Tottenham transfer news: Barcelona plotting Spurs summer raid in case of relegation?

Barcelona are reportedly monitoring the concern astatine Tottenham Hotspur and could capitalise connected the North Londoners' relegation fears successful the Premier League, according to Spanish daily Sport.

Spurs beryllium 18th successful the standings connected 34 points with 4 matches remaining, and they bash not power their ain destiny successful the conflict to stay successful the English apical flight. West Ham United, the archetypal broadside extracurricular the Premier League's bottommost three, are connected 36 points, portion Nottingham Forest (16th) and Leeds United (15th) person racked up 39 and 40 points respectively.

Beyond the sporting blow, Tottenham could beryllium forced to portion ways with respective of their cardinal players should they find themselves successful the Championship successful 2026-27, successful an effort to soften the fiscal fallout by trimming the wage measure amid reduced revenues. Should that script play out, Barcelona would look to lure respective Tottenham assets to the Spotify Camp Nou.

Who is Barcelona keeping tabs connected astatine Tottenham successful lawsuit of relegation?

Deco, the Catalans' manager of football, precocious flew to London to kick-start their recruitment readying for adjacent season, holding meetings with a fig of agents. The Tottenham squad does so boast pieces that could tick the boxes for brag Hansi Flick.

Lucas Bergvall is 1 of the names connected the Barcelona radar. The 20-year-old midfielder came adjacent to joining the Catalan giants successful 2024, lone to judge Tottenham's much lucrative fiscal proposal. Between January and March, the Sweden planetary was sidelined with an ankle injury, but helium has present returned to fitness.

Xavi Simons, who spent a agelong stint astatine La Masia, is besides being tracked by the Barcelona hierarchy. After shining for Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven and RB Leipzig, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder was signed by Tottenham astatine the commencement of the season, going connected to registry 5 goals and six assists successful 41 outings.

However, connected Saturday, the Netherlands planetary ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament successful his close genu during Spurs' triumph implicit Wolverhampton Wanderers. Simons volition necessitate country and volition miss the World Cup, with his carnal concern perchance cooling Barcelona's interest.

Defensive reinforcements: from Pedro Porro to Cristian Romero

In defence, Barcelona are eyeing an alternate to Jules Kounde, who has been showing signs of carnal deterioration and teardrop successful caller months. Should Tottenham driblet retired of the Premier League, the thought would beryllium to negociate a woody for Pedro Porro, whose attacking illustration is to the German boss's taste.

That said, with the 26-year-old Spanish full-back tied to a declaration until June 2028, Tottenham worth the subordinate astatine €40m (£34m), a fig that could beryllium a stumbling artifact for the Catalans amid their captious fiscal concern and their bid to conscionable Financial Fair Play requirements.

At centre-back, Barcelona clasp Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero successful precocious regard. The 25-year-old Netherlands planetary is renowned for his quality to physique play with the shot astatine his feet, though helium has shown antiaircraft lapses passim Tottenham's chaotic season.

The 28-year-old Argentinian, meanwhile, has a clause successful his declaration that lowers his merchandise interest successful the lawsuit of relegation. Earlier successful 2025-26, Tottenham demanded €60m (£51m) to merchandise Romero to Atletico Madrid. That fig would tumble dramatically should relegation from the Premier League so beryllium confirmed.