It has been over a year since England captain and club record goal scorer Harry Kane left London for Bayern Munich in a multimillion-pound transaction.

Postecoglou’s team did well in their debut season without the England star in spite of Kane’s absence, finishing two points behind Aston Villa in fourth place and in fifth place in the league standings.

Although David, 24, has been linked to Spurs recently, other Premier League teams are also showing a lot of interest in the Lille striker this summer, including Chelsea and West Ham United.

But prominent European clubs, notably Roma, who are rumored to have made contact with the player recently, have taken notice of David’s talent in addition to Premier League teams.

Ange Postecoglou, the manager of Tottenham Hotspur, in March 2024
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This summer, Postecoglou prioritizes signing Jonathan David.
Football Insider claims that Postecoglou has made it a priority to get a center-forward this season after Richarlison only scored 11 goals in 28 Premier League games the previous year.

According to the source, Spurs are in regular touch with David as they get ready to make an official bid for him this summer, and he is currently at the top of the Australian’s shortlist of possible possibilities.

The Lille president, Olivier Letang, has acknowledged that David and Leny Yoro are anticipated to depart the team this summer, according to transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano.

Since then, Yoro has finalized a transfer to Manchester United, with an estimated total value of £52 million plus add-ons.

David, on the other hand, has just 12 months left on his current contract with the Ligue 1 team. For this reason, the club is trying to sell David this summer rather than take the chance of allowing him to depart for free next year.

It is believed that Lille could be prepared to let go of the attacker during the current transfer window in exchange for a payment of about £25 million.

On October 11, 2022, Son Heung-min celebrates scoring for Tottenham Hotspur against Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Spurs want to increase their goal threat in 2024–2025.
Spurs struggled to score goals last season despite Postecoglou’s team scoring 74 goals in 38 games, which was the seventh-highest total in the Premier League.

With 17 goals for the Lilywhites, club captain Son Heung-min enjoyed another successful season. However, Postecoglou wants to lessen the pressure on the South Korean, and David might be the perfect fit to help split the workload.

Since joining Lille from Belgian team Gent in 2020, the Canadian international has performed admirably, scoring an astounding 84 goals in 183 games for the team.

The striker scored 26 goals in 47 games in all competitions for the French team last season, 19 of which came in Ligue 1.

He was also one of the best players in his nation’s Copa America campaign, helping Canada advance to the semi-finals before Argentina’s Lionel Messi eliminated them. He scored twice for the Canadian team.

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Troy Parrott sends heartfelt Tottenham message to fans after sealing AZ Alkmaar transfer……

After completing the AZ Alkmaar move, Troy Parrott sends a heartfelt greeting to the Tottenham supporters.

Troy Parrott, who completed a £6.7 million move from Tottenham to AZ Alkmaar, has expressed his sincere gratitude to Spurs supporters after leaving the team.

Following his permanent departure from Tottenham, Troy Parrott wrote a poignant letter to the club’s supporters. After spending the previous season on loan in the Eredivisie with Excelsior, the Republic of Ireland international finalized his departure by signing with AZ Alkmaar.

After he scored 17 goals in his debut season in the Netherlands the previous year, he attracted interest from many European teams, and on Saturday afternoon, the 22-year-old eventually confirmed a €8 million (£6.7 million) deal. At AZ, Parrott will don the No. 9 jersey.

Spurs will be eligible for an additional sum if and when Parrott leaves Arizona, as the deal includes a 20% sell-on provision. Alternatively, the provision implies they might claim a discount on a full-price move if they decide to bring him back to north London.

Although Parrott had been considered the squad’s greatest finisher as a young player, he only made four appearances in the first team throughout his youth career. This youth career has resulted in 23 games and five goals for the Republic of Ireland national team.

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Tottenham youngster described as the best finisher at the club set to leave…..

Described as the finest finisher at the club, a young Tottenham player is about to go.

A new edition of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham is out, as our Spurs reporters Rob Guest and Alasdair Gold talk about the most recent events involving the team.

Troy Parrott will soon complete a £6.7 million transfer from Tottenham Hotspur to the Dutch team AZ, after a seven-year tenure with the North London club.

The Republic of Ireland international, 22, was in the Netherlands on Friday, finalizing his 8 million euro transfer to Alkmaar. Parrott came to Tottenham as a young player from Belvedere, but he only made four senior appearances for the team. He had a series of unsuccessful loan stints at Millwall, Ipswich, MK Dons, and Preston before this season’s Eredivisie loan with Excelsior Rotterdam truly spurred his development.

After Parrott scored 17 goals in the Netherlands during the previous campaign, AZ jumped to the top of the line to retain the striker in the nation. Though it took some time to reach an agreement with Tottenham, it is finally finalized, and the player has been granted permission to fly to finalize his end of the bargain.

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The latest update is that Nottingham Forest is in for an awkward Man City reunion after the Tottenham incident.

Awkward Man City reunion awaits Nottingham Forest following the Tottenham incident.

This weekend, Nottingham Forest will face Man City at home under the direction of Simon Hooper, who will officiate the game.

20:18, 23 APR 2024UPDATED 20:28, 23 APR 202 By Brian Dick

Ryan Yates of Nottingham Forest and James Maddison of Tottenham Hotspur converse with referee Simon Hooper.

One recurring theme throughout this most trying of seasons has been Nottingham Forest’s dissatisfaction with the referees; this weekend, they will be officiated by one who has already been involved in a contentious incident in one of their games.

Sunday’s match between Nuno Espirito Santo’s Reds and Manchester City at the City Ground takes place one week after the former made an outspoken comment following the denial of his team’s penalty claims against Everton.

They now know Simon Hooper will officiate their match against Pep Guardiola’s title contenders as the fallout from their statement on Goodison Park VAR Stuart Attwell continues.

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When Hooper last played for Forest, they were defeated 3-1 at Tottenham Hotspur on April 7. During the match, Ryan Yates and James Maddison clashed, and Hooper failed to see what happened that made Nuno angry. That day, the Spurs midfielder gave Yates a nudge to the stomach; Hooper missed the incident, but VAR ruled it out.

After the game, Nuno expressed his displeasure, saying, “I was surprised VAR didn’t [send Maddison off].” Maddison lost her nerve and gave Yates a stomach punch. Clearly, what they saw and what we observed are different. If I wasn’t positive, I wouldn’t say anything.”

The opinionated public disagreed with Nuno, with former Reds coach and player Roy Keane stating: “I had Yates at Forest; he was a really kind guy, but he fell every time someone touched him. He collapses far too quickly. He should stop doing it in his game because he is such a good boy.”

Yates struck the deck and made a motion for a video assistant review, but referee Michael Salisbury believed there was no proof of any physical contact.

Dermot Gallagher, a former referee, however, believed Maddison lacked “a leg to stand on.” On Sunday, Peter Bankes will be Hooper’s VAR.