Independent: Tottenham switches to Villa player Rodgers, and Simmons and other attacking targets

August 22 The Independent reported that after missing Crystal Palace player Eze, Tottenham Hotspur is preparing to switch to Aston Villa player Morgan Rodgers.

Spurs have listed Morgan Rogers as their primary goal after missing Eze and have contacted the middleman to explore the possibility of a deal. Aston Villa doesn't want to sell the star who just won the PFA Young Player of the Year on Tuesday, but they think a reasonable offer may change the situation, especially given the club still faces restrictions on the Premier League Financial Sustainability Rules (PSR). One of the big obstacles facing Tottenham is that given that Rogers' contract will not expire until 2030, his value is expected to be much higher than Eze. Although Tottenham has mentioned the £80 million figure internally, the offer may need to be higher for Villa to think seriously.

It all happened against the backdrop of growing pressure on Tottenham management - they had previously missed Gibbs White and Eze of Nottingham Forest's high profile. In addition, after James Madison was injured, the team urgently needed to introduce attacking players. Aston Villa sees Rodgers as the club's star player, but they have recently been in trouble with payroll accounting for more than 90% of their income, which has resulted in UEFA fines of £9.5 million for violating financial regulations. They also have to comply with settlement restrictions on new players registration unless they recoup the new players by selling players.

Before Tottenham became interested in Rodgers, they offered a offer of about £67 million for Manchester City's Savignho, but they failed to succeed and had already faced a setback. However, as we previously disclosed, there are several other attacking players on the club's roster, including Diblin, Akliusher, Xavi Simmons and Nico Pas, who may be targeted. Their ideal plan was to introduce Akliushe from Monaco and another attacker to fill the vacancy left by Eze's turn to North London's mortal enemy. Although all clubs know that Tottenham is in urgent need of closing the deal, Tottenham lost its bargaining advantage.

In addition to being interested in Akliusch, Tottenham has made an offer for Southampton's Dibrin and discussed the possibility of introducing Leipzig player Xavi Simmons after his trade for joining Chelsea has stalled. In addition, Tottenham had considered rekindling interest in Gallagher but believed that he was overpaid at Atletico Madrid. Many people who know the situation believe that Cuomo's Nico Pas is the player they are most likely to sign.