Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly unlikely to win the race to sign Manchester United talent James Garner this summer.
James Garner is a name Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with in recent days. (Photo: Getty Images)
The 21-year-old has supposedly been told by Old Trafford chiefs that he is free to leave the club amid competition for places in Erik ten Hag’s midfield.
Despite Yves Bissouma summer arrival from Brighton and Hove Albion, Tottenham Hotspur are still on the look out for new midfielder.
Bissouma will compete with Rodrigo Bentancur, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp in the Tottenham engine room, but there could still be another addition there.
Tottenham weigh up James Garner interest.
Following the departure of both Tanguy Ndombele and Giovanni Lo Celso departure this summer, with Harry Winks to follow suit; Tottenham are in the market for a new central midfielder and especially English talent to help their homegrown quota problems and they are now looking to raid Manchester United for James Garner according to The Athletic on Monday.
FABIO PARATICI LOVES JAMES GARNER
Fabio Paratici loves James Garner as Tottenham Hotspur weigh up a move to sign the Manchester United midfielder. (Getty Images)
When it comes to homegrown players, Spurs do hold an interest in Manchester United’s 21-year-old James Garner, who was on loan at Nottingham Forest last season, and football.london understands that Paratici was impressed by the young England U21 midfielder every time he went to watch Spence in action.
The pair were on loan at Nottingham Forest together last season and helped Steve Cooper’s men win promotion from the Championship. (Getty Images)
Garner, who scored four goals and provided eight assists in 48 appearances for Forest, has reportedly been made available for transfer by United for £15m but whether Spurs make a move this summer is yet to be decided with Romano tagging it ‘unlikely‘