Liverpool transfer news: Andoni Iraola told no by Tottenham despite major 'interest' in £42.5m Premier League star

Tottenham Hotspur person nary volition of selling Micky van de Ven to Liverpool, the newest study has claimed.

The Premier League volition instrumentality adjacent weekend, and the Reds look a pugnacious conflict against Manchester City astatine Anfield successful their archetypal crippled back.

Andoni Iraola volition request his defence to beryllium astatine their champion successful bid to halt Erling Haaland, though his broadside person kept 3 consecutive cleanable sheets successful the apical flight.

The club's improved signifier astatine the backmost is nary coincidence considering Iraola has focused overmuch of his clip connected his side's defence, but determination are immoderate concerns astir the club's extent implicit the coming weeks and months.

Football Insider assertion that portion Liverpool mean to motion centre-back Van de Ven successful either January oregon adjacent summer, Spurs person nary involvement successful selling the defender, who is valued by Transfermarkt astatine £42.5m.

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Though helium cannot beryllium wholly blamed, it is concerning that Van de Ven was portion of a defence that finished 17th successful some 2024-25 and 2025-26.

Tottenham are presently past successful the Premier League, and they person already conceded 8 goals successful 5 top-flight games, though the Dutchman has kept 2 cleanable sheets successful his 4 league starts.

The 25-year-old is not peculiarly adept astatine playing retired from the back, and portion helium is 1 of the fastest players successful the division, helium tin astatine times beryllium blameworthy of overcommitting.

It would beryllium risky for Liverpool to connection a important sum for Van de Ven fixed helium is tied down astatine Spurs until 2031 and has arguably declined.

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It would beryllium astonishing if Liverpool wanted to motion Van de Ven, not lone due to the fact that helium has been inconsistent for a sizeable period, but besides due to the fact that the nine volition beryllium good stocked astatine the backmost by the clip 2027-28 starts.

Jeremy Jacquet has started the play successful exceptional fashion, portion Virgil van Dijk has arguably been the champion defender successful the Premier League this season, and determination person been suggestions that helium would beryllium unfastened to signing a declaration extension.

Giovanni Leoni could instrumentality from wounded aft the upcoming planetary break, portion Ronald Araujo's indebtedness whitethorn beryllium made permanent.

Van de Ven mightiness beryllium seen arsenic an enactment astatine left-back, but helium would connection small successful that relation from an violative perspective.