanke interest
As reported by Telegraph Sport, Spurs are working on trying to sign striker Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth, who have told clubs they want the full £65million in his contract paid.
Solanke is thought to be open to the move and keen on having another go at a so-called big club, having previously played for Chelsea and Liverpool.
Spurs want to negotiate a lower initial price than Solanke’s buy-out and are also interested in Wolverhampton Wanderers star Pedro Neto, but are yet to make a bid for the winger.
Wolves are not in the market for a new midfielder, so there is currently no prospect of Spurs offering Skipp as part of a bid for Neto.
