Tottenham transfer news LIVE: £60m midfielder staying, Pape Sarr agreement, latest updates today

By Ben Knapton | 23 Aug 2026 07:09, Last updated: 23 Aug 2026 07:09

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The Lilywhites are conducting their post-mortem into Saturday's horrendous 3-0 Premier League decision to Brentford, portion imaginable midfield outgoings predominate the marketplace discussions.

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Today's Tottenham transportation headlines

Roberto De Zerbi rules retired £60m midfielder exit

Tottenham transportation quality today: What's happening connected August 23?

The Pape Matar Sarr concern became importantly much melodramatic connected August 22 erstwhile it emerged that Tottenham had formally informed the 23-year-old Senegal planetary that helium is escaped to leave, a connection that did not onshore well: Sarr responded by deleting each of his Spurs-related posts from societal media.

Galatasaray are the astir precocious nine successful pursuit of Sarr, who is believed to person agreed idiosyncratic presumption with the Turkish giants, though Tottenham's asking terms of conscionable implicit £20m is yet to beryllium satisfied.

However, De Zerbi outlined his intentions implicit different young midfielder, telling his pre-Brentford property conference: "Lucas Bergvall, 100%, helium is staying," describing the 20-year-old arsenic a subordinate of apical imaginable who has confirmed his tendency to remain.

Bergvall was blocked from leaving by Spurs' £60m valuation passim the summertime contempt having submitted a transportation request, with Newcastle's £46m bid rejected and involvement from Sunderland and Nottingham Forest besides failing to nutrient an acceptable offer.

The Swede was taken disconnected astatine fractional clip against Brentford alongside Conor Gallagher, though De Zerbi refused to outright criticise him, portion admitting helium knew Bergvall mightiness "suffer".

In brighter news, Spurs reached an statement worthy astir £85m for Manchester City's Savinho connected August 21, a woody that would propulsion their summertime spending toward £377m if besides combined with Omar Marmoush's rumoured arrival.

De Zerbi is besides monitoring Illia Zabarnyi of Paris Saint-Germain arsenic a Cristian Romero replacement, and the Lilywhites evidently request adjacent much antiaircraft reinforcements if Saturday's showing is thing to spell by.